Dr. ir. Robin de Kruijff
NWO KIEM GoChem grant
07-2026
Excited to share that in a collaboration with Rob Schmitz, Kristina Djanashvili and Peter-Leon Hagedoorn we received KIEM GoChem funding from Regieorgaan SIA! Together with water technology company Zereau BV, biotech company ChiralVision BV, and Erasmus MC, we will develop an innovative way to recycle radioactive lanthanides like lutetium-177. Lu-177 is widely used in cancer treatment and preclinical research, but it is often discarded after use. In this project we aim to recover and reuse Lu-177 using Lanmodulin, a bacterial protein that can selectively bind this element. By enabling reuse of this scarce resource, the project supports more sustainable and circular healthcare.
Nuclear Medicine Education Program - GAP analysis
06-2026
The gap analysis human capital and education in nuclear medicine is an initiative to map the (future) needs of the field regarding professional roles and courses, based on input from 72 stakeholders across the sector. By sharing these results, we aim to inform you of the key findings of the main priorities, challenges, and needs regarding education and human capital in the field. The findings provide the foundation for the next steps, which will be further developed over the coming period.
Click here to view the gap analysis results.
Open Education Ambassador
03-2026
Proud to have received the TU Delft Open Education Ambassador award for our efforts in developing open education, including our brand new Radionuclide Production MOOC. A big thank you to our MOOC development team: Antonia Denkova, Anna Verdouw, Rick van der Wurff, Sjoerd de Wit, Esmee Spiller Beltrão - Spuijbroek and Patricia Bezerra!
Interested to learn more about radionuclide production? Check our MOOC
Get acquainted with all new TU Delft Open Education Ambassadors here.
Radionuclide Production Massive Online Open Course goes live on Jan 28th!
01-2026
We have very exciting news: our brand-new online course on Radionuclide Production will go live on January 28th 2026!
Are you also curious where we get the radionuclides from that are used to diagnose and treat cancer in hospitals? In our online course you will obtain a deeper understanding of the magical world of radionuclide production, which production facilities can be used, and how we obtain high quality radionuclides. What's more, you can choose whether you just want to know the basics (follow the beginner track), or dive into more complex material with the advanced track.
Learn more about the course and enroll here. We will be thrilled to have you on board!
Nuclear Medicine Education Program - LLO grant
05-2025
We are excited to have received the Life Long Learning LLO Katalysator Bouwsteen 3 education grant! With this grant, we will start the development of a national comprehensive Nuclear Medicine Education Program, aimed at the centralized organization of education over the entire width of the field: from the production of radionuclides to the patient’s bedside.
The LLO grant gives us the opportunity to properly assess the needs of the field on education, map all existing educational activities in this field, and set up a nationwide platform.
3rd International Workshop on Radiobiology of Molecular Radiotherapy
04-2025
Registration and abstract submission now open for the International Workshop on Radiobiology of Molecular Radiotherapy (IWRMR), April 7-8, 2025, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This event will bring together experts, researchers, and clinicians from around the world to explore cutting-edge developments in radiobiology and molecular radiotherapy.
Microfluidic separation of radionuclides
12-2024
Whether you are fascinated by microfluidics, radiochemistry, ALD, or solvent extraction, there's something for everyone in our latest publication! Years of hard work by Svenja Trapp, Albert Santoso, and all other co-authors come together into a proof-of-principle microfluidic chip-based solvent extraction system to separate radionuclides like Ac-225 from their target solutions.
06-2023
We developed a Pre-University Chemistry online open course, which is offered to prospective students who are enrolling in an engineering program that requires chemistry knowledge. In the course they can gain a new perspective on what they learned in high school, and get a preview of how these topics are covered in university.
I will be speaking at the Fifth International Conference on Application of Radiotracers and Energetic Beams in Sciences (ARCEBS-23), which will take place from January 31 - February 05, 2023 in Purulia, India. Hoping to meet some of you there!
08-2022
Kernvisie magazine 05-01-2022
The last Kernvisie magazine of 2021 was dedicated to young talent in the nuclear sector. Great to read about the enthusiasm of all these people working in the different nuclear institutes in the Netherlands!
NWO funded VENI research grant
04-2022
My VENI grant on the development of a nanoparticle-based radionuclide generator was recently granted by NWO. Excited to be starting research on this topic!
For a very nice description of the research, check out this article (pg. 16 and 17) by Kernvisie!
10 years at the RID
23-11-2021
Celebrating having started at the Reactor Institute Delft exactly 10 years ago today!
Author in the Spotlight
30-07-2021
Following my recent review article on Flash Radiotherapy, I have been interviewed for the 'Author in the Spotlight' blog of the International Journal of Radiation Biology.
Interested to read the interview? You can find it here.
Teacher of the Year Nominee
29-06-2021
I feel honored to have been nominated for the Teacher of the Year award by the Molecular Science and Technology (MST) and Chemical Engineering (CE) students of the TU Delft! The student association TG made a very nice video introducing the nominees.
Research in VWO exam
28-05-2021
Surprised and very excited to see that my PhD research made it to be one of the questions on the Dutch high school final exam in physics! Now all VWO'ers that graduated this year know about the research that we do here at the Reactor Institute Delft 😄.