Tuesday 20 April 10:00
The Kick-off

We will launch proceedings with both a festive and an official opening. Rogier van den Braak, initiator and director of the HiD, will take you through the plans of the Hid. The new residents of the HiD will introduce themselves and we will launch the HiD website. Sanquin Research will present its top research in the field of blood transfusion products of the future. We will show a film illustrating the possibilities of setting up a regional test laboratory within the HiD. Nico Vreeswijk, director of Sanquin Diagnostics, will tell you about the opportunities.

Programme elements include:

• The film & website
• The mission and vision
• The Master Plan.

The programme will end at 12:30 and will be hosted by Sabine Uitslag (former member of parliament, entrepreneur, nurse and health scientist).

For whom? Sanquin employees, external partners, interested parties who do not yet know the HiD, and all (potential) new residents.

Register here.

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Wednesday 21 April 16:00
Sanquin evening and the Academy on COVID-19

The launch of Sanquin Health Solutions and the Academy. Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi, Chairman of the Sanquin Executive Board, will take you through the ideas for this academic institute that we have geared to meeting the training needs of all the talent in the region in the fields of health, as well as tech and AI. Within the Academy we bundle all the knowledge and expertise of Sanquin and its partners, and then share this with a large group of companies, institutions and public parties.

The Sanquin evenings have been held for years already and have proved to be very interesting to a wider audience. The theme of this Sanquin evening is COVID-19. Like many organisations, Sanquin faces great challenges. In addition to continuing regular care, and maintaining the blood supply and services in the safest possible way, several initiatives have been put in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. This evening will start with a look at the epidemiology in the Netherlands and testing for SARS-CoV-2. This will be followed by a discussion on how donor antibodies can be used in the treatment of COVID-19. Finally, attention will be paid to the defence against SARS-Cov-2 virus, virus variants and response to vaccination, including in vulnerable patient groups.

We invite everyone to listen and participate. The discussion for this evening will be led by Prof. Hans Zaaijer, virologist, Sanquin, Amsterdam UMC. The programme ends at 18:00.

Register here.

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Thursday 22 April 09:30 and 15:00 (registration for this part is closed)
Experience open innovation: conditions, obstacles and opportunities!

A successful campus makes the most of the proximity of so many different parties. Open innovation and co-creation offer opportunities, but also obstacles. That is what we want to address in this game. It is a learning experience that is suitable for everyone.

What will this game offer?

• The opportunity to increase your knowledge of the opportunities of Open Innovation
• In this game, participants learn all about cooperating with external parties, how open you can be, what kind of agreements you can make, any tips, and any pitfalls to avoid.

Led by highly experienced facilitators from Ecosystem Thinking Institute (ESTI) from the High-tech Campus in Eindhoven!

For whom? Sanquin employees, external partners and potential residents

Register here.

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Thursday 22 April 13:00
"30 ways Startup Founders F#ck up"

A speaker you don't want to miss if you are thinking about marketing your research! Speaker Patrick de Zeeuw will be offering some valuable tips. Once working for Endemol, Patrick then started up and managed a large number of companies. He is now co-founder and board member of Startupbootcamp Global, an accelerator programme operating in 11 countries. He will start by giving a talk. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to ask him all kinds of questions via chat.

For whom? Anyone who is interested in setting up a business or is already doing so. Sanquin employees, external partners, and all (potential) new residents.

Register here.

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Overview programme Kick-off week

A printable version of the programme can be downloaded here.