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How can we as a society benefit even more from the knowledge that is being developed at our Dutch universities? How do you transfer this knowledge into innovations that boost our economy and offer solutions to our major societal challenges?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We asked scientists – employed at various universities – who are actively working on bringing new inventions to the market. What kind of conditions are conducive to this? And what are the results of their efforts? The second scientist we speak to<\/em> is Professor Peter Rem, the head of Resources & Recycling Section in the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at Delft University of Technology<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the other articles in this series here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Peter Rem is no stranger to start-ups. His lab at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) has spawned six spin-off companies, hosted four more that were founded by students, and even offers entrepreneurs from outside access to their facilities and expertise. That is no coincidence. Peter passionately believes that he and his fellow academics have a duty to deliver for society: not just knowledge and graduates but real-world applications that are commercially viable. \u201cFor every euro that society invests in R&D, we should return \u20ac100 in (additional) GDP\u201d, he states. That means thinking big, thinking outside-in,<\/em> and thinking of yourself, your expertise, and your facilities as public resources that should be put towards achieving that goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Peter Rem<\/h4><\/div>
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Prof. dr. P.C. (Peter) Rem<\/a> has been a full professor in Resources & Recycling at Delft University of Technology since 2011. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis on superconductors (1986) and worked for Shell Research on innovative processes for the production and processing of oil and gas. Peter has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and has an H-index of 25 and i10-index of 62. His research interests include the behaviour of complex systems in physics, separation science & technology, and the societal transition towards circularity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter holds more than a dozen patents in process technology and equipment \u2013 of which about half are currently being applied in industry. He and his group have spun off six companies and supported and collaborated with many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n