Amsterdam Academic Ventures

Amsterdam Innovations, Global Impact

Amsterdam Academic Ventures (AAV) builds, supports and funds companies that are based on science from Amsterdam’s knowledge institutes. Our ventures help bridge the gap between academia and society, ensuring that groundbreaking innovations create meaningful impact.

Our portfolio

Meet our most recent ventures

Glass Medical AI

Stratifying patients for oncology trials with explainable AI on pathology data.

Pepper Therapeutics

Repurposing the obsolete diabetes drug phenformin into an affordable and widely available therapy for pancreatic cancer

Flowsure

Automating urine output monitoring for hospitalized patients.

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October 6, 2026

Positive Early Clinical Results for Amplio Pharma

September 24, 2026

Amsterdam UMC Drug Repurposing Fund to invests €4 million to develop new applications for existing medicines

September 24, 2026

In the mediaNew venture

Improving gas detection with high-quality nanoparticles, meet Nanohybrids

About AAV

About Amsterdam Academic Venture

Amsterdam Academic Ventures (AAV) is dedicated to transforming groundbreaking academic research from Amsterdam-based knowledge institutes into successful ventures. AAV builds, supports and invests in spin-offs from the following institutes:

Amsterdam University Medical Center (Amsterdam UMC)

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS)

University of Amsterdam (UvA)

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