May 31 running festival at Utrecht Science Park; read all about accessibility
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On Sunday 31 May, the HiPRO Utrecht Marathon will once again take place, with the start and finish at Utrecht Science Park. We look forward to welcoming thousands of participants and visitors to the area for a sporty and festive day.
On the day of the HiPRO Utrecht Marathon, Utrecht Science Park will be closed to regular car traffic for participants and spectators. To ensure smooth and safe accessibility, organizer Golazo has prepared a clear parking and mobility plan with several options (bike, tram, bus, or car).
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Jan Henk van der Velden is leaving the Utrecht Science Park Foundation to become the new director-general of Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
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Na negen jaar neemt Jan Henk van der Velden per 1 juli aanstaande afscheid als directeur-bestuurder van Stichting Utrecht Science Park. Jan Henk wordt per 1 september 2026 directeur-bestuurder van Stichting Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Zijn vertrek werd door hem al enige maanden geleden aangekondigd.
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Kuros signs agreement with USPB
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Kuros Biosciences is expanding its research, development, and production activities.
Utrecht Science Park Bilthoven, the science park for life sciences and biomanufacturing companies, has signed a lease agreement with Kuros Biosciences to support the company’s continued growth and expansion of its research, development, and production activities. This agreement underlines USP Bilthoven’s ambition to become the leading location in Europe for companies looking to scale advanced biomanufacturing and life sciences operations.
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Interview with Arjen Gerritsen, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Utrecht Science Park Foundation
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Arjen Gerritsen has been the independent Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Utrecht Science Park Foundation since 2025. With a career ranging from local government to his current role as King’s Commissioner (CdK) of the Province of Flevoland, Gerritsen brings a broad administrative perspective to Utrecht Science Park. We spoke with him about his career, his connection to Utrecht, and the opportunities and challenges facing Utrecht Science Park in the years ahead.
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UMC Utrecht takes third surgical robot into use
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UMC Utrecht heeft een derde operatierobot in gebruik genomen. Met de komst van de nieuwste generatie, de Da Vinci 5, kunnen nog meer patiënten minimaal belastend worden geopereerd. Dat leidt tot minder complicaties en een sneller herstel. “Nog afgezien van de voordelen voor patiënten, kunnen we met de Da Vinci 5 ook nog beter opleiden,” zegt Jelle Ruurda, gastro-intestinaal chirurg en hoogleraar robot-geassisteerde minimaal invasieve chirurgie. “Met één druk op de knop kunnen collega’s op afstand meekijken, en zelfs leren van eerdere operaties. Zo delen we kennis sneller en breder.” Het ziekenhuis bouwt hiermee voort op een traditie van 25 jaar vooroplopen in robotchirurgie.
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Scientists strip cancer cells of their disguise using sound waves
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A combination of immunotherapy and ultrasound appears to be safe and may, in the future, help in the treatment of metastatic cancer. The research into this new treatment is still in an early phase. Physician-researcher Emma van Dijk (UMC Utrecht) and her colleagues treated six patients with different types of metastatic cancer, in whom earlier treatment with milder immunotherapy had not been effective.
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The HU Entrepreneurship & Retail program is moving to the Utrecht Science Park
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The Entrepreneurship & Retail Management (ERM) programme will move from Amersfoort to Utrecht Science Park as of 1 September 2026. According to programme manager Lisette Luijk, it is mainly about one thing: greater connection.
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Prinses Máxima Centrum International expands its impact in Indonesia
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Máxima International, the department that works with hospitals outside the Netherlands to improve local treatment outcomes, has established two new twinning partnerships in Indonesia.
Last month, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central Public Hospital in Jakarta and Dr. Soetomo Hospital in Surabaya were added to existing collaborations in Yogyakarta and Bandung. The Princess Máxima Center now collaborates with all four hospitals where pediatric oncologists are trained, with the aim of improving survival rates and quality of life for all children with cancer in Indonesia.
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Danny Sahtoe receives NVBMB prize
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Danny Sahtoe has been awarded the prestigious NVBMB Prize, which recognises the work of a highly talented, young, independent researcher in the field of biochemistry or molecular biology. The prize also includes additional funding to organise a one-day symposium on a topic of the recipient’s choice.
Sahtoe is a group leader at the Hubrecht Institute and an investigator at the Oncode Institute.
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Utrecht Science Park Foundation
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030 - 800 4499
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