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: Brenda Achere Country of origin: Cameroon Work: Engagement…
Today, the government announced its intention to offer 130 million euros for the further development of Brainport Eindhoven. It is the first concrete result of a long lobby, which has not yet come to an end. An analysis of how the…
The offer of the Cabinet is conditional: the Eindhoven Region also has to contribute 240 million euro by itself The “regional envelope” that was brought to Eindhoven today by no less than three cabinet members is valuable, but also subject…
Philips Lighting, with its headquarters at High Tech Campus Eindhoven, changes the company name to Signify. “The choice for this new company name stems from the fact that light is becoming more and more relevant, it connects and gives meaning.…
Philips Lighting is introducing two innovations in LED lighting: one intended for street lighting, the other to replace the old fluorescent tube. According to Philips, the TrueForce LED Road is “the first of its kind to fit into the standard…
“In a modern library, a book is an instrument, not a goal” Public libraries serve public interests. The diverse, multinational population of the Brainport region has non-standard needs and interests in almost every aspect of life and the usage of…
Veldhoven is confident in the initiators behind the “Largest Wooden Building in the World”. This Friday a letter of intent will be signed, bringing Veldhoven a little closer to the realization of the Dutch Mountains project. Much more is needed…
“Solving problems with technology – I think that’s what this region is great at.” The energy system we are using today is not sustainable: people should either change their energy consumption behavior or come up with innovative solutions for creating…
Together with KPN, HighTechXL organizes a hackathon to look for ‘The Next Big Thing’ for the telecom company. On March 22nd, everyone can present and develop their ideas for KPN. The ideas that have a potentially large impact can be…