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☀️ Nothing beats the beach!Yesterday, we came together in Zandvoort for our annual Catalyze summer party. It was a fun e...
18/06/2026

☀️ Nothing beats the beach!

Yesterday, we came together in Zandvoort for our annual Catalyze summer party. It was a fun evening full of great conversations, beach volleyball, and a delicious BBQ.

With the sun shining, it was the perfect moment to step away from our desks and relax, while celebrating the hard work and successes of the year so far. A big thank you to everyone who joined and made it such a special day!

🇧🇪🤓 Looking back on a fantastic masterclass at UCLouvain!Recently, Helen Pothuizen, PhD (Principal Consultant) and Julia...
10/06/2026

🇧🇪🤓 Looking back on a fantastic masterclass at UCLouvain!

Recently, Helen Pothuizen, PhD (Principal Consultant) and Julia Jongejans (Business Developer) travelled to UCLouvain - Université catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve (BE) to host a masterclass on writing competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship proposals. During the interactive workshop, they guided researchers through the full proposal development process:
- Setting up a strong project concept
- Understanding evaluator expectations
- Crafting impactful narratives
- Defining career development goals
- Building a convincing implementation strategy

Participants learned how to turn their scientific ideas into proposals that are clear, credible, and evaluator friendly. A big thank you to everyone at UCLouvain for the warm welcome!

💼 We’re looking forward to these upcoming career events!This month, our team is hosting two sessions that offer an insid...
09/06/2026

💼 We’re looking forward to these upcoming career events!

This month, our team is hosting two sessions that offer an inside look into innovation consultancy at Catalyze. We will share how a research background can be a strong foundation for innovation consultancy, and what it takes to build a career at the intersection of science, business, and impact.

On 9 June, Marit van Bueren (Analyst) and Valentina Quiroga-Fonseca (Junior Business Developer) will join the VLAG graduate school at Wageningen University & Research for an interactive “Careers Beyond Academia” session for PhD candidates.

Later in June (26 June), Tatjana Josefs, PhD (Senior Managing Consultant, Life Sciences & Health) will speak at the BioBusiness Summer School in Amsterdam, hosting a “Meet Your Match: Consultancy Session” on how we support innovators and build long-term client partnerships.

Are you attending either event? We are looking forward to meeting you!

👏 Join us in congratulating Josta Kevenaar on her 10 year anniversary at Catalyze, and her new role as Chief Operating O...
09/06/2026

👏 Join us in congratulating Josta Kevenaar on her 10 year anniversary at Catalyze, and her new role as Chief Operating Officer!

Josta shared, "10 years ago, I joined Catalyze when we were a small company of around 25 people, working from one floor in our Amsterdam office. Since then, I’ve worked with incredibly smart, dedicated and motivated colleagues, all driven by the same ambition: helping promising innovations make real impact. That combination of entrepreneurship, expertise, drive to make impact and culture is what kept me here all these years.

Throughout this journey, I’ve had the chance to grow through many different roles. And now I’m proud to take the next step as COO of Catalyze. A big thank you to our leadership team for the trust and support throughout the years — especially our CEO, Marlene Vegh. And most of all, thank you to all colleagues across Catalyze. The people have always been, and still are, what makes this company special."

🎿🏔️ This month, we travelled to Kaprun, Austria for our annual Catalyze trip! 🇦🇹 The team enjoyed a range of activities ...
30/04/2026

🎿🏔️ This month, we travelled to Kaprun, Austria for our annual Catalyze trip! 🇦🇹 The team enjoyed a range of activities with skiing and hiking.

Thank you to everyone who joined and made it such a special trip and, of course, to our brilliant organising committee!

📍🇳🇱 We’re looking forward to attending the EARMA Annual Conference in Utrecht from 5–7 May!As the flagship event for Eur...
23/04/2026

📍🇳🇱 We’re looking forward to attending the EARMA Annual Conference in Utrecht from 5–7 May!

As the flagship event for Europe’s research management and administration community, EARMA brings together professionals from across the continent to exchange insights, discuss shared challenges, and explore best practices shaping the future of research support.

Our colleagues Ketharini S. and Sibi Bos will be there representing Catalyze.

Attending EARMA too? We’d love to connect in person, just send us a message.

🏃‍♀️🎗️ Over the weekend, 20 Catalyzers ran the KiKa Run 2026 in Hilversum. Well done to everyone who took part! We are p...
14/04/2026

🏃‍♀️🎗️ Over the weekend, 20 Catalyzers ran the KiKa Run 2026 in Hilversum. Well done to everyone who took part!

