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Nice and easy parking at the airport via ROOSH – provided you fly

Jeroen van den Eerenbeemt already knew at the age of thirteen that he wanted to become an entrepreneur. With older cousins who had a lucrative business in cars, scooters, and poker games he had enough examples on hand to be…

  • Lucette Mascini
  • September 18, 2020
  • Health

Dutch start-up Predica Diagnostics joins the fight against cervical cancer

Start-up Predica Diagnostics joins the fight against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that can cause cervical cancer. By means of a test that not only shows the virus but also measures its activity, Predica hopes to be able to…

  • Weike van Koolwijk
  • September 18, 2020
  • Health

Treatment of glucagon resistance potentially prevents type 2 diabetes

People who have what is known as glucagon resistance have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, it can be prevented by controlling their glucagon levels at an early stage. This has been shown in a study by…

  • Emma van Nuland
  • September 17, 2020
  • Sustainability

Cleaner shipping with robot ship Mayflower and sailing ship Oceanbird

In the coming years, shipping must become considerably more economical and innovative to achieve climate targets. The sector is working hard on this. This week, two ships set sail, both of which represent a completely new chapter in the shipping…

  • Almut Otto
  • September 17, 2020
  • Sustainability

Consumers haven’t noticed European plastic taxes so far

The European Union is introducing a levy for the use of non-recyclable plastic packaging. The heads of government of the 27 member states agreed to this at the last European Commission meeting last summer. They agreed that each member state…

  • Lucette Mascini
  • September 17, 2020
  • Digital

“The Brainport-way of System thinking: a model for uniting high tech and project management around the world”

Holland Innovative has played a key role in the success story of Brainport Eindhoven for years. So it was high time to capture that story, which revolves around an integral way of systems engineering, in a book. “The Complete Project…

  • Bart Brouwers
  • September 17, 2020
  • Health, Sustainability

Mass production of antibodies thanks to a single gene

Antibodies play a decisive role in our lives and our health. After suffering from a viral infection, the body usually builds up these antibodies of its own accord in order to protect itself from further infection. The same principle also…

  • Petra Wiesmayer
  • September 16, 2020
  • Sustainability

Robots are like snakes: ‘They are self-evolving’

Virtual robots that behave, move, and even reproduce like animals in the real world: they really do exist. This week Karine Miras will graduate with a PhD for her research on virtual DNA. “Actually, I’ve been working on creating life…

  • Elcke Vels
  • September 16, 2020
  • Health

Alzheimer gene affects the brain even at a young age

Despite years of intensive research, the reasons why people get Alzheimer’s dementia in their old age are still largely unknown. Doctors suspect that a combination of lifestyle, external factors, and genetic risks are likely causes. The most significant genetic risk…

  • Petra Wiesmayer
  • September 16, 2020
  • Sustainability

Predictive wind turbines thanks to smart LIDAR systems

Two years ago, Professor David Schlipf of the Wind Energy Institute at the Flensburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) taught wind turbines how to see their surroundings. The turbines are able to predict oncoming gusts of wind with the help…

  • Petra Wiesmayer
  • September 15, 2020
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