Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences
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Newsletter ACS: volume 14 - September 25, 2020
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Dress Red for Dress Red Day
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Dress Red Day is coming on 29 September. The Dutch Heart Foundation asks everyone to dress in red attire in order to draw attention to cardiovascular disease in women. Although we can't come together this year, Amsterdam UMC would like to participate digitally.
Share your Dress Red Day outfit on social media (instagram or twitter) using #amsterdamumckleurtrood and Amsterdam UMC will make a compilation of your submissions! Posts can already be submitted regardless of gender! Make sure to keep 1.5 meter distance! If you don't have instagram or twitter, you can mail your photo to e.bets@amsterdamumc.nl.
It's about time that diseases with a higher incidence in females will be diagnosed and treated with a specialized approach. Therefore, the Dutch Heart Foundation will invest €2.5m in a large research program focussed on diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease in females ». Yolande Appelman, intervention cardiologist at Amsterdam UMC, has been working hard for the women's heart. She will be leading part of this research program.
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New SOP Reuse of care data and SOP Research data management
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On 16 September 2020, the Board of Directors established two Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) on 'Reuse of care data for the purpose of research' » as well as 'Research data management' »
The careful use of care data for scientific research within legal framework is important and therefore these harmonized procedures have been developed for both location AMC and VUmc. All scientific research with care data already collected within Amsterdam UMC have to comply with the procedures and endpoints in the SOP Reuse of care data for the purpose of research. Datamanagement of human scientific research needs to comply with the SOP Research data management. These SOPs are also available on our website »
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Cancelled upcoming events
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Unfortunately, the following events have been cancelled. For more information on the cancellation of these events, please visit their linked websites.
25 Sept - Science Exchange Day 2020 - Cancelled »
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Information on Corona for researchers on Amsterdam UMC Tulp Intranet
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Information for all Amsterdam UMC researchers about (international) research initiatives and policies related to the corona virus can be found on the 'information for researchers' tile on Tulpintranet. Please note that updates (02/09) are available at Tulpintranet:
Click here » for the Tulpintranet information in Dutch.
Click here » for the Tulpintranet information in English.
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5 OCTOBER: PULMONARY HYPERTENSION & THROMBOSIS
The Pulmonary Hypertension & Thrombosis research program organizes the upcoming ACS symposium. This will be a hybrid symposium in Collegezaal 1 (CZ-1) at AMC and will be able to host 50 attendees physically. You are all invited to join!
PROGRAM 16:00 - 18:00
Part 1 - COVID-19
Ludo Beenen
Update on the derivation and validation of the CO-RADS classification
Daniël Korevaar
Added value of chest CT in suspected COVID-19
Teodora Radonic / Lilian Meijboom
Comparison pathology and CT abnormalities COVID-19
Part 2 - Right ventricle
Jeroen Wessels
Right ventricular and right atrial interaction in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Natalia Braams
Right ventricular adaptation - comparison idiopathic PAH vs. chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension
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This symposium is open to all ACS researchers.
50 physical seats available, unlimited online seats.
Registration is required » for boh online and phyisical attendance
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29 SEPT RESEARCH MEETING WITH EXECUTIVE BOARD
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Core Facilities - Theo Geijtenbeek
Date: Tuesday 29 September 2020
Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: AMC - H2-211
The purpose of these meetings is to exchange information between the Executive Board and PIs and other researchers on subjects of strategic importance for Amsterdam UMC research. Moreover, it is an opportunity to increase collaboration within Amsterdam UMC, UvA and VU among the PIs and other researchers. The program usually consists of 3 presentations and adequate time for questions and discussion. Everyone interested in the topic is welcome to join these research meetings!
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29 SEPT CFG - Leverage the quality of your research data
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9th CFG User meeting, topic:
The Core Facility Genomics, leverage the quality of your research data, on time and cost effective.
Time: Sep 29, 2020 04:00 PM Amsterdam
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88577571042
Meeting ID: 885 7757 1042 (No password)
The Core Facility Genomics (CFG) of the Amsterdam UMC operates on both locations of our institute and is active in the greater Amsterdam region. Our mission is to support genomics research projects and genomics based diagnostic assays where we focus on quality and efficiency. The CFG houses a wide array of technologies, ranging from the latest next gen sequencing (NGS) techniques to high throughput lab automation solutions and operates under ISO certification.
