Theme Food for Life
Target audience Researchers and other interested parties
Language English

General

AGEM is involved in and at the forefront of the Amsterdam UMC-Food for Life initiative. That is why on Thursday October 10th, 2024, the AGEM Food for Life symposium will take place!

Amsterdam UMC is formulating an ambitious vision on how to contribute to Food for Life (FFL) through science for society. The FFL initiative aims to create a cross-cutting research line around food that unites all eight Amsterdam UMC research institutes, and covers food as medicine, food as part of care, food for prevention and food for planetary health.

Within this bigger picture, how can AGEM contribute from its biological/mechanistic point of view? First and foremost by uniting our efforts, combining our research and collaborating. In order to then create both societal and healthcare impact, we envision the involvement of various external stakeholders and the establishment of public private partnerships to ensure adequate implementation of our joint research findings.

To involve all AGEM researchers and inform everyone about the FFL research being done at our research institute, we are organizing the AGEM Food for Life symposium on October 10th, 2024.

Preliminary program

  • 13:30 Walk in
  • 14:00 Official start
  • 18:00 Dinner

More details will follow soon! In the meantime, you can read more about the initiative or register already:

Register here

    Date and Location

    Time From 14:00 to 20:00
    Start date Thursday, October 10, 2024
    Location De Nieuwe KHL, Oostelijke Handelskade 44, 1019 BN Amsterdam

    Public transport

    The Nieuwe KHL is easy to reach from Central Station with tram 26 (three stops, get off at the Rietlandpark stop) and bus line 43 (get off at the C. van Eesterenlaan stop). Tram line 7 comes from the other side of the city, but also stops at the Rietlandpark stop.
    In addition, there are two bus lines that have a stop nearby: the N89 (stop Oostelijke Handelskade) and the 65 (stop C. van Eesterenlaan).

    Car & parking

    By car, from the ring road, take exit S114, Zeeburg/Artis. After the Piet Hein tunnel it is another 5 minute drive.

    There are several large public parking garages in the immediate vicinity:

    • Brazil shopping center (directly across the street, entrance at the AH), open from Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Free for the first 1.5 hours and then €3 per hour.
    • Nieuw Amerika, Withhoedenveen 10, (at 850 meters) open 24/7. €3 per hour, day ticket €30
    • Q-Park Oostenburg, Dijksgracht, (600 meters) open 24/7. €4 per hour, day ticket €30
    • Very cheap parking (€ 1 per 24 hours) is available at P&R Zeeburg at the beginning of the Piet Hein tunnel. From there take tram 26 (one stop, get off at Rietlandpark).

      Costs and registration

      This event is free of charge, but registration is necessary:

      Register here

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