We have a lot to talk about, so hold on tight. Each week in our Sunday newsletter, we, as editors, look back on the past seven days. Regarding content, we always do so at the initiative of our cartoonist, Albert Jan…
The Weert City Council wants to develop concrete plans to become a full-fledged partner in the Eindhoven Metropolitan Region (MRE), a crucial partnership for the development of the Brainport region. The city council overwhelmingly passed a motion to that effect…
In the Dutch knowledge economy, campuses are essential for innovation and economic growth. To determine which forces play a crucial role in this, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has asked Innovatiespotter to conduct a data-driven study for up-to-date…
The University of Twente partnered up with Bright Renewables and HyGear to construct the first e-methanol plant in the Benelux. E-methanol is a sustainable alternative to conventional fuels for heavy-duty transport, including ships and aviation. Project TANDEM (Towards Acceleration and…
Play together, share together. How many times have I had to hear that statement as a little girl? Lovely, those children’s quarrels over the smallest things. Quarrelling about who gets to ride the big bike. About who gets to operate…
Whether it is Microsoft, the KNVB, beer brewery Duvel, a baby TV show, or our hoovers: companies and consumers are increasingly facing cyber attacks. But, how do cyber attacks work? How can businesses guard against them? And what can you…
Knapen Trailers, founded by Piet Knapen in 1984, developed into the European market leader in moving-floor trailers in its early years. Along the way, the company was able to chalk up one scoop after another. Think of such impressive innovations…
The European subsidy program Interreg Flanders-Netherlands is investing over €1,1 million in the FACILEX innovation project, which will focus on developing energy sharing across the Dutch-Belgian border. The project aims to dismantle three main types of barriers: legal, spatial, and…
That a figurehead like ASML wants to locate at BIC, John Blankendaal, director of Brainport Industries, considers “great news.” But, he warns, the campus must be careful to ensure that BIC does not become just the location for ASML –…
1. A new boss for ASML At the end of April, ASML got a new leader. Christophe Fouquet stepped into the shoes of two top men at ASML: Peter Wennink (CEO) and Martin van den Brink (CTO). The Frenchman faces a…