The Dutch construction sector is sounding the alarm over poor water quality in ditches and rivers. This crisis threatens not only nature but also the housing construction industry. The approaching deadline of the Water Framework Directive in 2027 adds urgency…
Sometimes, age is not just a number. When it comes to social media platforms, legislators across Europe are putting them under the magnifying glass. Social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat attract children despite policies requiring users to be…
Last week, energy developers Corre Energy and SemperPower announced the construction of a 320 MW compressed air energy storage facility in Zuidwending, in the North of the Netherlands. Aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by 70,000 tonnes annually, this facility promises…
LUMO Labs, an Eindhoven-based venture capital firm, has launched a new €100 million fund targeting European impact-driven tech startups. The LUMO Rise Fund aims to invest in 30-35 companies over the next four years, focusing on emerging technologies like AI,…
This year’s dashboard, analyzing 100 award-winning startups, reveals significant trends in funding, origin, and industry impact. The full dashboard can be found at www.gerardanton.com. Key figures Funding trends by award win year One of the dashboard’s features is the breakdown…
One plastic is not the other. To make plastic recycling a real success, separating top-quality plastics from lower-quality plastics is necessary. Startup Veridis’ mission is to provide insight into the quality and composition of plastic materials so that high-quality recycling…
Six ingenious drones stand out in front of the Avans Hogeschool location on Brainport Industries Campus (BIC). That can only mean one thing: the finals of the Drone Challenge. Students from Avans, Fontys Hogescholen, and Summa College worked on their…
If solar panels and wind turbines had not been switched off, the Netherlands could have saved 350 million cubic meters of gas in the second quarter of 2024, figures by climate policy platform Energieopwek.nl show. This amount of gas is…
As we hustle through our busy lives, a good night’s sleep is becoming increasingly elusive. Despite the vital importance of sleep for a healthy life (and simply life in general), in the Netherlands alone, 1 in 10 people suffer from…
The Dutch tech ecosystem is among one of the most capital-efficient in Europe, according to a new analysis by startup intelligence bureau Dealroom.co. The ratio between ecosystem enterprise valuation and venture capital (VC) investments over the past decade is 14.9…