Our dream is that by 2025 residents in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area enjoy two more healthy years of life. The region is home to world-class universities, university hospitals and state-of-the-art medical facilities, as well as innovative, solution-driven businesses and hubs, including Amsterdam Science Park. We’re connecting government, business and universities to improve policy making, market knowledge and expertise in healthcare and AI. By doing this we hope to improve citizens’ health through the advancement of medical data applications.

Tapping into the innovations of artificial intelligence for the benefit of patients is a hot topic these days. But how close are we to actually applying these innovations to daily clinical care? Few people want to commit to a specific timeline. Amsterdam UMC is making significant steps forward – and it’s clear that it’s not a question of ‘if’ but of ‘when’.

The 10th Data plus Pizza event was a special pitch edition that attracted an unprecedented number of doctors and data scientists. Inspiration was in the air during the 10 four-minute presentations. And deals were made during networking afterwards. Who knew that pizza can be such an effective tool for scaling?

What areas in life sciences and health are attracting the most money from venture capital firms? What are the factors that make a biotech ecosystem flourish? And how can we help the sector’s little fish grow? These questions were tackled at the latest edition of the Life Sciences Café.