Researchers from the Division of BioMolecular Analysis of the VU University Amsterdam together with colleagues from Wageningen University (WU) obtained a grant to develop enhanced bioresolution and miniaturization of Surface Plasmon Resonance optical sensing ‘SPRing’.

Computational medicinal chemists Albert Kooistra and Chris de Graaf set a new world record virtual screening for the identification of novel pharmaceutical drugs.

The project “Controlled release of protein pharmaceuticals from biodegradable, hydrophilic microcapsules produced by supercritical fluid processing” has been granted to Prof. Wim Jiskoot (Division of Drug Delivery Technology) and co-applicant Prof. Geert-Jan Witkamp (section Process Equipment, TU Delft) by STW (Open Technology Programme).

Nico Vermeulen, professor of Molecular Toxicology at VU University, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen on Friday November 18. He received the doctorate as recognition for his research into how drugs are degraded in the body, sometimes causing serious side-effects. Vermeulen has authored or co-authored over 350 scientific publications and is one of the most frequently cited scientists in this field.