On a regular basis, meetings are being organised to keep our users informed on the latest organisational developments and technological developments in the field of genomics. Upcoming meeting on the 29th of September is focused on the CFG itself. In this meeting we will focus on how we can contribute to your research and/or diagnostics flows with real-world examples. The meeting on the 27th of October is focused on exciting new technology which enables digital and spatial expression profiling:
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29-30 SEPT BCF Career Event
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Date: 29 & 30 September 2020
BCF Career Event will take place on 30 September in Utrecht as planned. We are following the latest governmental measures and have therefore introduced time shifts for everyone to get a chance to visit the event in-person while ensuring the amount of people present at the same time remains limited. Each registrant can chose the timeslot during which they want to attend the event and we encourage everyone to register asap as the amount of tickets per slot are limited.
On 29 September BCF Career will also take place online. For anyone that doesn’t feel comfortable travelling or attending in-person, but also to accommodate our exhibitors’ internal policies that sometimes prevent them from attending events, we have decided to add an online day to the event. The insightful programme will also take place on this day. Note that participating companies differ from one day to the other.
More information on these two days »
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1 OCT IXA - Introduction in valorisation
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Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Location: Online
This fall, a new series of IXA webinars » will be held on various topics on valorisation and entrepreneurship, like protecting inventions, collaborating with external partners and sharing research knowledge with outside parties. The webinars are interactive, information dense and practical: you can can get started right away. Participation is free of charge, registration is required. The webinars are open to all scientists/PhD’s from Amsterdam UMC, HvA, UvA, VU, KNAW and NWO Institutes.
Do you have research results with societal or commercial potential but you don’t know what steps you should take to be successful? In this workshop, IXA will go through the entire valorisation process; from the starting point to the further development of the idea, the organisation around the valorisation process, the legal aspects and identifying your network. Please visit the website for more information and registration »
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8 OCT IXA - Boost your valorisation activities
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Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Location: Online
With your research activities you generate ideas constantly; that’s not too difficult. But to turn an idea into a business case is usually more complicated. In this webinar », IXA will share different models on how to transform your idea into a more concrete concept which can be turned into a solid business case: what are the benefits? Which problem will you solve and for whom? And what is necessary to turn your idea into a commercial or societal application? In this workshop you will work on your own idea with support of the experts of IXA. Please visit the website for more information and registration ».
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15 OCT NSRI Symposium for Research Integrity
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Time: 13:00 to 17:00
Location: Online or Pakhuis de Zwijger (Amsterdam)
Join the symposium on October 15th and be part of the discussion about how we conduct our research, both now and in the future. This is a unique event aimed at the entire Dutch research community, across all disciplines.
Livestream attendance is possible in addition to in-person, and research groups are encouraged to watch and discuss this important topic together with their teams.
Registration and more information can be found at https://www.nsri2020.nl/symposium »
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27 OCT CFG - Digital Spatial Profiling using Nanostring
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10th CFG User meeting, topic:
Digital Spatial Profiling using Nanostring - Quantifying your mRNA targets or proteins within the context of the tissue
Time: Oct 27, 2020 04:00 PM Amsterdam
Speaker: Company
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83021194220
Meeting ID: 830 2119 4220 (no password)
The Core Facility Genomics (CFG) of the Amsterdam UMC operates on both locations of our institute and is active in the greater Amsterdam region. Our mission is to support genomics research projects and genomics based diagnostic assays where we focus on quality and efficiency. The CFG houses a wide array of technologies, ranging from the latest next gen sequencing (NGS) techniques to high throughput lab automation solutions and operates under ISO certification.
On a regular basis, meetings are being organised to keep our users informed on the latest organisational developments and technological developments in the field of genomics. Upcoming meeting on the 29th of September is focused on the CFG itself. In this meeting we will focus on how we can contribute to your research and/or diagnostics flows with real-world examples. The meeting on the 27th of October is focused on exciting new technology which enables digital and spatial expression profiling:
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28 OCT KNVM Webinar COVID-19 Vaccine
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Time: 10:00 - 13:30
Location: Online
The Royal Dutch Society for Microbiology (KNVM) invites you to their webinar on COVID-19 vaccine development in the Netherlands. Various research groups, both academic as well as industrial, are actively working on COVID-19 vaccine development using both classic and innovative technologies. Representatives of most of these research groups will report on the scientific background of their candidate vaccines, the current state of development and prospects.
