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Join 150+ of VU Amsterdam’s brightest molecular scientists and spark
Bimhuis, Amsterdam
Earlybird tickets on sale now:
Why attend AIMMS 2025?
Not your average symposium. It's a festival of molecular research, multi-disciplinary thinking and co-creation to tackle big societal challenges in Food, Pharma and the Environment.
We invite all scientists, companies, policymakers, entrepreneurs and big thinkers to join us for these inspiring days.
Come ready to meet top talent, get inspired by Featured Contributors and co-create new ideas.
150
Molecular scientists from VU
35
Industry experts, companies and suppliers showcasing their latest technologies
2
Days of deep science, talent showcase and networking
Confirmed Contributors
Margarethe Jonkman
VU Amsterdam
President of the Executive Board, VU Amsterdam
Tess Korthout
Johnson & Johnson
Importance of collaboration between academia and industry
Marco van den Berg
DSM Firmenich
Key challenges in food, nutrition and health
Marwin Segler
Microsoft
Use of AI in drug development
AIMMS 2023 Highlights
An inspiring program
Whether you’re passionate about revolutionizing the future of food, accelerating drug development, safeguarding the planet for future generations or finding new talent, there’s a place for you in the AIMMS Festival. Watch the AIMMS 2023 festival recap for a taste of what’s to come.
- Inspiring keynotes from top VU scientists and industry experts
- Interactive working sessions
- Engaging panel discussions
- PhD poster sessions showcasing their research
- Networking opportunities
Full program coming soon.
Sponsor AIMMS 2025
Help us shape the future
AIMMS Festival gets your company in front of top scientists, influencers and industry heavy hitters. Everyone comes ready to explore and engage with the science that’s changing how we live. From being a presenting sponsor to hiring an exhibition booth, we can build a package to suit your needs:
- Promote your technology or service through curated opportunities to connect with scientists and prospective partners
- Showcase your lab equipment or new technologies
- Discover top talent for future projects or roles
Interested in learning more?
Contact Eva Moreno Iglesias at e.morenoiglesias@vu.nl
Featured AIMMS Content
A VU-UT Challenge: Molecules for Society
The VU-UT Molecules for Society Challenge is a 6 month challenge where the winning team will be put forward to submit an NWO grant and to present at the festival.
Mixed teams were built with expertise areas including but not limited to physical chemistry, bioinformatics, cell biology, molecular biology, electrophysiology, pharmacology, electrochemistry, biochemistry, NMR, mass spectroscopy, optical imaging and spectroscopy, data science.
Collaborators include:
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Meet our scientists:
Jeroen Kool
Our Meet the Scientist series asks our amazing AIMMS talent to step away from their experiments and tell us more about themselves. From impact they want to make to their favorite hobbies, this is your chance to learn more about these inspiring minds and then talk further at the festival.
AIMMS News
Ivana Drienovská receives Vidi Funding for Sustainable Research
Chemist Ivana Drienovská receives the Vidi for her research Greening Our World: Unlocking Enzymatic Solutions for the Fluorination Reaction. “By combining our expertise in enzyme biocatalysis and the use of non-canonical amino acids as catalytic residues, we aim to pioneer a greener solution to this complex chemical transformation”, says Ivana”.
AIMMS News
Microbiologist Edith Houben and team secure €10M ERC Synergy Grant
Whether you’re passionate about revolutionizing the future of food, accelerating drug development, safeguarding the planet for future generations or finding new talent, there’s a place for you in the AIMMS Festival. Watch the AIMMS 2023 festival recap for a taste of what’s to come.
About AIMMS
What is AIMMS?
AIMMS is VU Amsterdam’s molecular research accelerator kick-starting the next big discoveries in food, pharma and the environment.
We design and make molecules
We measure and monitor molecules
We understand and control molecules
and their interactions
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Discover new talent
AIMMS Match is a unique program designed to foster meaningful connections between scientists and industry professionals through the PhD poster sessions. Getting to know the PhDs through their work is a great way to learn about them. If you want to know more, you’ll have opportunities to book time to meet each other. This program leverages a curated matchmaking process to bring likeminded talent together.