The shareholders of Philips Lighting formally agreed to the change of name to Signify yesterday, 14 May. As of today, the company will start to carry the new brand name everywhere. However, the company expects that it will take until…
Philips Lighting has acquired the Chinese LiteMagic Technologies. The Chinese company manufactures, among other things, control systems for city lighting. With this acquisition, Philips Lighting hopes to take advantage of the fast-growing market for city lighting in China. The costs…
Eindhoven railway station is to become an international hub and the plans for this are already beginning to take shape. Ten thousand houses are to be built on the north side of the station and, by making the area greener,…
There’s a new face on the Eindhoven startup scene, ready to help innovators make connections that will make their idea achieve maximum success. Taking over duties from Victoria Martinez – the city’s departing (and first ever) Startup Officer – Stef…
In a series of articles we talk to recent graduates of the Design Academy Eindhoven about Design & Mental Health. For example, what can design mean for people with sexual traumas? Today we are talking to Nienke Helder about ‘her’…
From next summer onwards, the Eindhoven Library will be experimenting with personalised reading advice. Based on the library’s loan data, users will receive book suggestions after they show a book they like to a scanner. The core of the advice is…
What is the future of technology and what does this mean for our daily lives? How do technological developments take place and how can we all play a role in this? From 6 June onwards, the ground floor and first…
In his columns, Maarten Steinbuch regularly writes about the Eindhoven Engine, an idea from his case that has been embraced within the framework of the ‘Regiodeal’. Brainport Development spoke with Clement Goossens, Head of Innovation Strategy & Partnerships at the…
In a weekly column, alternately written by Lucien Engelen, Mary Fiers, Maarten Steinbuch, Carlo van de Weijer, and Tessie Hartjes, E52 tries to find out what the future will look like. All five contributors – sometimes accompanied by guest bloggers…
People from many different countries live, study and work in Eindhoven. Every week, E52 has a talk with an international about what brought them here and what life is like in Eindhoven. Name: Antonio Colin Country of origin: Mexico Work: automotive…