More information on the programme is provided online and registration is required through the Radboud UMC website.
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13 NOV IMMUNOMETNET SYMPOSIUM
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Friday 13 November 2020 is the new date for the ImmunoMetNet symposium cancelled earlier this year. The format may be subject to change but for now we're aiming for a meeting in Amsterdam with a selective number of attendees combined with an online live-stream. A new program » is in the making and this year we would like to give young scientists from the Netherlands the opportunity to present their work. More information and registration can be found on the ImmunoMetNet website »
Abstract deadline: 13 September 2020
Registration deadline: 31 October 2020
Please indicate on the registration form if you wish to get the opportunity to present. Places for the physical meeting are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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20 NOV RICS REMBRANDT SYMPOSIUM
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This is the 11th symposium of the Rembrandt Institute of Cardiovascular Science (RICS) in which the research efforts on cardiovascular disease in Leiden (LUMC, LACDR, Amsterdam UMC (locatie AMC/locatie VUmc), Sanquin) are
combined. The painter Rembrandt, who was born in Leiden and spent much of his working life also in Amsterdam, symbolizes the collaboration between Leiden and Amsterdam.
The meeting aims to exchange current research ideas and initiate novel collaborations. Next to contributions from renowned key-note speakers active in (pre)clinical cardiovascular research, young cardiovascular
investigators are encouraged to present their work. Highest scoring abstracts will be selected for short presentations and the best oral and poster presentations will be awarded a prize.
Abstract deadline: September 28, 2020
Visit the website » for more information or send an e-mail »
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Corona-related updates on ongoing and upcoming rounds of research funders will be communicated by the Yellow Pages, the weekly newsletter of Amsterdam UMC Grant Support. If you are not yet a recipient we recommend you to subscribe by sending an email to: grantsnewsletter@amsterdamumc.nl.
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RICS - CALL FOR REMBRANDT GRANTS 2020
In 2020 the Rembrandt Institute for Cardiovascular Science (RICS) will make one grant covering 2 PhD positions » available in order to stimulate collaboration between cardiovascular researchers from the LUMC and AMC. In this round, investigators early in their career ('VIDI' level) are specifically encouraged to apply » Deadline for application is 12 October 2020.
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ESC - EUROPEAN HEART RHYTHM ASSOCIATION CONGRESS GRANTS
These enable travel and attendance to the annual European Heart Rhythm Association congress », to take place between 28 and 30 March 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. Grants are worth €500 and cover costs of travel, accommodation and congress registration. Deadline: 31 October 2020.
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ZONMW - INCENTIVE GRANTS
ZonMw is offering two incentive grants with upcoming deadlines for application on 29 september 2020. The grant for ' Goed Gebruik Hulpmiddelenzorg thuis (GGH)' is intended to form collaborations between stakeholders in the field of non-pharmacological interventions at home. The grant for ' Doelmatigheids Onderzoek' is intended to form and intensify collaborations between stakeholders in the field of cost efficacy of these non-pharmacological interventions. These interventions include all diagnostic, therapeutic and nursing activities in healthcare.
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ERC - STARTING GRANT - DEADLINE INTERNAL SUPPORT
Expected deadline of the call is Tuesday 9 March 2021. Deadline compulsory internal support is 9 November 2020. For excellent young researchers with frontier research ideas, 2-7 years after PhD prior to 1 January 2021. Extension for parental leave and clinical training is possible (max 4 years). Independence of promoter and at least one important publication without the participation of the PhD supervisor is required. €1,5M per project. For more information and registration, please download the pre-application form from the intranet and send it to researchoffice@amc.nl (location AMC) or send an e-mail to b.jordi@amsterdamumc.nl (location VUmc) with a request to obtain a pre-application form.
