Marine biologists Sofía Tristancho Ruiz and Víctor Manuel Pérez Ignacio from Cadiz in Spain started their company Futuralga because they saw that seaweed was just rotting along the coast, while this can also be used as a biodegradable raw material…
A year ago, Hamburg’s start-up eBlocker won the coveted Smart Home Initiative Award. That very same day, eBlocker’s fate was essentially sealed. A potentially major strategic partner withdrew their support for the company. Bankruptcy was inevitable. Together with their employees,…
No, Commissioner Mirjam Wulfse really won’t be saying that this Hyperloop terminal will be located in Groningen now that the province and the municipality have managed to secure the sought-after test centre location for the Delft-based start-up Hardt’s suspended subway.…
Fausto Panizzolo is a talented Italian researcher specialized in biomechanics and motion analysis. He traveled for years between Canada, Australia and the United States to envisage and achieve his dream of developing new technological solutions for people with mobility problems.…
A few weeks ago I received a press release from Land Life Company in my mailbox with the following news: ‘In 2020, the Dutch company will go and plant around three million trees and restore an estimated three thousand hectares…
In the weekly ‘follow-up’ section we present a sequel to the best-read article of the past week. This week: how are we going to make aviation greener? No money for a business class ticket and still enjoy a good night’s…
Last Friday I bumped into a former college student and I asked her where she worked these days. When she told me that she worked for a large company in the region, I almost felt a bit disappointed. She had…
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week column. Over the past few days, five start-ups of the day have been featured and…
As a young girl, Milou Knierim (26) wanted to become a fashion designer and would spend hours drawing. But in the end, she chose to go to law school. However, you really can’t deny what’s in your blood and becoming…
Innovation Origins is delving deeper. In addition to the usual news items about innovation and technology, our journalists spend a week zooming in on important topics. Our first dossier about start-ups founded by women. Read all our articles here. During…