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Peerlogic is a tool to facilitate animal-free cell culturing.  To this end protocols and Materials & Methods sections for xeno-free & FCS-free cell culturing are being shared as well as animal-free alternatives to basement membrane extracts (BME) such as Matrigel. With this tool we want to stimulate collaboration and through peer review we want to help researchers find an develop animal-free cell culturing protocols more effectively and efficiently. A live demo of this tool was presented as part of the new approach models information initiatives (NAMii) webinar series organized...

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Prof.dr. Andries van der Meer

Inaugural Lecture – Prof.dr. Andries van der Meer

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On Thursday, October 2, 2025, Prof.dr. Andries van der Meer, Professor of Microphysiological Systems at the University of Twente, delivered his inaugural lecture titled “Orgaan-op-een-Chip” on the campus of the University of Twente. Prof. van der Meer is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in Organs-on-Chips, microengineered devices that mimic the structure and function of human organs. His research focuses on integrating blood vessels into these models, enabling more realistic simulations of human physiology and disease. Within the LymphChip consortium, Prof. van der Meer...

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Workshop Maskless Photolitography & Indentation

Workshop: Maskless Photolithography & Indentation

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Dear LymphChip members, On March 4 the hands-on Workshop: Maskless Photolithography & Indentation organized by Alvéole, Optics11 Life and LUMC will be held at Sylviusweg 62 in Leiden, The Netherlands. A QR code to register for this workshop is presented in the attached flyer and below. Costs are 200 Euro (academic), 230 Euro (industry). Download the flyer

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Nikon Imaging Course

Nikon Imaging Course

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On March 19 and 20, 2024 five PhD students attended an Organ-on-Chip imaging course designed to deepen their understanding of intricate 3D imaging and analysis techniques. This course was organized by the Nikon BioImaging Lab in Leiden. In preparation for this two-day course an online technical seminar was held in which the imaging possibilities were presented. Subsequently, the students filled in a form to inform the instructors about their specific imaging questions and objectives which led to the practical course for which the students could bring their own samples. For more...

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Lifetime achievement award Sue Gibbs

Lifetime achievement award Sue Gibbs

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Once every ten years the Willy van Heumen lifetime achievement award is presented to a researcher with a special track record in research to Replace, Reduce and Refine animal studies. On December 12, 2023 Sue Gibbs was awarded with this price for her scientific contribution to reduce the use of animals for experiments, to educate students and young researchers on animal-free methods and to communicate to increase awareness and visibility of animal-free alternatives. For more information see:  ...

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Create2Solve grant

Create2Solve grant 

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In May 2023, LymphChip organized Helpathon #8 asking help to find animal-free alternatives for serum and Matrigel. As a direct result of this Helpathon, an application was submitted to the Create2Solve Phase 1 call of ZonMw to optimize and standardize methods to produce serum and Matrigel free iPSC derived immune competent intestine: Immuno-Gut. Immuno-Gut got granted and the aim is to develop methods and carry out an and inter-laboratory validation study to obtain robust data for animal free production of immune competent iPSC derived intestine organoids. In Phase 1 products will be...

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Helpathon LymphChip

Helpathon LymphChip

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From May 22-24 LymphChip will organize a Helpathon in the O2 Building of VUmc. If you want to help Sue, Margot, Valeria, Jasper and Germaine finding animal-free alternatives for FCS and Matrigel please sign up via this link. All help, both negative and positive results are welcome. For more information please see here.

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Screenshot Nostics voor Technol Seminar May 3 2022

1st Technology Seminar on Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

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Vincent Laban, co-founder and CEO of Nostics partner of LymphChip presented a technology seminar on their  Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy technology. This Technology Seminar was the first in a series where the industrial partners of LymphChip present their technology to the members of LymphChip.

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