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Researchers from the University of Twente and Radboudumc (HealthTech Nexus) have steered a tiny screw-shaped robot through real brain tissue, controlled only by a magnet outside the body. The test used sheep brain tissue in the lab. The team built a

An innovative treatment for ankle cartilage damage is coming closer. Researchers at the UT and Radboud university medical center, working within HealthTech Nexus, are developing a 3D-printed implant.

Under the name Healthcare Innovation Square, regional parties, including the TechMed Centre, healthcare organisations, knowledge partners and companies, join forces to bring medical technological innovations to practice faster.

Bacteria do not defend themselves against antibiotics only as individual cells, but also as a population. This is shown by research from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the University of Cologne.

Twente is building a hospital of the future. Healthcare is under pressure nationally due to staff shortages, while demand continues to grow. In Twente, a joint investment of more than €3 million is therefore taking the next step.

UT-Professor Loes Segerink is working in a consortium with other research institutions, under the banner of NWO-KWF, on a biosensor chip that can make cervical cancer easier to detect. She hopes the technology will replace the traditional smear test.

n 2025, four in ten kilograms of food products sold in supermarkets meet the Wheel of Five guidelines. This is shown by a first national measurement conducted among five Dutch supermarket chains.

A new technological solution promises relief for millions of workers who perform physically demanding tasks every day. A team of Dutch innovators and scientists from the University of Twente has introduced a so-called 'smart brace'.

A gene expression test can help to prevent unnecessary chemotherapy in breast cancer patients, yet its use in the Netherlands remains limited.

Whether a wound heals properly revolves around one essential question: how well is the tissue nourished by the blood? With sufficient oxygen and nutrients, the wound can heal.

On 28 May 2026, the 4TU.Health Centre brought together over 150 researchers, clinicians and policymakers in Wageningen to accelerate the responsible translation of technological innovation into everyday care.

A research team from the University of Twente and Radboudumc has taken an important step toward the safe use of 3T MRI scans in patients with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS).

Less than one per cent of the population has epilepsy, but getting a diagnosis is not always easy. The diagnostic process starts after the first seizure and includes an electroencephalogram (EEG) to record brain activity.

PhD researcher Ivar de Vries developed methods to use technologies to monitor a mother and their unborn child more effectively.

Researchers at the TechMed Centre of the University of Twente have built a swallowable soft robot that samples stomach fluid and measures acidity in real time. The robot has no battery, chip, nor any other electronics.