Bas van Ravensteijn
bvravensteijn.bsky.social
Bas van Ravensteijn
@bvravensteijn.bsky.social
Assistant Professor Pharmaceutics @ Utrecht University. Combining polymer / physical chemistry with pharmaceutical sciences
Just accepted in @pubs.acs.org ACS Macro Letters!

Together with Ilja Voets & Fabian Sobotta @tue.nl, we show how to make complex multi-block copolymers in a rapid, one-pot procedure making clever use of molecular templating.

Check out the full publication here:
doi.org/10.1021/acsm...
Sequence-Controlled Neutral-Ionic Multiblock-Like Copolymers through Switchable PIESA in a One-Pot Approach
Control over the composition and sequence of synthetic copolymers represents one of the most challenging targets in modern polymer science, in particular, for the labor- and time-consuming preparation...
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I’m honored to receive a Proof of Concept Grant from @erc.europa.eu for our POLYMORPH project!

This is a great boost to our research on morphology-controlled polymer nanocarriers to deliver RNA & DNA therapies beyond the liver!

Excited for what’s ahead!

erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
Over €20 million to turn frontier science into practical solutions
The European Research Council (ERC) has today announced the first group of researchers to be awarded ERC Proof of Concept Grants in 2025. In this initial round of the 2025 competition, 150 projects wi...
erc.europa.eu
July 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Finally🎉! I made the long-overdue move from X to Bluesky.
July 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
📣Job alert! We are hiring a #PhD researcher (#ERC funded ) to study the formation of polymeric gene delivery vehicles. Great combination of phys./polym. chemistry, pharmaceutics & scattering
@UUPharmaceutics, @UUUIPS.

More information & applications:
July 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Join us in Utrecht for the AFPM 2024 (5 - 7 June)!

Great opportunity to learn about all the new stuff involving #polymers for drug delivery & medicine.

Check our website for the speaker line-up & registration:
Advanced Functional Polymers for Medicine 2024
The purpose of the AFPM conference is to strengthen the interactions within the community of chemists, material engineers, physicists, biologists and clinicians.
www.uu.nl
July 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Christmas came a little early in our lab @UUPharmaceutics, @UUUIPS! Brand new @LeicaMicro confocal set-up dedicated for Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy! Made possible by @ERC_Research.
Looking forward to start my #ERCStG project in 2024 & take this microscope for a spin!
July 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Very happy to see our latest review on PISA for drug delivery () highlighted on the cover of @JPolymSci!
Many credits to @EHochreiner for leading the writing process & designing the cover! @UUPharmaceutics @UUUIPS @UUBeta
July 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Very happy to see this Review on the current status & future of PISA for drug delivery published in the @JPolymSci! Many congrats to @EHochreiner for this beautiful and inspiring (first!) paper. @UUPharmaceutics, @UUUIPS, @UUBeta
July 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Thanks @UUUIPS. Looking forward to the next 5 years!
July 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Excited & grateful to receive a #ERCStG from @ERC_Research! We will develop new tools to prepare & analyze polymeric gene delivery vehicles in a quest to optimize their therapeutic potential. Keep an eye out for exciting updates! @UUBeta @UUPharmaceutics
ERC Starting Grant for seven Utrecht-based researchers
The European Research Council (ERC) is awarding no fewer than seven ERC Starting Grants of €1.5 million each to Utrecht-based researchers.
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July 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Nice work by @EHebels in @ACS_Langmuir! Check out this paper if you ever wondered how to effectively cross-link your micelles!
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Great job opportunity in a stimulating research environment! If you are a polymer/organic chemist and want to contribute to the next generation of Pharmaceutics, check out the vacancy!
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Happy to be at NWO Physics today! Looking forward to a lot of great talks and our focus session on charged soft matter organized together with @SpruijtLab and @SLindhoud!
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
On my way to Brno to visit our colleagues at CEITEC Brno University of Technology @CEITEC_Brno. Looking forward to present the latest work of @EHochreiner and brainstorm about future collaborations. Thanks to Lucy Vojtová for the invitation! @UUPharmaceutics.
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Ever wondered if polymer architecture plays a role in the formation of polyion complex micelles? Check out our latest work in @WileyPolymers #Macromolecular #Chemistry & #Physics. Congratulations to all authors! @RodriMagana, @Voets_lab, @IKVoets.
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Very happy to see our paper 'Switchable Electrostatically Templated Polymerization' () highlighted on the cover of @angew_chem! Many thanks to the @ICMStue Animation Studio for the stunning design! @Voets_lab @IKVoets @UUPharmaceutics. #OnTheCover
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Really enjoyed the 84th Prague Meeting on Macromolecules where I presented our results on Switchable Templated Polymerizations. Very interesting science, great atmosphere and a beautiful city! Thanks to @IMC_Prague for hosting and Daniel Horák + his team for organizing!
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
On my way to Prague for the "Frontiers in Polymer Colloids" conference ()! Looking forward to share our latest results! (in real life!) @Voets_lab @UUPharmaceutics
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Very happy to see this work published in @angew_chem!
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Honored to be in the list of 2021 @RSC_MolEng outstanding peer reviewers! Many thanks for the recognition @RoySocChem. #PeerReview
MSDE: outstanding peer reviewers
Celebrating some of the individuals making significant contributions to the chemical sciences through peer review.
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July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Just accepted by @angew_chem: Switchable Electrostatically Templated Polymerizations.
Many thanks to Cindy Li, Junyou Wang, Martien Cohen Stuart, @IKVoets, @Voets_lab, @RodriMagana and @FabiSobotta for the great collaboration! @MSCActions @NWO_Science
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July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
We have updated our website! Check out everything that is happening on research and educational level in our group: .
@UUPharmaceutics @UUUIPS @UUBeta
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
It was great to get an overview of the scientific endeavors of our @UUUIPS! Interesting lecture by my fellow tenure tracker @jong_olivier of @UUPharmaceutics and of course congratulations to the poster winning @EHochreiner! #ProudSupervisor!
July 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Congratulations @CristinaCasadi1! Well-deserved!!
July 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I am very happy to share that I’ve been recognized as one of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2021 Outstanding Reviewers. Explore the full list at . Thanks @RSC_MolEng & @RoySocChem! #RSCPeerReview
July 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM