Newsletter / December 2024
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Welcome to our final newsletter of the year!
We are excited to bring you the most recent updates from the Life Sciences & Health sector in the Rotterdam region, along with upcoming events in the new year. Over the past few weeks, this dynamic ecosystem has been bustling with activity, and we are happy to share some of the highlights with you.
We also have a team transition to announce to you, as we are unfortunately saying goodbye to our Program Manager Events Rolien Beijers, who is moving on to a new adventure.
With this year coming to an end, we would like to thank you for the continuing support you have shown us over the past year. We are grateful to work with such a strong, driven, and ambitious network, and look forward to seeing what next year has in store. Let's continue to connect, foster collaborations, and drive impact within healthcare together.
For now, we wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, and innovative 2025!
- Team Rotterdam Square |
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After a year of dedication and hard work, our Program Manager Events Rolien Beijers is moving on to new opportunities. Rolien has been an integral part of our team the past year, bringing creativity and commitment to every event she managed. "The interaction with companies and organizations has further fuelled my interest in the commercial side of the sector. I feel that it is time for a new challenge, in which I can use my experience in product development and strategic communication to bring innovations to the market faster." |
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25 years of Alphatron Medical: the highs, the challenges, and the road ahead |
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It has been 25 years since Rotterdam-based company Alphatron Medical was founded, a company that creates flow in healthcare through innovative, digital solutions. To celebrate this special anniversary, we spoke with CEO and co-founder Harald Verloop about the company, memorable milestones of the past two and a half decades, about challenges and tips for other entrepreneurs, and what is next. |
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New MedTech Programming Initiative by Erasmus MC, YES!Delft, unlock_ Leiden and ECE |
In a groundbreaking collaboration, Erasmus MC Incubator, YES!Delft, unlock_(part of PLNT) and Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship have announced a new MedTech Programming initiative to better connect tech startups to the clinical world. |
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SenseGlove establishes headquarters in Katoenhuis Rotterdam |
During Immersive Tech Week (ITW) at de Doelen, Alderman Simons (a.o. Port and Economy) announced that the rapidly growing tech company SenseGlove will establish its new headquarters in Katoenhuis, Rotterdam, as of January 1, 2025. This milestone underscores the city and region’s role as a hub for innovative technology and collaboration. |
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Exploring the impact of VR on healthcare at Rotterdam Square Breakfast |
The morning of December 4 was filled with insightful discussions and innovative ideas about healthcare and technology at the Rotterdam Square breakfast event Implementing VR Solutions in Healthcare. Held at de Doelen in Rotterdam, this event was part of Immersive Tech Week 2024 and brought together leading minds in healthcare and technology to explore the potential of immersive technologies in the medical field. |
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Prevention and recovery: BioCheck uses innovative data-driven method for prevention and recovery of fatigue complaints |
Rotterdam-based company BioCheck specializes in preventing and aiding the recovery of fatigue-related complaints, such as burnout, through a unique and innovative approach grounded in personal data. To learn more about BioCheck and its future ambitions, Rotterdam Square spoke with Desiree van der Gracht, Head of Innovation & Marketing. |
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If you have Life Sciences & Health news you would like to share through
our newsletter, let us know.
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Rik Dalmeijer, Director Erasmus MC Campus Development |
"My name is Rik Dalmeijer. I am director of Erasmus MC Campus Development, a position within the real estate directorate of Erasmus MC. The Erasmus MC Campus of the future will be a place where healthcare, science and entrepreneurship come together. With Rotterdam Square as a partner, we create an inspiring environment that not only contributes to medical innovations, but also to the vitality and economic growth of Rotterdam as a whole." |
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Do you want to be featured in one of our next newsletters? Contact us.
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Rotterdam Square New Year's Reception |
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Celebrate the new year with Rotterdam Square on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the Garden Lounge Café at Erasmus MC, Rotterdam! An event to ring in the new year with the Life Sciences & Health network, where we look back on the past year, introduce three companies that have recently landed in Rotterdam, and discuss exciting plans for 2025. |
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Rotterdam Square Event: Innovating Health Through Preventative Care
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Rotterdam Square is the organization that connects the Life Sciences & Health ecosystem in the Rotterdam region and is responsible for building the ecosystem on the Erasmus MC Campus. We bring together experts in healthcare, science and technology from academia and industry, to accelerate Health&Tech innovations and create healthcare solutions for the future. Are you curious to see what we can do for you? Get in touch!
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Dr. Molewaterplein 40
3015 GD Rotterdam
Netherlands |
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