COVID-19

Mambu: 67% of SMEs unable to secure sufficient funding; leading to low job creation

Small and medium enterprises were one of the many casualties of the pandemic. While SMEs were thriving before the pandemic, ...

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Recovering, but healthy: The Amsterdam co-working ecosystem finds a new focus

Just when the Netherlands thought they could return back to normal, new restrictions were announced to stop the spread of ...

Dennis de Vries

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TNW Conference 2021: Justeat, Swapfiets, Tiqets explain how COVID-19 helped them evolve

At the TNW Conference 2021, the predominant theme was the “sense of normalcy”. After being forced to delay last year’s ...

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Contech & Proptech

Meet Obeyo: New Dutch co-living startup launched by Rotterdam-based Builders to tackle pandemic-driven tenant loneliness

Builders help build and grow technology companies from scratch, by bringing together bold ideas, seasoned co-founders, operational support, and investment capital.

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This Swiss biotech startup is developing a new Covid-19 vaccine; raises €6.6M to prepare clinical trials

Vaccines and antibiotics continue to revolutionise our ability to prevent diseases, improve health and save lives. According to WHO (World ...

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This Italian firm supplied the world with critical collection and transport systems needed for COVID testing; announces major rebranding

COPAN, which stands for COllection and Preservation for ANalysis, was founded in 1979 in Mantua, Italy. This rebranding was a project that started for its 40th anniversary in 2019, but was postponed by the pandemic.

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Baseimmune raises €803K to create variant-proof COVID vaccines; backed by ex-Moderna exec, AstraZeneca vaccine co-inventor

Baseimmune is a discovery-phase biotech startup that is focused on antigen discovery and vaccine development.

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Amsterdam-based Leyden Labs raises €40M to develop intranasal products against coronaviruses

Leyden Labs utilises its platform to target commonalities of viral families to protect against many viruses simultaneously as opposed to vaccines that typically protect against a specific virus variant.

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Shaken by the pandemic, but not stirred: The current state of co-working in Amsterdam

The current state of co-working in Amsterdam.

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The European struggle with COVID-19 contact tracing app continues…

While COVID-19 vaccination has started, gradual lifting of lockdown measures will still take some time. Even then, close monitoring of local outbreaks will remain an essential tool to avoid larger-scale lockdowns. A cautious approach will be needed to permit again events involving larger crowds.

Guest Contributor

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Here’s how Amsterdam-based Virtuagym helps gyms, fitness providers during lockdown

Due to the pandemic, activities such as eating out, watching a movie and other communal experiences won’t be the same. ...

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4 experts predict what 2021 might hold for the startup ecosystem of Amsterdam

In the startup-world, we love to talk about disruption and never has there been more disruption than in the year ...

Dennis de Vries

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COVID-19

Mambu: 67% of SMEs unable to secure sufficient funding; leading to low job creation

Small and medium enterprises were one of the many casualties of the pandemic. While SMEs were thriving before the pandemic, ...

|

Recovering, but healthy: The Amsterdam co-working ecosystem finds a new focus

Just when the Netherlands thought they could return back to normal, new restrictions were announced to stop the spread of ...

Dennis de Vries

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TNW Conference 2021: Justeat, Swapfiets, Tiqets explain how COVID-19 helped them evolve

At the TNW Conference 2021, the predominant theme was the “sense of normalcy”. After being forced to delay last year’s ...

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Contech & Proptech

Meet Obeyo: New Dutch co-living startup launched by Rotterdam-based Builders to tackle pandemic-driven tenant loneliness

Builders help build and grow technology companies from scratch, by bringing together bold ideas, seasoned co-founders, operational support, and investment capital.

|

This Swiss biotech startup is developing a new Covid-19 vaccine; raises €6.6M to prepare clinical trials

Vaccines and antibiotics continue to revolutionise our ability to prevent diseases, improve health and save lives. According to WHO (World ...

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This Italian firm supplied the world with critical collection and transport systems needed for COVID testing; announces major rebranding

COPAN, which stands for COllection and Preservation for ANalysis, was founded in 1979 in Mantua, Italy. This rebranding was a project that started for its 40th anniversary in 2019, but was postponed by the pandemic.

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Baseimmune raises €803K to create variant-proof COVID vaccines; backed by ex-Moderna exec, AstraZeneca vaccine co-inventor

Baseimmune is a discovery-phase biotech startup that is focused on antigen discovery and vaccine development.

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Amsterdam-based Leyden Labs raises €40M to develop intranasal products against coronaviruses

Leyden Labs utilises its platform to target commonalities of viral families to protect against many viruses simultaneously as opposed to vaccines that typically protect against a specific virus variant.

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Shaken by the pandemic, but not stirred: The current state of co-working in Amsterdam

The current state of co-working in Amsterdam.

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The European struggle with COVID-19 contact tracing app continues…

While COVID-19 vaccination has started, gradual lifting of lockdown measures will still take some time. Even then, close monitoring of local outbreaks will remain an essential tool to avoid larger-scale lockdowns. A cautious approach will be needed to permit again events involving larger crowds.

Guest Contributor

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Here’s how Amsterdam-based Virtuagym helps gyms, fitness providers during lockdown

Due to the pandemic, activities such as eating out, watching a movie and other communal experiences won’t be the same. ...

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4 experts predict what 2021 might hold for the startup ecosystem of Amsterdam

In the startup-world, we love to talk about disruption and never has there been more disruption than in the year ...

Dennis de Vries

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