Chip technology is behind the great transitions of our time. From electric cars to windmills and computers to train AI models, chips are pieces fitting many puzzles, including healthcare, with semiconductors enabling disruptive developments. This year, imec, the Belgian leading…
The product itself – the ProbeFix Dynamic, a holder for making ultrasound equipment wearable – still looks (about) the same as it did seven years ago, but not the target market. Victor Donker and his colleagues first focused on the…
CBS figures show that the turnover of the Dutch manufacturing industry fell again by 5.5% in the first quarter of 2024. This marks the fourth consecutive quarter of decline. Foreign sales declined sharply. Causes include personnel shortages, declining demand, and…
Before streaming services and smartphones existed, there was the CD. We cycled through wind and weather to get our favorite artist’s latest CD. What seems cumbersome now was a revolutionary invention half a century ago. This “world hit” of Dutch…
Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc) announced the start of collaborating with German medical centers on cancer research. Through funding provided by Interreg Deutschland-Nederland, the healthcare centers will focus on tumors in the head area, studying brain and neck cancer. The…
Every year, Innovation Origins spotlights ten startups from the Brainport region. These are ten innovative start-ups of which we expect great things in the coming year. For each of these start-ups a Gerard & Anton Award is waiting: not only…
Chipmachine maker ASML and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have signed an agreement on an expansion of their collaboration. The company will invest €80 million in the university in the coming ten years, announced ASML in a press release. Based…
“As a kid, I was fascinated to see how things work on a small scale and how this translates into bigger objects. I was interested in learning how the materials around me would work,” says Stijn Kragt. Fast forward to…
Every day we shower, heat our house and prepare our food. We may not constantly think about it, but even these simple actions, when added together, have a significant impact on the planet. While it is obviously not possible to…
A new therapy by ONWARD Medical, which uses electrical stimulation, shows promising results in improving hand and arm function in people with incomplete spinal cord injury. In a study with 60 participants, 72% showed significant improvements in strength and functionality…