Tag Archives: Utrecht University

Eight Dutch Projects Receive €2.3 Million Funding to Enhance Water Security in EU’s ‘Water4all’ Program

(IN BRIEF) Eight Dutch projects have secured funding under the EU’s ‘Water4all’ program, with over €2.3 million invested, €1.6 million of which is co-funded by Dutch ministries and NWO, and €700,000 by the European Commission. The projects focus on improving … Read the full press release

CropXR Program Receives 15 Million Euros for Developing Extra Resilient Crops

(IN BRIEF) The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has granted 15 million euros to the CropXR research program, which focuses on ‘smart breeding’ of extra resilient crops (XR) through the integration of plant biology, computational modeling, and artificial intelligence. … Read the full press release

NWO announces grants awarded to fourteen LIFT (Launchpad for Innovative Future Technology) projects

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 2-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Fourteen LIFT (Launchpad for Innovative Future Technology) projects involved in developing smart membranes that extract nitrogen components from manure streams, creating nanocrystals for solar cells in windows, and finding ways to eliminate … Read the full press release

NWO: Technology Area (TA) projects in the Chemicals, Agri&Food, and Energy sectors scheduled to start in 2020

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 2-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Three Technology Area (TA) projects are scheduled to start in 2020. A consortium led by Geert-Jan Boons (Utrecht University) will link allergenic proteins to complex sugars to open new avenues for preventing … Read the full press release