Climate Log: Think for yourself, act wisely
The climate is changing and we are all going to notice the consequences, all over the world. There are plenty of plans to prepare for this or even to reverse the process. But as an alderman for a...
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Plans for a Formula E night race in the Dutch City of Lights: Eindhoven
This May, the Formula 1 cars will race the Zandvoort circuit for the first time since 1985. Many Dutch people wonder if Max Verstappen could follow in the footsteps of the last winner, Niki Lauda....
Biomass: a climate killer or transition fuel?
The climate is changing and we are all going to notice the consequences, all over the world. There are plenty of plans to prepare for this or even to reverse the process. But as an alderman for a...
Global liveability report: Dutch and Swiss cities ideal for European expats
Clean air, good facilities and low crime rates are among the benefits that make Copenhagen and Bern the most liveable cities in the world for European expats. Dutch and Swiss cities dominate the...
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Signify: ‘More than double the demand for LiFi installation’
The number of project orders for the installation of systems that communicate data via LiFi is skyrocketing, according to Head of Business Development Ed Huibers of Eindhoven-based tech company...
My boiler almost takes off – What to do?
The climate is changing and we are all going to notice the consequences, all over the world. There are plenty of plans to prepare for this or even to reverse the process. But as an alderman for a...
Dutch spending on Research & Development increases, but the country remains an average performer in Europe
In 2018, companies, institutions and higher education in the Netherlands spent approximately 16.7 billion euros on Research and Development (R&D) with their own and hired staff. This is the...
Eindhoven AI Systems Institute: ‘Universal law against misuse of AI is needed’
Only a universal law on rules of conduct applicable to robots and the use of artificial intelligence can protect humankind against their brutal abuse, so said director Carlo van de Weijer of the...
Mobility as a service, to keep the Netherlands accessible
There are more ways to get from A to B than with a car you bought yourself. Not that this automobile of yours would have to be scrapped immediately, but sometimes a combination of means of transport...
Start-up of the week: a real person as a customer service rep? How old-fashioned!
”Your sneak preview of the future” is the slogan of Innovation Origins, and that’s just what we will highlight with our Start-up of the Week column. Over the past few days, five start-ups of the day...
France is innovating as fast as a train at Station F
The world’s largest start-up campus is located at a former train station in the heart of Paris. With a thousand budding entrepreneurs on 34,000 m2 of floor space, France is putting itself on...
Award winning ShoQR: focus on the patient or the therapist?
In the train from his hometown Den Hoorn to his work in Eindhoven at the Fontys Paramedische Hogescholen, Tim Gerbrands scrambled together an excel file, hoping his students could take it further....
Start-up of the day: advanced, accessible MRIs
Medical imaging technologies allow specialists to look inside the human body in order to diagnose or monitor certain conditions. Various methods enable the visualization of specific parts of our...
Eindhoven: ‘We are ahead in the field of urban greening’.
Eindhoven is one of the three demonstration cities participating in the European climate research project that will be experimenting for five years with projects which make the city climate-adaptive...
Eindhoven, Tampere and Genova – demonstration cities in European climate study
The Brabant city of Eindhoven, the Italian city of Genova and the Finnish city of Tampere have been appointed as demonstration cities for experiments on a major livability study to be carried out by...
Airbus takes its additive manufacturing from prototypes to series production, from Taufkirchen to Bristol
After three years of prototyping with Additive Industries’ MetalFAB1 in Taufkirchen (near Munich), Airbus’ daughter company APWORKS has decided to scale up to series production for its...
Plenty of bike paths, but how do you prefer to cycle?
The Netherlands is the cycling country of the world. The Dutch have nothing to complain about when it comes to the construction and maintenance of bike paths. The rest of the world is also working...
Gerard & Anton Awardwinner: Incooling devises a system for cooling chips inside servers
The Gerard & Anton Awards have been awarded once again! So it’s high time we take a closer look at the winners and what we can expect from these start-ups in the coming years. Today:...
Strong growth in investments in start-ups and scale-ups from Brainport Eindhoven region
Investments in start-ups and scale-ups from the Brainport Eindhoven region increased significantly in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 and 2017. According to research by...
Quo Vadis, German car industry?
On average, cars will cost about 3,000 to 5,000 Euros more by the year 2025. That is at least what Audi boss Bram Schot explained on Dutch radio last weekend. As the reason for this increase, the...
Brabant administrative agreement: not much in store for Eindhoven
An administrative agreement has been signed with the provincial authorities: https://www.brabant.nl/politiek-en-bestuur/bestuursakkoord-2019-2023 Politicians pride themselves on the fact that in the...
Start-up of the day: conquering the world of maps
The fully-grown start-up MapCreator is conquering the map-making world from the centre of Eindhoven. The company provides custom made, easy, fast and accessible mapping solutions for your business....
Most read this week: Dutch mountains and Sh*tty scooters
The reservation of land by the municipality of Eindhoven and the project developer for the spectacular Dutch Mountains architecture project attracted the most visitors to Innovation Origins this...
“Eindhoven, a shining example for Europe”
The Eindhoven University of Technology should promote itself much more clearly as the example of the innovative university. According to Dr Daria Tataj, Eindhoven has everything to grow into a...
