"The Trump NIH animal research move is not about organoids, or animals. It's about politics." New contributed post on our blog today, about political wedge issues. 1/ 🧪

"draws sympathy. Justifiably so. We should want to reduce animal research as much as we possibly can and still allow new cancer cures to be unlocked. Scientists too want to reduce animals in research as much as they can, and study animals only when realistic biology is absolutely needed. "

If you haven’t already, please consider signing & sharing this! NIH public servants defending the integrity of our publicly funded health research need our voices. This administration is “damaging the hard-earned trust between the NIH, academia, & the public that is essential for long-term progress”

NLSEV is well-represented at #ISEV2025 ! @esthernoltethoen.bsky.social @lorenowiczaims.bsky.social @cscheepbouwer.bsky.social @olivier-de-jong.bsky.social

Last day of ISEV2025. Suzy Varderidou-Minasian is presenting our collaborative work with Jeroen Pasterkamp lab on the role of MSC-EVs in the regeneration of ALS motor neurons.

First day of ISEV2025 in Vienna. Check out the poster presented by Gunjan Bawne demonstrating our work on the role of EVs in virus- induced neurodegeneration.

On my way back from OrganoidNL symposium. Great line up of speakers. Enjoyed seeing all the familiar faces again and getting to know new interesting areas of organoid research.