Blue Steens in July 2020

Check out my latest monthly review! It showcases Blue Steens’ latest posts, some news from biopharma & medtech as well as interesting events I have attended or noticed. At a glance In terms of COVID-19, hydroxychloroquine as […]

It’s not an immunity passport

I have had discussions lately about the perception that an immunity passport is the same as a vaccination passport. This is not so. The choice of words matters! Let’s explore this from a basic immunological perspective.

Blue Steens in June 2020

Check out my latest monthly review! It showcases Blue Steens’ latest posts, some news from biopharma & medtech as well as interesting events I have attended or noticed. At a glance In terms of COVID-19, we’ve seen […]

Convalescent plasma chained

Last month I wrote about being a mentor for one of the teams at the Stop COVID-19 hackathon by ConsenSys Health. My team was called dPlasma and amazingly won the first prize in the competition! ? Let’s […]

Blue Steens in May 2020

Check out my latest monthly review! It showcases Blue Steens’ latest posts, some news from biopharma & medtech as well as interesting events I have attended or noticed. At a glance We’ve seen more reliable COVID-19 serological […]

The winding path from lab to patient

Despite potential short-cuts, drug development is a lengthy and risky process that culminates in marketing approval. However, just because a drug achieves regulatory approval, does not mean that it will be instantly available to those in need. […]

Federated learning in healthcare

What is federated learning? Federated learning (FL) is a machine learning paradigm that allows to train algorithms collaboratively without the need for source data exchange between the parties. This means that different institutions or companies can join […]