We are proud to support Stichting Kinderen Kankervrij (KiKa), which funds vital research to improve treatments and increase survival rates for children with cancer.

Thank you to everyone who donated, supported, and cheered us on. 🙌

This week, Catalyze Group announced the launch of Grantific, a new strategic venture co-founded with Brainial, an AI-nat...
02/04/2026

This week, Catalyze Group announced the launch of Grantific, a new strategic venture co-founded with Brainial, an AI-native tender platform company.

Grantific is a collaborative platform created to bring expert-backed, AI-powered support throughout the grant process, transforming how organisations access funding.

This is a bold step for Catalyze Group. As innovation work digitises, Grantific extends how we are able to support innovators with our deep grant-domain expertise, alongside our consulting work.

Grantific is built on a unique combination: Catalyze’s 20+ years of experience in European funding and track record of securing €2 billion+ in funding, paired with Brainial’s AI-native automation platform, already trusted by 150+ multinational corporations and proven since 2019 across 70,000+ complex tenders. The result is a new benchmark for controlled, high-quality grant workflows, with Catalyze consultancy expertise available through the platform on-demand.

“Grantific is a major strategic step for Catalyze Group,” says Marlene Végh, Ph.D., CEO of Catalyze, “As innovation work digitises, we continue to lead by combining deep consulting expertise with technology. We are launching Grantific as an expert-led platform designed to scale how innovators secure funding. It strengthens our role as a long-term partner in innovation, extending our impact beyond consultancy while maintaining the quality standards our clients rely on.”

🔗 Read the full announcement: https://www.catalyze-group.com/catalyze-group-and-brainial-launch-new-strategic-venture-grantific-an-expert-backed-ai-powered-grant-writing-platform/

Pictured: Fedor Klinkenberg (CEO Brainial), Theodoor Rutgers (CEO Grantific), Marlene Végh, Ph.D. (CEO Catalyze Group)

🔬 HoloMorPh is developing a light-driven manufacturing platform for ready-to-use flat optics, for AR and beyondLed by Un...
31/03/2026

🔬 HoloMorPh is developing a light-driven manufacturing platform for ready-to-use flat optics, for AR and beyond

Led by Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (UniNa) / University of Naples Federico II, HoloMorPh was awarded >€3M in the 2025 EIC Pathfinder Open to develop an end-to-end production platform for ready-to-use diffractive optical elements – one of the most common forms of flat optics.

Flat optics are planar photonic components that shape light using micro- and nanoscale surface structures. They can reduce the size, weight and complexity of future optical systems, but manufacturing remains a key barrier to adoption.

Beginning April 2026, HoloMorPh will combine tailor-made light-sensitive materials with meta-optics enhanced holography to enable a process where light itself becomes the manufacturing tool, supported by real-time all-optical metrology, AI and cloud-based software to refine surfaces as they are created.

The consortium aims to advance the technology from TRL 2 to TRL 4, validating the manufacturing platform and lithographic framework by fabricating ready-to-use diffractive optical elements and a photonic device prototype for augmented reality.

“The EIC Pathfinder funding provides not only the resources to implement our ideas, but also a clear framework and a shared roadmap that guides us toward achieving our ambitious goal,” says Professor Stefano Luigi Oscurato of UNINA, HoloMorPh Project Coordinator.

Completing the project consortium are Tampere University (FI), INESC Microssistemas e Nanotecnologias (PT), Universidad de Granada (ES), LusoVU (PT), HOLOEYE Photonics AG (DE), and eLoop (IT).

We are proud to have supported the successful submission, which was awarded in the most competitive EIC Pathfinder round ever with a 2.1% overall success rate.

🔗 Read the full interview: https://www.catalyze-group.com/case/eic-pathfinder-unina-led-holomorph-project-to-develop-next-generation-flat-optics-fabrication-platform/

🛬 🇵🇹 We’re heading to Lisbon for BIO-Europe Spring (23–25 March) Are you also attending? Vlad Grecu and Yoelle Schell w...
17/03/2026

🛬 🇵🇹 We’re heading to Lisbon for BIO-Europe Spring (23–25 March)

Are you also attending? Vlad Grecu and Yoelle Schell will be present and available to connect with innovators from across the life sciences ecosystem.

Let’s meet. If you’d like to discuss your business strategy, partnering, or funding opportunities, just message Vlad or Yoelle directly, or book a slot via partneringONE.

Yoelle shared, "BIO-Europe Spring is always a great moment to align on priorities and explore new collaborations. If you’re there, we’d love to catch up."

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