{"id":33454,"date":"2025-10-24T11:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T09:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/kennisbank\/infecta-in-the-bnr-podcast-pitch\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:38:33","slug":"infecta-in-the-bnr-podcast-pitch","status":"publish","type":"kennisbank","link":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/knowledge\/infecta-in-the-bnr-podcast-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"INFECTA in the BNR podcast PITCH!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33454\" class=\"elementor elementor-33454 elementor-31075\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kennisbank\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc4aab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bc4aab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bbf28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23bbf28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Startup INFECTA<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e5aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4e5aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/infecta\/\"><strong data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"55\">INFECTA<\/strong><\/a> is a nonprofit research organization that develops vaccines and treatments for infectious diseases. It uses innovative methods, such as <em data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"215\" data-is-only-node=\"\">human challenge studies<\/em>, to accelerate early-stage research. Working with partners in low- and middle-income countries, INFECTA bridges the gap between science and practice to improve global health.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d21f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d21f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-10-24-om-11.19.32-1024x567.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31082\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-10-24-om-11.19.32-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-10-24-om-11.19.32-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-10-24-om-11.19.32-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2025-10-24-om-11.19.32.png 1390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92814ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92814ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BNR podcast PITCH! <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d28563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d28563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this podcast, startups are given one minute to pitch the problem or opportunity they are addressing. Experts then briefly discuss the feasibility and potential of the idea. The podcast not only provides young companies with visibility but also offers valuable feedback on their concept and growth strategy.  <\/p><p data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1175\">Curious to learn more? Click the button below and listen to the pitches from these exciting startups! <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6928f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c6928f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bnr.nl\/podcast\/pitch\/10585962\/pitch-van-24-10-2025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Listen to the podcast<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INFECTA, founded by Dr. Meta Roestenberg, presented its startup during the BNR podcast Pitch! 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