Netherlands Institute for Systems Biology (NISB)

Business focus: The Netherlands Institute for Systems Biology (NISB) focuses on the integrated functioning of metabolic, signal-transduction and genetic networks in combination with systems that drive the generation of shape and force in living cells.

Netherlands Institute for Systems Biology
Science Park 904
1098 XH Amsterdam
Website Netherlands Institute for Systems Biology
E-mail Netherlands Institute for Systems Biology
T +31 (0)20 525 51 50
F +31 (0)20 525 79 35

Employees in Amsterdam: 47
Employees in R&D:
Year of foundation: 2007

Company profile

NISB research projects are characterised by the iterative cycle of experiment --> predictive quantitative model --> quantitative prediction --> experimental verification --> improved model --> et cetera. This approach ensures a systematic, goal-oriented and efficient tackling of key problems in the life sciences.

Science and Technologies or Services

The institute offers a platform to bring together researchers from various fields and institutes in the field of biology, mathematics, physics, and chemistry.

Alliances

University of Amsterdam (UvA)
VU University Amsterdam (VUA)
The Netherlands Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI)
FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF)

Keywords

Systems Biology
Metabolic Syndrome
Diabetes
Networks
Genomics

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