GrAI Matter Labs is at the very heart of where the hot stuff is happening right now. Artificial Intelligence, but with its own specific edge. “Life-Ready AI”, is what the company calls it. What that is? “We deliver brain-inspired chips…
Scientists from Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have made an unprecedented breakthrough in embryonic studies, successfully growing a complete human embryo model from stem cells. The synthetic embryos, developed without the use of sperm or egg, closely mimic the developmental…
As global energy demands increase, alternative and sustainable sources are sought, with algae-based biofuel becoming a potential front-runner. Sarawak, a region naturally rich in resources, is exploring the production of this biofuel. The industrial biotechnology field recognises the potential of…
According to the World Food Program, nearly a third of all food produced worldwide is lost before someone can consume it. This means that 1.3 billion tons of food yearly goes to waste. According to the institution, the amount of…
Philips’ devices allegedly caused health problems in several people in the US. All sleep labs, patients and hospitals that qualify can expect money. How big that amount is depends on what type of device they bought and what warranty was…
Axithra, a spin-off of imec and Ghent University, Belgium, announced a ten million euro seed round to finance its therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) platform. The tool aims at quickly and accurately measuring drug concentrations in a patient’s blood, wrote imec…
Although the list of clients is already impressive and the amount of staff exceeds two dozen, Neople is still in its first year of existence. Starting with the idea to perform some consulting around the use of AI for companies,…
The increasing electrification in society leads to higher peak loads on the electricity grid. Some people are warning for an energy transition that is too fast. Others are hopeful for a fully electric future. In a report commissioned by the…
Peter Wennink, CEO of ASML, was a guest on the Dutch news tv program Nieuwsuur yesterday. He emphasized the need for knowledge migrants and warned of the economic consequences of isolating China. Wennink argues that excluding knowledge migrants and export…
Last week, Huawei released the Mate 60 (Pro) in China. We don’t normally write about the latest gadgets at Innovation Origins, but for these smartphones we make an exception. Namely, they are said to feature a China-made Kirin 9000 chip.…