Cordys Analytics Awarded Prestigious Eurostars Grant for AI-Powered Cardiovascular Diagnostics Project

Cordys Analytics is proud to announce that it has been awarded a prestigious Eurostars grant. This grant, aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration among small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe, will significantly enhance Cordys Analytics’ research and development capabilities. The €800,000 funding will be directed towards developing an AI-powered platform

CryoCloud secures a 500k pre-seed investment to accelerate structure- based drug design with their cloud-native cryo-EM data analysis platform

We are happy to welcome our new portfolio company Cryocloud! Together with Nina Capital and ROM Utrecht Region we have invested € 500K to help the company in their mission to accelerate protein structure determination. We believe the company holds great promise to expand the use of CryoEM in drug development, with their

Ascencia raises seed capital investment for further development of their lab digitization technology

UTRECHT, Netherlands – Utrecht Health Seed Fund and imec.istart invest 300K+ euros in Ascenscia.   Ascenscia is an emerging tech startup in laboratory automation. Their product comprises a highly specialized voice assistant for scientific laboratories. It understands scientific terminologies and workflows efficiently and enables scientists to communicate with other lab

Synerkine Pharma secures EUR 12.1 million to accelerate novel pain therapeutics towards clinical proof-of-concept

Our new portfolio company Synerkine Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company creating innovative pain solutions. Leiden, the Netherlands, October 12, 2023 ·     Flerie leads Series A extension with other existing investor Thuja Capital participating and NEW investors InnovationQuarter Capital and Utrecht Health Seed Fund joining the round ·     Complementing the Series a

Academic Startup Competition – 4th Edition – APPLICATIONS OPEN

Dear Founder, We are excited to announce that the applications for the 4th edition of the Academic Startup Competition are open! The Academic Startup Competition (ASC) is a joint initiative of Techleap, UNL, NFU, NAE, UTwente, VU and EZK. The competition offers a curated batch of 20 selected academic startups

UMC Utrecht spin-out Cordys Analytics secures investment for improved early detection of heart disease.

UTRECHT, Netherlands – 3 oktober 2023 LUMO Labs, ROM Utrecht Region and Utrecht Health Seed Fund are investing 900,000 euros in Cordys Analytics. The startup is a Dutch healthtech spin-out from the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU) and incubated at UtrechtInc.   Cordys Analytics’ AI-powered software platform for electrocardiogram analysis

Phlox Therapeutics Raises Additional Seed Funding to Further Develop RNA Therapies for Genetic Laminopathies

A very warm welcome to new portfolio company Phlox Therapeutics, a private biotechnology company specializing in developing innovative RNA-therapeutics for rare genetic cardiomyopathies. Below the press relaese; • Phlox Therapeutics raises additional seed funding to develop RNA therapies for genetic laminopathies • Funds will advance the company’s lead program into preclinical

Valentina Vignali appointed as Investment Associate

Utrecht Holdings welcomes Valentina Vignali to the team. Valentina is about to obtain a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Groningen and brings experience from working in academia and venture capital. At her previous roles she conducted fund and direct investments due diligence. Valentina will support the business

Timo Koopmans appointed as new Investment Manager of Utrecht Health Seed Fund

The Utrecht Health Seed Fund is happy to announce the start of its new Investment Manager: Timo Koopmans. Timo holds a PhD in medicinal chemistry from Utrecht University and as a startup founder himself, understands the challenges young companies face. Furthermore he has experience at a management & innovation consultancy

Moveshelf raises €1.7M to accelerate growth and international sales of its Information System for Movement Disorders

Utrecht, The Netherlands Moveshelf is a private digital health company which supplies a novel information system for movement and musculoskeletal disorders. With Moveshelf’s certified Software-as-a-Service, healthcare organizations unlock use of mobility measurements in clinical settings, store data from cameras and wearables in one secure place and allow their medical teams

Utrecht Health Seed Fund’s first anniversary!

