nl /typo3conf/ext/www_tue_nl/Resources/Public/Images/logo01.gif 18 16 TYPO3 10 /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/calcium-deposits-in-artificial-heart-valves-a-step-closer-to-a-living-solution /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/calcium-deposits-in-artificial-heart-valves-a-step-closer-to-a-living-solution Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:52:00 +0200 On June 9, Dewy van der Valk defended her dissertation at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø, within the research group Cell-Matrix Interactions in Cardiovascular Tissue Regeneration, led by Professor Carlijn Bouten. Her research focused on an unwanted phenomenon in artificial heart valves made from biodegradable scaffolds: the formation of small calcium deposits in the material. ]]> /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/05-06-2026-materials-that-build-themselves-new-building-blocks-for-medicine /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/05-06-2026-materials-that-build-themselves-new-building-blocks-for-medicine Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0200 Fenna Craenmehr defended her dissertation on June 5 at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø, within the ICMS institute and the Biomedical Materials and Chemistry research group led by Patricia Dankers. Her research focused on smart materials that can assemble themselves and be made suitable for medical applications. ]]> /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/05-06-2026-small-fat-particles-as-smart-delivery-vehicles-for-the-immune-system /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/05-06-2026-small-fat-particles-as-smart-delivery-vehicles-for-the-immune-system Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:32:00 +0200 On June 4, Ayla Hokke defended her dissertation at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø, within the ICMS institute and the Precision Medicine research group led by Willem Mulder. Her research focused on small fat particles that can serve as targeted delivery vehicles for the immune system. ]]> /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/04-06-2026-tue-onderzoekers-ontvangen-nwo-gelden-voor-onderzoek-naar-defensiematerialen /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/04-06-2026-tue-onderzoekers-ontvangen-nwo-gelden-voor-onderzoek-naar-defensiematerialen Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:17:00 +0200 Toekenningen voor vier onderzoeksprojecten sluiten nauw aan bij de ambities uit het nieuwe instellingsplan. ]]> /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/21-05-2026-smarter-artificial-cell-materials-the-ingredients-arent-everything /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/21-05-2026-smarter-artificial-cell-materials-the-ingredients-arent-everything Thu, 21 May 2026 07:01:00 +0200 Victor Veenbrink successfully defended his dissertation at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø. His research was carried out within the Biomedical Materials and Chemistry group and focused on artificial materials that mimic the natural environment of cells — and on the question of why that is so difficult to get right. ]]> /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/new-approach-puts-hard-to-reach-proteins-within-reach-of-drug-development /nieuws-en-evenementen/nieuwsoverzicht/new-approach-puts-hard-to-reach-proteins-within-reach-of-drug-development Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:08:00 +0200 Carlo Verhoef successfully defended his dissertation on April 21 at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø. His research, carried out within the Chemical Biology group under the supervision of Professor Luc Brunsveld, focused on a new strategy to target proteins that have long been out of reach for medicines, using so-called molecular glues. ]]>