{"id":5488,"date":"2022-03-01T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/?post_type=nieuwsberichten&#038;p=5488"},"modified":"2023-03-06T15:54:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T14:54:33","slug":"in-ovo-raises-34m-euro-to-end-male-chick-culling","status":"publish","type":"nieuwsberichten","link":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/news\/in-ovo-raises-34m-euro-to-end-male-chick-culling\/","title":{"rendered":"In Ovo raises 34M euro to end male chick culling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5488\" class=\"elementor elementor-5488\" data-elementor-post-type=\"nieuwsberichten\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-560f742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"560f742\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fa6a08\" data-id=\"0fa6a08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1362194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1362194\" 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>Leiden, 1 March 2022<strong>\u00a0\u2013 Dutch AgTech scale-up In Ovo closes 34M fund raise to accelerate its international growth and scale up plans. The new funding is provided by impact investor ECBF and ABN AMRO and includes follow-on investments from existing shareholders Evonik and VisVires New Protein, as well as an additional investment from technology partner Demcon. This round is further supported by Libertatis Ergo Holding of Leiden University.<\/strong><\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc5e964 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc5e964\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ef6385\" data-id=\"2ef6385\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b49a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b49a2b\" 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=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/In-Ovos-founders-1-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/In-Ovos-founders-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/In-Ovos-founders-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/In-Ovos-founders-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/In-Ovos-founders-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/In-Ovos-founders-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8947bb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8947bb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c4d300\" data-id=\"9c4d300\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf740d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf740d2\" 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 Ovo, a spin-off from Leiden University, was founded in 2013 with a single purpose:to end the mass culling of chicks. Every year, 6.5 billion male chicks are culled in the worldwide poultry industry, because the males do not lay eggs. Traditionally, chicks are manually sorted by gender right after hatching and the male chicks are killed. In Ovo has developed a high-throughput screening machine called Ella\u00ae, which can identify the gender of eggs before they hatch. This enables hatcheries to only hatch females, eliminating the need for culling the males on an economic and truly industrial scale. Ella marks a huge step forward in animal welfare and the sustainability of the poultry industry.<\/p><p>This growth funding for In Ovo comes at a pivotal moment in the market. An increasing number of countries are making the culling of chicks illegal, whilst in many other countries pressure is mounting from customers, retailers, regulators and NGOs and the industry itself. In Ovo is already working with early adopters and this new funding will enable In Ovo to offer its Ella solution in markets across Europe and beyond.<\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb978f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb978f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbc5e39\" data-id=\"cbc5e39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcd7d47 elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"bcd7d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cGetting Ella from an idea to a market ready technology has been a fantastic journey, one that we couldn\u2019t have made without the help of our initial investors. We can\u2019t wait to start the next chapter in our mission and are super-excited to be joined in this by ECBF, ABN AMRO and Demcon. We are looking forward to making large positive impact in the food industry, together with our launching customers and our growing team of driven people.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Wouter Bruins<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Co-founder<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWe are delighted to join the founders and current investors of In Ovo on their journey. Poultry and egg farming are essential for the supply of protein to feed the world, and solving the issue of male chick culling will be transformational for the sector. We believe that In Ovo can be a force for good, not just by eliminating male chick culling but also by introducing additional practices that improve animal health & wellbeing, and increase resource efficiency.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Peter Nieuwenhuizen<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Founding Partner ECBF<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cAs a financial partner of In Ovo ABN AMRO is delighted to finance this initiative. We aim to provide a solid financial basis for companies that have the potential to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable, animal friendly society. This initiative is a good example that fits with this ambition. Furthermore, the product-as-a-service proposition is a really innovative element that contributes to a more circular economy, a key theme at ABN AMRO.\u201d \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Fred Bos<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Managing Director at ABN AMRO<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cAs one of In Ovo\u2019s earliest investors, we could not be prouder of the team\u2019s achievements. Their success is a perfect example of how investing in scalable solutions for the right problems can lead to strong impact and financial performance.