Urimon News
Most loyal Urimon participant in the spotlight
06-11-2024
We recently surprised one of our most loyal participants in the Urimon study. Since her start in 2019, she has submitted 23 questionnaires, 21 urines and 6 times blood. Of course, we are extremely happy about this! The Twente newspaper Tubantia wrote an extended article about this, which you can read via the following link.
We would like to thank all participants for their loyal participation and contribution to the Urimon study! Perhaps we will visit you soon.
Photo by: Emiel Muijderman
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded this year to scientists for discovery of microRNAs!
08-10-2024
Great news! On Monday the 7th of October, it was announced that this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded for the discovery of microRNAs and their essential role in the development and health of organisms.
A boost for Urimon, as we have been studying how microRNAs in urine (and in blood) can be used to detect serious diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease since 2019. Hopefully, the focus on these molecules will provide even more knowledge that can also benefit Urimon research in the future.
You can read the article, that is commented by Urimon advisor Michiel Pegtel, via the following link.
Participation in the Global Investor Forum 2024
03-04-2024
Last week, Bram de Moor, project leader of the Urimon study, had the opportunity to present the Urimon project at the Global Investor Forum in Rotterdam.
The Global Investor Forum was organised in collaboration with the Innovation for Health congress. This is a large congress with more than 800 key players from the Life Sciences & Health sector. It was a great experience to participate in this.
The Urimon project was well received and new collaborations will hopefully bring a disease warning system for the early detection of serious diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases even closer faster!
5000 participants
16-11-2023
Amazing news!
We have reached the milestone of 5000 participants and that deserves a celebration! To mark this achievement, we visited our 5000th participant with a delicious Urimon cake and a bouquet of flowers.
Thank you to all participants contributing to the Urimon research! Soon we will share the first results of the research. Keep an eye on the website for the latest updates..
Results research screening tests
06-09-2023
The results of the study showed that the attribute ‘Fear of getting an illness or disease’ had an amplifying effect on willingness to use a disease warning system. Furthermore, the attribute ‘Confidence in own health by using a disease warning system’ was also found to have an amplifying effect on willingness to use a disease warning system. No association was found between the risk group (people who smoke, have BMI > 25 and believe they have poor health) and willingness to use a disease warning system. It turns out that people who are not in the risk group are still willing to use a disease warning system.
If you would like to read the entire study, it can be found using the following link: https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95597 (Dutch).
Urimon goes national!
As of recently, it is no longer necessary to live near a participating blood collection centre to participate in the Urimon study. Urimon is available nationwide! From Groningen to Maastricht and from Den Helder to Middelburg, participants who do not live nearby a participating blood collection centre can receive a urine jar at home every 3 months and return it filled in the original box, free of charge, via PostNL to us. Do you have family, friends or relatives in other parts of the country who would like to participate in the Urimon study? Then let them know that this is possible from now on.
You can register via https://app.urimon.nl/register
Research screening tests
A Health Sciences student at the University of Twente is conducting research on screening tests without the intervention of a doctor. For this research, he is looking for people participating in the Urimon study to give their opinions on tests that can detect diseases.
The research has been completed. Thank you for your participation!
4000 participants!
National Pee Day
Today is National Pee Day. Unfortunately, urinary problems are still a taboo in the Netherlands. National Pee Day is organised to overcome this taboo and make urinary problems more discussable. It also aims to inform people about incontinence, possible causes and possible treatment options.
Urimon Research warmly supports this initiative. For more information (in Dutch) visit: https://www.iederewctelt.nl/.
Market research questionnaire
The research has been completed. Thank you for your participation!
New blood collection centre opened
Happy holidays!
3000th participant!
Urimon app
Focus group new urine collection system
Knowledge Festival Twente Beter!
Medlon becomes Unilabs
Medlon and SHO have merged under the name Unilabs Netherlands since 1st of July 2022.
This will not bring any major changes for Urimon study participants. The current link to make an appointment at a blood collection centre will remain in use a while, but this link will eventually change to https://unilabs.nl/afspraak-maken (Dutch).
For the full press release from Medlon, please refer to the following link: https://unilabs.nl/node/1522 (Dutch).
Urimon goes Green!
To make Urimon research more environmentally friendly, we have recently started recycling our urine jars.
All jars are thoroughly cleaned and the orange preservative is added back in the jars. The recycled jars contain two small black stripes as shown in the picture. This way we know which jars are new and which are recycled.
All pots are initially recycled once. Further research will show whether recycling more than once is an option.
We are excited about this sustainable way of reusing urine jars and will continue to consider how we can carry out the Urimon study as sustainably as possible. If you have any advice or ideas on this, we would be happy to hear from you.
2000 participants!