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NWO - VENI - DEADLINE INTERNAL SUPPORT PRE-PROPOSAL
For talented researchers max. 3 years after PhD (cut-off date 1 January 2021). Extension is possible for parental leave or clinical training. This VENI round, NWO will continue the procedure regarding a preproposal phase for the domains ZonMw, SSH and AES. In addition, candidates will need to submit an expression of support (“ embedding guarantee”) from the intended research institution. The deadline for submitting pre-proposals has been moved from September 2020 to January 2021.
Only those applicants whose pre-proposals are found positive may submit a full proposal. Deadline for submission of VENI full proposals (all domains) is May 2021. To register for internal support, please fill in and submit the pre-application form to researchoffice@amc.nl (location AMC) or b.jordi@amsterdamumc.nl (location VUmc) before 9 November 2020 (ZonMw, SSH, AES) and before 1 February 2021 (ENW).
For location AMC, the form will soon be published on the intranet and for location VUmc, please send an e-mail to b.jordi@amsterdamumc.nl with a request to obtain a preapplication. For more information please contact researchoffice@amc.nl (location AMC) or b.jordi@amsterdamumc.nl (location VUmc).
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NWO PUBLISHES INTEGRAL CALL PLANNING UNTIL JUNE 2021
Pausing and restarting the primary process has caused many shifts in the timing of financial instruments. To provide an overview of this, NWO has published the integrated call planning, which shows the upcoming closing dates for pre-proposals and full proposals up to and including June 2021. The calendar is not yet complete; new instruments will be added as soon as possible once their timeframe has been established. Please visit the website for an overview »
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NWA Consortia Call 2020-21
The third funding round of the NWA ‘Research along Routes by Consortia (ORC)’ is a combination of NWA-ORC 2020 and 2021. As a consequence, 132.3 M€ is available for this round, significantly higher than in previous years. The money is earmarked for fundamental research as well as for applied and practice oriented research, in order to involve the entire knowledge chain. NWA-ORC stimulates research and innovation aimed at the routes and cluster questions in the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). Collaboration among researchers and civil society organisations is sought to increase the chance of social and scientific breakthroughs. External deadlines: mandatory registration of initiatives: 1 October 2020; mandatory matchmaking meeting end October/early November; pre-proposals: 14 January 2021; full proposals: 24 June 2021.
Internal registration for support of main applicants and processing of required administrative letters is mandatory by sending an email to Amsterdam UMC Grant Support before the 1st of September to researchoffice@amc.nl (AMC) or subsidiedesk@vumc.nl (VUmc).
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NWO OPEN COMPETITION KLEIN DOMAIN SCIENCE (ENW)
KLEIN grants are intended for realising curiosity-driven, fundamental research of high quality and/or scientific urgency. The KLEIN grant offers researchers the possibility to elaborate creative and risky ideas and to realise scientific innovations that can form the basis for the research themes of the future. There are three categories of KLEIN grants: KLEIN-1 (max € 350,000 for a single applicant), KLEIN-2 (max € 700,000 for a single main applicant and a single co-applicant with complementary expertise who work together to realize the proposed research) and KLEIN-0 (€ 150,000- € 500,000 for the funding of an investment, 25% co-funding from host institution required). This programme is expected to continue after 31 July. More information on the NWO website »
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ACS THESIS APP
As from January 2020, ACS will provide a PhD Thesis app for ACS PhD candidates from Amsterdam UMC graduating in 2020 and 2021. In this ACS Thesis app, all theses from ACS researchers will be bundled and freely available. Using this app you can upload your thesis and make it interactive by adding videos, photos, animations and Google Maps navigation to ceremony and reception. It is also possible to incorporate professional social media and science networks. This PhD Thesis app replaces the financial support for printing your thesis. read more » |
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AMC Graduate School - Advanced qPCR course
Date: 1 October - 6 October (4 day course)
This course teaches how to set-up and perform a quantitative PCR experiment: from primer design till the analysis of the amplification data and their presentation.
After the first basics on RT-PCR, mathematics and statistics, the participants attend lectures and perform hands-on computer exercises on primer design, analysis of amplification curves, using reference genes, removal of systematic between-plate variation and statistical analysis of the final data. The laboratory exercises include the pipetting of two PCR plates by the participants. The results of this exercise will be analyzed, corrected for between-plate variation and discussed.
