In a month’s time, XL Day will hit town. Seven start-ups will be presented in the Klokgebouw, which have been working in the hightechXL accelerator program since September. In addition to the pitches, there are also demonstrations of the products…
In a weekly column, alternately written by Lucien Engelen, Maarten Steinbuch, Carlo van de Weijer, and Tessie Hartjes, E52 tries to find out what the future will look like. All four contributors – sometimes accompanied by guest bloggers – are…
NLingenieurs has awarded Dutch Design Foundation with the “Wimpel”. The prize is handed out once every five years to an organization or person in the spotlights who has had a positive influence on the sector of engineering and the Netherlands…
Broadcom Ltd. is considering a bid of more than $100 billion for Qualcomm Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the biggest-ever takeover of a chipmaker. According to Bloomberg.com, Broadcom is speaking to advisers about the potential…
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: Minsung Wang Country of Origin: South Korea Work:…
Although he didn’t succeed in funding his project through Kickstarter, Ward Seetsen has been able to further develop his CircuitsMaster web tool. The application helps designers, entrepreneurs, and makers with the design of the electronics for their prototypes. All you have to…
Hugsy makes baby blankets and cuddly toys that simulate the parents’ smell and heartbeat. In order to further develop it and to enable new scientific research, the Eindhoven startup is launching a Kickstarter campaign today. Hugsy hopes to collect 40,000 euros in order to…
NXP has signed an agreement for the establishment of the NXP China Applications Development Center for Auto Electronics. This is the first step towards a development center in the Chinese city of Chongqing. The center will help China’s domestic automobile…
Lightyear sold the first two cars from the Signature Edition. Unlike ‘normal’ orders, for this version of the solar-powered car, the full amount (€119,000) must be paid immediately. The car itself will then be delivered in 2019. The Signature Edition…
After raising a total of 500,000 euros in subsidies and private investment, Eindhoven-based car sharing startup Amber plans to expand rapidly in the Netherlands and internationally. With this recent investment, Amber will be able to expand to other major cities…