Olympic champion Maarten van der Weijden swims one last time, now for the Máxima
Maarten van der Weijden is putting on his swimming suit one last time to raise money for cancer research. From 17 to 22 August, he will swim an incredible 270 kilometers through 22 cities, with the Princess Máxima Center as his final destination. With this special challenge, he is raising money for pioneering research into the immediate and long-term effects of childhood cancer.
Opening Utrecht Science Week with keynote by Juliette Legler on the hidden influence of environmental chemicals
On Friday, September 25, the annual science festival ‘Utrecht Science Week’ kicks off once again at Utrecht Science Park. We are pleased to announce that this year, Prof. Dr. Ir. Juliette Legler will deliver the Utrecht Science Lecture. Juliette Legler is Professor of Toxicology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University and leads the ‘One Health Toxicology’ group at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS).
Various construction works are taking place in the north-west cluster of Utrecht Science Park. This is the area where the Minnaert Building and the Buys Ballot Building, amongst others, are located. To ensure that construction traffic flows more safely and efficiently through the area, a new exit is being constructed from Sorbonnelaan to Leuvenlaan.
Killing tumors with light. Is that something for the distant future? Certainly not! UMC Utrecht and start-up Lumox are now going to test an innovative therapy in a first patient study.
Can damaged brain functions be restored after a stroke? How can we make more donor hearts suitable for transplantation? And how can we prevent someone from having another ischemic stroke? These are the three questions that researchers Jord Vink, Veronique Meijborg, and Michiel Poorthuis from UMC Utrecht will be exploring over the coming years. All three have been awarded a personal Dekker Grant by the Dutch Heart Foundation to help improve care for people with cardiovascular disease.
Researchers at the Princess Máxima Center have identified an innovative therapeutic strategy in the laboratory against an aggressive form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). They also discovered how the mechanisms underlying this strategy work. This lays the foundation for further research into existing drugs that target this mechanism of action.
Treating people with bowel cancer faster with the latest therapies. Better tailoring treatments to the individual patient. Plus: preventing unnecessary treatments.
Utrecht University has taken a significant step forward in project Uniek: the final design has been approved. In it, we have further developed and refined the design for the redevelopment of the former Van Unnik building and the surrounding area. Through project Uniek, we are creating a future-proof building for education, research and collaboration at Utrecht Science Park.
It cannot have escaped anyone’s notice: the summer of 2026 is exceptionally hot and dry. The media have been reporting on all the consequences. Roberta Hofman-Caris, Professor of Innovative Water Systems at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, outlines how practice-oriented research and education at HU are contributing to solutions for the problems of, well, not tomorrow, but today.
On Monday, 6 July, the Utrecht Science Park Summer Café took place at Grand Café Living on Utrecht Science Park. This edition was dedicated to the farewell of Jan Henk van der Velden, Managing Director of the Utrecht Science Park Foundation, after nine years in which he played a key role in the development and positioning of the ecosystem.
The north side of UMC Utrecht is set to undergo a major redevelopment in the coming years. Utrecht City Council and the teaching hospital have presented plans for a new main entrance, a central car park and a green reception area designed to improve connections between the hospitals at Utrecht Science Park. The plans have now been submitted to the city council.
On Saturday June 6, the Hubrecht Institute celebrated its 110th anniversary with a festive open day. Around 700 visitors explored a wide range of activities both inside and outside the institute around the theme ‘Zooming in on Cells’.