BIO Neuroscience 2026: Connecting science, business, and innovationFrom February 24 to 26, a total of 200 stakeholders in CNS drug development came together at Hotel Jakarta in Amsterdam. During the three-day program, they exchanged knowledge on the latest developments in CNS drug discovery, including novel treatment modalities such as gene therapies and RNA therapeutics, as well as financial and business aspects of the field. Most importantly, there was plenty of time for networking.
Vici grant for neurologist Matthijs Brouwer to accelerate brain infection diagnostics Matthijs Brouwer, Professor of Neurology at the University of Amsterdam since 2023 and neurologist at Amsterdam UMC, is one of the 39 researchers awarded a personal Vici grant by NWO. Within the team of neurologists, Brouwer focuses on the diagnostics of neurological infectious diseases. The Vici grant enables Brouwer to develop an innovative line of research and further expand a research group over the next five years.
Changes in the brain of women during a second pregnancyA second pregnancy changes women's brains in the same way as a first pregnancy, but in a different way than the first time. This is according to researchers from Amsterdam UMC, published in the scientific journal Nature Communications. The findings of Elseline Hoekzema and her colleagues show that a second pregnancy uniquely changes a woman’s brain, entailing both convergent and distinct neural transformations.
