{"id":84690,"date":"2017-03-18T09:02:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T08:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e52.nl\/?p=84690"},"modified":"2017-03-18T09:02:04","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T08:02:04","slug":"internationals-in-eindhoven-claudia-from-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/internationals-in-eindhoven-claudia-from-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Internationals in Eindhoven: Claudia from Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

People from many different countries live, study and work in Eindhoven. Every week, E52 has a talk\u00a0with an international about what brought them here and what life is like in Eindhoven. Read all the stories here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who: Claudia Caparelli
\nCountry of Origin: Italy
\nWork: Biomedical Engineer at Bambi Medical<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWould you like a cup of coffee?” Claudia asks when we enter her office. Yes, we would. \u201cI never use the common machine. I\u2019m Italian and of course, I like a good espresso. So we put a machine here in the office.\u201d The office is the workplace of Bambi Medical<\/a> on the High Tech Campus. \u201cI\u2019m involved in the product development of the Bambi Belt, our first product and I\u2019m working together with Holst Centre<\/a> and Demcon<\/a> on the prototype. Currently, we have a working prototype and we are in the phase of getting the regulations in order to start the clinical trials in hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Claudia came to Eindhoven shortly after her boyfriend started at Philips Healthcare in the fall of 2015. \u201cI visited him in and wanted to check out if there were any career opportunities for me here. My background is in medical engineering and in Italy, I worked in a hospital as a Clinical Engineer. I went to a career event at the High Tech Campus. HighTechXL<\/a> was also present and they told me there was one medical start-up that could be interesting for me: Bambi Medical. Very quick after the event, I got an interview and basically, I could start right away! Fabio, the CEO of Bambi, actually asked: can you start tomorrow? But I was here only for two weeks and still had a lot going on in Italy. I decided to go for it, packed my things in Italy and moved in with my boyfriend in Eindhoven. It was a big step: a new job in a new country, living together. But I\u2019m very happy I did it. Of course, I have a lot of contact with my family. They visit regularly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Claudia: “If have Italian friends or family over for a visit, I take them to Lucifer at the Kleine Berg. They have the best coffee in town.” \/ Photography: Diewke van den Heuvel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Within a year Claudia set up her new life in Eindhoven, including taking a Dutch class. At first, she made a lot of friends through the HighTechXL program where Bambi Medical was part of. \u201cToday we share the office at High Tech Plaza with another start-up from HighTechXL called USONO<\/a>. With them, we feel at home in the office and sometimes we go out together. The atmosphere within Bambi Medical is very good. For instance, Fabio is our CEO, but not the \u2018boss\u2019. He is very friendly and he gives us the credits and the responsibility for the things we do. I\u2019m really glad to be part of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

And how is life in Eindhoven? \u201cBefore I came here, I had the idea of the north of Europe that the people maybe would be less friendly, a bit cold. But that\u2019s not true. People here are always willing to help. It is an easy country. Everything takes less time than in Italy. Opening a bank account in 10 minutes, I couldn\u2019t believe that was possible. On the other hand, the rhythm of the day is completely different. I\u2019m used to stores being open at night and restaurants that serve food until midnight. Here the stores, except grocery stores, close at 18:00 and the restaurants close their kitchen at 21:30. We spent a lot more time at home at night.\u201d<\/p>\n

And where do you like to go in your spare time? \u201cI like Kleine Berg and love to drink coffee at Lucifer. If have Italian friends or family over for a visit, I take them there. They have the best coffee in town. I also like to go to the FeelGood Market on Strijp S and the Saturday market on the Woenselse Markt. And Eindhoven has a lot of parks, that is not common in the city where I used to live in Italy. I love the spot by the Dommel river next to the Van Abbemuseum. I really miss the sun and the weather of the south of Italy, so with Spring on its way, you will find me in the parks more often!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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