EIT InnoEnergy, the European innovation engine in sustainable energy, and Demeter Investment Managers, a major private equity and venture capital firm, are launching a fund dedicated to a resilient and diverse battery raw material supply chain for Europe. With a…
VNO-NCW Co-creation, an initiative from VNO-NCW Brabant Zeeland, works with companies and governments to achieve a sustainable economy in business parks. On behalf of this organization, Geri Wijnen is active at the De Hurk business park in Eindhoven. Together with…
The EU Council and Parliament have reached a pivotal agreement, setting ambitious CO2 reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles. Spanning trucks, buses, and trailers, the new regulation mandates a stepped reduction: 45% by 2030, 65% by 2035, and a notable 90%…
Scientists at Wageningen University developed software that accurately tracks the movements of particles within bacterial cells. Thanks to this technology, DNA proteins can be better monitored, and their functions can be studied, writes the university in a press release. The…
Exploring the connections between gut and brain diseases with AI: that’s the mission of project HEREDITARY, which also involves researchers from the Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, writes the university in a press release. As part of the research, an…
The infrastructure in the Netherlands is among the best in Europe. The quality of road surfaces, for example, is high. Many types of infrastructure, such as bridges and viaducts, are now quite old. On average, bridges can be used for…
South Korea embarks on an ambitious journey to dominate the global semiconductor market with a colossal $471 billion investment. The plan will transform Gyeonggi Province into a mega chip cluster, boasting 16 new fabs and generating an estimated 3 million…
Dutch quantum company QphoX has raised a €8 million funding round in a major development for the country’s fast-growing quantum industry. It is the largest investment in a quantum company in the Netherlands to date. Scalability of quantum computing systems…
Northvolt announced the signing of a $5 billion non-recourse project financing to expand Northvolt Ett in northern Sweden, the company writes in a press release. The deal represents the largest green loan raised in Europe to date. In addition to…
The EU urgently needs a safety net to reduce its exposure to outside dangers and encourage stronger value creation. A European Economic Security Council and a Futura Fund worth €50 billion are some of the ways the continent can reenter…