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Matthieu Vermersch<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Managing Partner VVNP<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cSince we first invested and partnered with In Ovo in 2018, the company has flourished, developing its technology further and bringing it to the market. We are proud to be part of a cooperation that prevents the culling of chicks and thus brings animal protein supply to retail sustainably.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Bernhard Mohr<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Head of Evonik Venture Capital<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cOur mission is to create positive social impact through our core values of entrepreneurship, development and collaboration by developing and producing high technology solutions. This innovation of In Ovo really makes impact on the society. We are delighted to have been able to act as developer, producer and investor in this next round.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Dennis Schipper<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">CEO Demcon<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWe are thrilled that Wil, Wouter and the whole In Ovo team have reached this exciting milestone in their ambitious journey from a University startup, to an international scaleup, with enormous impact potential on both animal welfare as well as emission reduction.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Rob Mayfield<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Managing Director Libertatis Ergo Holding, Leiden University<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About In Ovo<\/strong><br \/>In Ovo is a Dutch AgTech scaleup based in Leiden, that develops high-tech solutions to improve animal welfare and sustainability in the poultry sector. After nearly ten years of development, In Ovo\u2019s Ella machine produced the first \u2018cull-free chicks\u2019 in Q4, 2020. Since then, a highly improved Ella machine has been developed with an increased capacity to match modern hatcheries\u2019 high production volumes. Next to Ella, In Ovo has a pipeline of other innovations to further increase its impact. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inovo.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.inovo.nl<\/a>\u00a0or follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/in-ovo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Media contact:<\/strong><br \/>In Ovo B.V.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>press@inovo.nl<br \/>T: 31 (0)71 569 0228<\/p><p><strong>About ECBF<\/strong><br \/>The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) invests growth capital in ambitious and visionary entrepreneurs and encourages private and public investors to assist in the development of late-stage bioeconomy companies. The fund aims to make sustainable investments in our future and speed up the shift from a fossil-based to a circular, bio-based economy. Headquartered in Bonn and with a total fund volume of \u20ac 300m, to which the European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed \u20ac100 million, ECBF will be an important financial instrument in achieving the European Green Deal goals of making Europe climate neutral by 2050.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecbf.vc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ecbf.vc<\/a><\/p><p><strong>About Demcon<br \/><\/strong>Demcon develops, produces and supplies technology and innovative products. The company was created as a result of the passion of its founders for combining creativity and technical skills focused on solving complex issues. In addition to developing technical solutions, Demcon also focuses its efforts on promoting entrepreneurship and investing in talent and education.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.demcon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.demcon.com<\/a><\/p><p><strong>About Evonik<\/strong><br \/>Evonik is one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals. The company is active in more than 100 countries around the world and generated sales of \u20ac12.2 billion and an operating profit (adjusted EBITDA) of \u20ac1.91 billion in 2020. Evonik goes far beyond chemistry to create innovative, profitable and sustainable solutions for customers. About 33,000 employees work together for a common purpose: We want to improve life today and tomorrow.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.evonik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.evonik.com<\/a><\/p><p><strong>About VisVires New Protein (VVNP)<\/strong><br \/>Pioneers in deploying venture capital into food tech, VVNP backs ambitious teams who are developing transformative solutions for a healthier, safer and more sustainable agri-food system.<\/p><p>In addition to In Ovo, VVNP has led investments in companies including \u0178nsect (France), Aleph Farms (Israel), Collectiv Foods (United Kingdom) and Mushlabs (Germany).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visviresnewprotein.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.visviresnewprotein.com<\/a><\/p><p><strong>About Libertatis Ergo Holding (LEH)<br \/><\/strong>Libertatis Ergo Holding (LEH) is an independent subsidiary of Leiden University, which invests in science based startup companies associated with the activities of Leiden University and supports entrepreneurs.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.libertatisergo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.libertatisergo.com<\/a><\/p><p>This funding round was supported by Rembrandt M&amp;A, JB Law, Benvalor, Levenbach Advocaten and Schut van de Ven.<\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-827aada elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"827aada\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05a21c4\" data-id=\"05a21c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc8b04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcc8b04\" 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:\/\/inovo.nl\/news\/in-ovo-raises-eur-34m-to-end-male-chick-culling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dit persbericht is een publicatie van In Ovo<\/em><\/a><\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":5674,"template":"","class_list":["post-5488","nieuwsberichten","type-nieuwsberichten","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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