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Sabine van Rijt appointed as Professor of Inorganic Nanomaterials for Regenerative Medicine

27 June 2025
We are pleased to announce that Sabine van Rijt had been appointed as Professor of Inorganic Nanomaterials for Regenerative Medicine. Sabine joined MERLN in 2016, where she founded her research…
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Lorenzo Moroni receives the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

17 June 2025
We are thrilled to announce that our Scientific Director, Lorenzo Moroni, has received the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his research project MECCANO. This grant, providing €3.5M in funding over…
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MERLN researchers have been awarded funding to advance the development of animal-free research methods within two promising consortia

11 June 2025
The Human Measurement Models research program of ZonMw aims to revolutionise health research by developing efficient animal-free methods, also called human measurement models, that can lead to faster…
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Three MERLN projects receive the NWO Open Call ENW-XS grant

10 May 2025
We are happy to announce that three MERLN projects receive the NWO Open Call ENW-XS grant. Jonathan Briones with the project ‘Sparks of Life: Bioelectrical Control of Lineage Specification in Human S…
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Carlos Silva Peniche receives the Kootstra Fellowship

07 May 2025
We are happy to announce that MERLN Institute's Postdoctoral Researcher, Carlos Peniche Silva, received the Kootstra Fellowship. This will allow Carlos to continue his research project TendoMir…
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Third Reg4Bone network meeting at MERLN

24 April 2025
On the 23rd of April, MERLN hosted the third Reg4Bone network meeting at MERLN. Principal Investigator Martijn van Griensven welcomed our partners—ranging from industry, research, and clinical instit…
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Jonathan Briones receives the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Grant

27 March 2025
We are happy to announce that MERLN Institute's Postdoctoral Researcher, Jonathan Briones, has been awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship! This esteeme…
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Vanessa LaPointe elected as member of The Young Academy

23 January 2025
The Young Academy welcomes ten new members, including MERLNs Principal Investigator Vanessa LaPointe. During the five-year membership, the members will champion projects focusing on science poli…
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Pierpaolo Fucile Chair-Elect of the TERMIS-EU SYIS

21 January 2025
Pierpaolo was voted as Chair-Elect of the TERMIS-EU SYIS (Student and Young Investigator Section) . TERMIS is the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society. As Chair-Elect, h…
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