More than € 2.4 million granted for the first call from Hanarth Fonds!

The Hanarth Fund received 36 financing applications during the 2019 call. Following a careful assessment process, it has been determined that in 2020, 6 projects and 1 fellowship will be funded by the Hanarth Fund.

The Scientific Advisory Board (WAR) and expert (international) reviewers have assessed the proposals on criteria such as feasibility and quality of the proposal, the experience of the applicant and whether the application is in accordance with the purpose of the Hanarth Fund. Based on all assessments, the Hanarth Fund Board has made a well-considered financing decision.

Granted research projects 2019

Below you will find the links to the research projects that have been granted funding.

• Co-data random forest learning for rare tumors 

  Mark van de Wiel
  Amsterdam University Medical Centers - location Vumc

• Detection and Prediction of Radiation Toxicity and Tumor Response using Deep Learning - Towards Personalized Adaptive Radiotherapy 

  Peter van Ooijen
  University of Groningen - University Medical Center Groningen

• Clinical Decision Support for Pancreatic Cancer 

  Casper van Eijck
  Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam

• Using machine learning to unravel the 'cancer-immune setpoint' in rare cancers (SETPOINT) 

  Rudolf Fehrmann
  University of Groningen - University Medical Center Groningen

• Artificial intelligence decision support for oropharyngeal carcinoma : option of sparing patients from neck dissection surgery 

  Leonard Wee
  MAASTRO Clinic, Maastricht University Medical Centre+

• Machine learning for better neurosurgical decisions in patients with glioblastoma 

  Philip De Witt Hamer
  Amsterdam University Medical Center, location Vumc

Granted fellowship 2019

Below you will find the link to the fellowship that has been granted for funding.

• Integrating genomics and imaging for improved prostate cancer care

  Simona Turco
  Eindhoven University of Technology