18 Amsterdam UMC researchers , of who four APH researchers, will receive a TKI-PPP grant of between 300,000 and 750,000 euros. In total, they will receive a budget of 9.1 million euros to carry out a research project in collaboration with an industrial party. The funding is provided by the Ministry of Economic Affairs through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and the Top Consortium for Knowledge and Innovation Life Sciences & Health (TKI-LSH, also known as Health~Holland).

Amsterdam UMC's TKI grants for PPP projects are available to all researchers at Amsterdam UMC and aim to conduct more research projects in collaboration with companies in Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). The jury received as many as 53 applications, of which 18 could ultimately be honored.

The following APH researchers will receive the TKI grant.

Hilgo Bruining – BRAINinBALANCE

Accurate treatment selection and monitoring by EEG measurements of excitation/inhibition ratio in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders.

€ 750.000,-

Prabath Nanayakkara - The ABC study

Adequate use of blood cultures in the emergency department through machine learning.

€ 302.000,-

Cas Smits - Targeted advice for people with hearing loss based on self-measurements

Targeted advice for hearing impaired people based on self-measurements in everyday situations.

€ 350.000,-

Liffert Vogt - PROMISE

Potassium regulation and renin-angiotensin system blockade optimization in Chronic Kidney Disease. A co-funding arrangement with the UMCG.

€ 205.325,-

Go to TKI grant recipients - Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (ixa.nl) to see the other TKI grant recipients.