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VitaK Innovation in Life Science, a spin-off from Maastricht University, has succeeded in developing a prototype of a new medical diagnostic device called Nephro-K. Nephro-K is an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) system on which in 1 drop of blood a protein can be measured that results from vitamin K...

The title was awarded in appreciation of Milena’s academic achievements in the field of health economics and policy and her pioneering work on formal and informal payments for health care services in the Central and Eastern European region.

Across 30 European countries, researchers of ICIS, Maastricht University’s scientific institute for sustainable development, and their research partners are searching for projects that seek to change people’s energy consumption at home. The target is to collect information on 1,000 projects that...

Jeroen Trienes, graduate of Knowledge Engineering at Maastricht University, is now Creative Director at Goal043. This Maastricht company develops ‘serious games’, computer games that have some purpose other than pure entertainment

In 2016 the Rutte Cabinet proposed that assisted suicide be legalised for older people who feel they have led a full life. The proposal is, according to Maarten Verkerk, endowed professor of Christian Philosophy, a “neoliberal” brainchild that prioritises individual autonomy over morality

In the annual Keuzegids Masters 2017 FASoS has three designated ‘top study programmes’

Appointment of Jan Hoeijmakers, Erasmus MC (MUMC+ news).

A new institute is aiming to enhance the participation of people with occupational disabilities in the labour market. The Inclusive Labour Organisation Expertise Centre (CIAO), launched by Maastricht University in September 2016, will make insights from research available to companies, governments...