The perfect pair – Noah and Stella Vie visiting Munich
When two groups of students at the same university – TU Eindhoven – independently think about sustainable mobility concepts of the future, two different concepts emerge: the Stella Vie...
EuroTech Universities ask for more EU funding for Research & Innovation
To successfully translate Europe’s technology and science into innovations with societal impact, much more money is needed than the 100 billion the European Commission has now proposed in the...
Solliance is testing 72 meters of flexible solar cells in crash barrier
For the first time in the world, flexible solar cells have been installed on a crash barrier. It is a stretch of 72 meters on a crash barrier next to the provincial road N194 near Heerhugowaard. It...
NXP and Siemens in top-5 of US-dominated IoT ONE 500 Index
NXP Semiconductors and Siemens Digital Factory have entered the top-5 of the annual IoT ONE 500 Index. By this, they have been named two of the world’s most impactful Industrial Internet of Things...
Excellent first half of 2018 for ASML, “second half even stronger”
At ASML, even the sky seems to be offering no limits. With net sales of € 2.74 billion in the second quarter of 2018 (up from 2.3 billion in the first quarter), and a net income of €584 million (up...
Campuses in North Brabant (4): Pivot Park Oss
This is Part 4 of the series Campuses in North Brabant. In the next weeks, we will publish the profiles of all 8 innovation campuses that were mentioned in the recent study by Buck Consultants...
The emergence of unthinkable solutions at imec Netherlands
“If you can already think of a solution, it’s apparently not good enough.” Director John Baekelmans has set the bar quite high for his people at imec Netherlands. The Dutch branch...
Descending aerodynamically in the Tour de France
Fervent cycling enthusiast and professor at the TU/e and the KU Leuven, Bert Blocken, is fascinated by the wind and what that and air pressure do to the riders. After the spectacular way in which...
No limits to growth: creating abundance by eliminating waste and suffering
In a weekly column, alternately written by Lucien Engelen, Mary Fiers, Maarten Steinbuch, Carlo van de Weijer, Tessie Hartjes, and Auke Hoekstra, Innovation Origins tries to find out what the future...
The future of traveling, according to Eindhoven Airport
Right at the moment of the announcement that Eindhoven Airport will be a pilot case for the national aviation policy, the airport is also coming up with its own vision of the future. With the...
Internationals in Eindhoven: Llewellyn from South Africa
People from many different countries live, study and work in Eindhoven. Every week, Innovation Origins has a talk with an international about what brought them here and what life is like in...
Startups to Watch: Pillow’s Willow and VR gaming
Initiated by IO and High Tech Campus, the 10 most promising startups-to-watch from the Brainport Eindhoven region have been announced for the fourth consecutive year. On July 12th they received a...
Creating a ‘one-stop shop’ for the development of integrated photonic chips
To accelerate the development of the Dutch photonics industry, a ‘one-stop-shop’ for the development and manufacture of integrated photonic chips should be created. Today, Friday, July...
Minifab 3D: a new tooth within one hour, instead of days
For many people it is a nightmare; a visit to the dentist. And all the more if you have to come back several times for a crown, for example. Minifab 3D wants to make sure that these...
After Munich, Philips also signs deals with hospitals of Cologne
Next to Städtische Klinikum München – which we reported on recently – Royal Philips has also signed a long-term strategic partnership agreement with the Kliniken der Stadt Köln (Clinics...
