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VU & VUmc
Business focus: VU University and its medical center VUmc are dedicated to providing top-notch education, research and patient care. Its Technology Transfer Office provides access to research and expertise originating at VU University and VUmc.
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VU & VUmc Employees in Amsterdam: 10000 |
Company Profile
The VUmc is home to over 6,000 employees, with 1,500 in R&D. VUmc is also home to a number of dedicated research institutes in its main medical research areas (cancer, immunology, infectious diseases, autoimmunity, Alzheimer and Multiple sclerosis (MS)):
- VUmc Institute for Cancer and Immunology/Cancer Center Amsterdam (V-ICI/CCA)
- Alzheimer Institute
- MS Centre
- Institute for Extramural Medical Research (EMGO)
- Research Institute for Clinical and Experimental Neurosciences (ICEN)
- Institute for Cardiovascular Research (ICaRVU)
The remaining faculties of the VU University together count 4,000 employees, of which 2,300 as scientific staff.
While the core activities of the VU and VUmc are education, research and patient care, the VU and VUmc also stimulate innovation and entrepeneurship, and therefore established a Technology Transfer Office (TTO). This TTO VU&VUmc is industry’s partner for getting access to innovation and expertise from the VU and the VUmc researchers. It facilitates technology transfer and commercialization for VU&VUmc researchers, and presents industry with a broad range of licensing and co-development opportunities in many R&D areas.
Science and Technologies or Services
At the VUmc, scientific research is dedicated to solving issues that will accelerate translation of research results to the clinic. In this goal, the VUmc greatly profits from being located on the same campus as other faculties of the VU University, with internationally renowned expertise in e.g. ICT, mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography, and biology. Together, VU and VUmc foster many interdisciplinary programs in drug development, imaging, pharmacology, bioinformatics, proteomics and genomics. The VU&VUmcTechnology Transfer Office facilitates the knowledge valorization process in all these areas.
Alliances
The VU and VUmc maintain multiple relationships with biotech and pharma companies, and with other national and international research institutes and hospitals. They also have spun-out a number of start-up companies.Keywords
- University
- University hospital
- Licensing opportunities
- Spin-off companies
- Translational research