The course runs for 4 entire days in the AMC starting Thursday Oct 1 and ending Tuesday Oct 6, 2020. The course primarily aims at 20 PhD students registered with the Graduate School of the AMC or Hora Finita of the VU. There is some room for PhD students from other institutes or abroad (a fee applies) and senior technician of AMC and VU. Please register through the AMC Graduate school graduateschool@amc.uva.nl. Technicians should register through the course organizer m.j.vandenhoff@amsterdamumc.nl
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VU - Explore Entrepreneurship
Details: 15, 16 & 22 October, 2020
Time: 09:00h – 13:00h (attendance is required on all days)
Location: online via Zoom
More information » and application »
Are you curious about entrepreneurship and do you want to know what it takes to start your own company? Sign up for the Explore VU program: a three-half day entrepreneurship program by Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and ACE Incubator (ACE) ». The explore program offers a unique opportunity to learn the basics of venture creation and pick your brains on potential business idea in the fields of science and technology. The program is open to researchers, post-docs and PhDs at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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VUmc Academie - Superb Supervision Senior
Details: see VUmc Academie website
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Date: 2 day course: 22 October, 26 November
Location: VU campus
Target audience: Senior supervisors of PhD candidates (professors, associate professors, principal investigators)
ABAN-accredited: 12 points
More information and application »
As an experienced researcher you need to deal with a large variety of responsibilities, one of these is your role as a senior supervisor of PhD candidates. Would you like to improve your guidance and unlock the full potential of these young researchers? Do you encounter challenges in supervision that you would like to discuss with peers? In this course you will learn how to optimize your supervisory skills, particularly in your role as an experienced (co)promotor. Research consistently shows that good supervision is crucial for a successful and timely PhD trajectory. VUmc Academie together with Mennen Training & Consultancy developed a two-day course that meets the needs of senior PhD supervisors. In a peer group of experienced researchers and guided by an experienced trainer, the following topics are addressed: 1) the PhD trajectory; 2) optimal alignment with your PhD candidates; 3) your identity as a senior supervisor.
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VUmc Academie - Superb Supervision Junior
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Date: 3 day course: 29 October, 10 December, 28 January
Location: VU campus
Target audience: Junior supervisors of PhD candidates (post-doc, assistant professors)
ABAN-accredited: 18 points
More information and application »
Are you a junior PhD supervisor? In this course we will help you (further) develop the skills to supervise PhD candidates in a competent and conscientious way. To support junior researchers with responsible supervision, we developed a training that combines personal development and communication skills with practical tools contributing to conducting research in a competent and conscientious way. We integrate key soft skills for supervisors such as listening, giving feedback and coaching with critical understanding of research integrity dilemmas. We highlight tools that enable responsible conduct of research with the recurring question: How will this help your PhD candidate become a responsible researcher? Also, we zoom in on how you can become a responsible role model for PhD candidates.
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ACE Incubation Program – Start your own company
Details: November 9, 2020 - January 18, 2021 (9-week program)
Location: online via Zoom
Application deadline: October 26, 2020
More information » and application »
Start your company and join the Incubation Program to learn the basics of developing your business ideas into a successful company. Are you a student, researcher, PhD or professor with an innovative tech or science startup idea? The ACE incubation program » helps you develop your tech or science idea into a successful company. The program cover all stages of starting a business and help you boost your entrepreneurial skills.
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Hyphen Projects - BioBusiness Winter School
Starts 3-5 February 2021
After taking the 2020 BioBusiness Summer School online due to COVID-19 and receiving very positive feedback from participants, we have decided to make the online format a project on its own, running alongside the traditional in-person Summer School. The three days BioBusiness Winter School » programme taking place on 3-5 February 2021 is a balance between theoretical sessions focusing on key knowledge of main business topics and interactive sessions with business leaders giving their insights in the world of Life Sciences companies. A great way for MScs, PhDs and postdocs considering a career switch from academia to industry.
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BCF Career - Grant Application Course
Starts 10 & 11 March 2021 - Online
During this intensive two-day Grant Application Course » participants will be taught by seasoned scientists, grant application experts who have reviewed hundreds of grants, assessors from funding bodies and many more. The next edition will take place online on 10 & 11 March 2021 and is a great programme for anyone looking at developing a vital skill for their career in academia. More information:
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