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University of Groningen

University of Groningen

Groningenrug.nl

Overview

University of Groningen is a public research university that acts as an investor in spin-offs and startups through its technology transfer office and associated venture capital funds, such as Carduso Capital and RUG Ventures.

Year Founded

1614

Portfolio Companies

5

Website

rug.nl

Investments

University of Groningen investments
CompanyDateStageLead
QDI SystemsJan 2024Series A-
EV BiotechMar 2023Seed-
InnoCore PharmaceuticalsJan 2021GrantCo-investor
BioBTXMar 2020GrantCo-investor

Key People

Femke Kramer

Co-founder And Academic Lead Of Environmental Humanities Network Groningen, Senior Lecturer Universitair Docent

Theo van der Zee

Managing Director Co-founder

Thomas Freese

Sustainable Research Certification, Green Labs UG, Co-founder Of Green Labs UG

ESCAPE EU

Partner

Cristóbal Bertoglio

Associate Professor - Chair Of Data-driven Mathematical Modeling, Principal Investigator - ERC Starting Grant

Henderikus Knegtering

Principal Investigator

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersGroningen
Year Founded1614

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