Before we knew, we’re celebrating Utrecht Health Seed Fund’s first anniversary! And what a year it has been. We can’t express how proud we are of our exceptional portfolio companies and the talented entrepreneurs and scientists driving these ventures: – TargED Biopharmaceuticals is developing a next generation clot-busting drug with

SentryX closes €3.2M seed funding round for the development of next generation pain relief therapeutics

We are delighted with the new investment in SentryX, a next generation, innovative pain relief therapy platform, focusing on orthopedic surgical post-procedural pain. Press release: June 9, 2021 – Utrecht, the Netherlands SentryX, a spin-off of the University Medical Center Utrecht (the Netherlands) today announced that it raised €3.2M in seed funding

TargED Biopharmaceuticals appoints Ludo Haazen, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer

TargED Biopharmaceuticals, a biotech spin-off of the University Medical Center Utrecht, today announced the appointment of Ludo Haazen as Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Kristof Vercruysse, CEO of TargED commented: “We are delighted that Ludo is joining our team as CMO. In Ludo, we found the ideal candidate to support the

NTrans Technologies closes Series A investment to accelerate development of gene editing therapy

We’re excited to be investing in NTrans Technologies BV, a gene editing therapy company focusing on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, together with Essential Ventures, BOP Capital and Starfish Innovations. May 27, 2021 Utrecht, The Netherlands – NTrans Technologies (NTrans), a leader in gene editing technologies, today announced a Series A investment

Moveshelf closes seed investment to accelerate digital transformation of diagnosis and care for movement disorders

We proudly announce UHSF’s second investment, in Moveshelf, together with Locapes Investment Fund. Moveshelf is a digital health company with a unique platform for clinical movement analysis. We look forward to working with their talented team! Please find the press release below: March 2nd, 2021, Utrecht, The Netherlands   Moveshelf, a

Interview with the TargED team and learn more about this exciting venture and its team!

In November 2020, TargED Biopharmaceuticals from Utrecht, The Netherlands, announced that they closed a seed investment round, and agreed on a public-private partnership with the UMC Utrecht.  For the Utrecht Health Seed Fund, this marked their first closing since opening the fund for investments in April 2020. TargED’s team has

TargED receives NWO Take-Off 2

Congratulations to the team of our portfolio company TargED Biopharmaceuticals, as they have been awarded a Take-Off 2 grant from NWO (the Dutch National Science Organization)!

ROM Regio Utrecht Launched

The Regional Development Fund (Regionale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij or ROM) for the region of Utrecht is launched. The ROM Regio Utrecht Fund aims to strengthen the economic structure and innovation power of the Utrecht region. We at the Utrecht Health Seed Fund (UHSF) look forward to collaborating with the ROM in the

New Utrecht-based fund investing in Life Science & Health start-ups

The Utrecht Health Seed Fund (UHSF) officially launched at the end of March. Over the next three years, it’ll be looking to invest in promising start-ups based in the province of Utrecht and working in the field of Life Sciences & Health (LS&H). Jaap de Bruin (UHSF Fund Manager) explains the reasons for setting up the UHSF, “Utrecht is

Utrecht Health Seed Fund launced

March 24, 2020 a new investment fund starts – the Utrecht Health Seed Fund (UHSF). The goal is to invest a total of €5.4 million in promising start-ups located in the province of Utrecht that are developing scalable technologies in the field of Life Sciences & Health: Life Sciences (biotech, pharmaceuticals

Utrecht Health Seed Fund

The Utrecht Health Seed Fund (UHSF) is a joint initiative established by Utrecht Holdings and the Economic Board Utrecht (EBU) with the assistance and support of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), University Medical Center Utrecht, and the University of Utrecht.

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Cordys Analytics Awarded Prestigious Eurostars Grant for AI-Powered Cardiovascular Diagnostics Project

Cordys Analytics is proud to announce that it has been awarded…

Ascencia raises seed capital investment for further development of their lab digitization technology

UTRECHT, Netherlands – Utrecht Health Seed Fund and imec.istart…

Synerkine Pharma secures EUR 12.1 million to accelerate novel pain therapeutics towards clinical proof-of-concept

Our new portfolio company Synerkine Pharma, a biopharmaceutical…

Academic Startup Competition – 4th Edition – APPLICATIONS OPEN

Dear Founder, We are excited to announce that the applications…

UMC Utrecht spin-out Cordys Analytics secures investment for improved early detection of heart disease.

UTRECHT, Netherlands – 3 oktober 2023 LUMO Labs, ROM Utrecht…

Phlox Therapeutics Raises Additional Seed Funding to Further Develop RNA Therapies for Genetic Laminopathies

A very warm welcome to new portfolio company Phlox Therapeutics,…

Valentina Vignali appointed as Investment Associate

Utrecht Holdings welcomes Valentina Vignali to the team. Valentina…

Timo Koopmans appointed as new Investment Manager of Utrecht Health Seed Fund

The Utrecht Health Seed Fund is happy to announce the start of…