(IN BRIEF) FMO has invested US$30 million in the second tranche of HDBank’s international green bond programme, joining British International Investment in a US$50 million placement that follows IFC’s fully subscribed inaugural tranche. The programme supports climate-aligned projects across renewable … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Tagged BII, British International Investment, carbon emissions reduction, climate finance, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, FMO, green bond, green buildings, HDBank, HDBank Secures Global Support for US$100 Million Green Bond Initiative, Ho Chi Minh City Development Commercial Bank, IFC, International Finance Corporation, net zero 2050, renewable energy, solar power, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Finance Framework, Vietnam
(IN BRIEF) InfraVia has completed the full integration of real estate specialist OREIMA, acquired in 2023, consolidating its real estate activities under the InfraVia brand following a two-year integration process. The transaction strengthens InfraVia’s multi-asset private investment platform by formally … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Real Estate
Tagged alternative assets, asset management, ESG real estate, European real estate, InfraVia, institutional investment, investor platform, long-term returns, multi-asset platform, OREIMA, private equity, private markets, real estate strategy, value creation
(IN BRIEF) NWO has opened the 2026 call for its Open Technology Programme (OTP), continuing a 45-year tradition of supporting application-oriented, technology-driven research with strong societal relevance through close collaboration between researchers and public and private partners. With a total … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged application-oriented research, collaboration with industry, Dutch Research Council, innovation funding, interdisciplinary research, Netherlands research funding, NWO, NWO Continues Long-Running Open Technology Programme with New 2026 Call, NWO Invites Researchers to Apply for Open Technology Programme 2026 Funding, Open Technology Programme, Open Technology Programme 2026 Opens with €25.9 Million Budget for Collaborative Innovation, OTP 2026, Public-Private Partnerships, research funding, research grants, societal impact, technical sciences, technology research
(IN BRIEF) The Demonstrator 2026 call has opened with more than €1.2 million in funding available to support researchers in transforming academic knowledge into market-ready products or services, offering up to €200,000 per project and supporting a maximum of six … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged academic research, Commercialisation, Demonstrator 2026, Demonstrator 2026 Launches with Higher Funding Limits and Broader Commercialisation Options, European research funding, innovation funding, innovation programme, knowledge transfer, market readiness, minimal viable product, research funding, research grants, societal readiness level, SRL 5, Technology Readiness Level, TRL 5, utilisation activities
(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO expects Dutch house prices to keep rising in 2026 and 2027, albeit at a slower pace than the strong growth seen in 2025. While higher mortgage rates and reduced investor activity are set to weigh on … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Marketing, Netherlands, Real Estate
Tagged ABN Amro, Dutch Housing Market, Dutch Housing Market Set for Slower Growth as Transactions Decline, European Commission Affordable Housing Plan, house prices, housing forecast, Housing Shortage, housing transactions, investor sales, mortgage rates, Netherlands real estate
(IN BRIEF) PhD researcher Yijing Zhang has developed a wearable garment that allows pregnant women to monitor their unborn baby’s heartbeat at home without gel-based electrodes or direct skin contact. Using integrated dry electrodes, custom electronics, and advanced noise-reduction techniques, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged dry electrodes, Eindhoven MedTech Innovation Center, Eindhoven University of Technology, electrical engineering, fetal heart monitoring, home healthcare innovation, Integrated circuit design, Máxima Medical Center, noise reduction, Philips, prenatal care, TU Eindhoven, TU Eindhoven Researcher Develops Portable Wearable for Gel Free Fetal Heart Monitoring, wearable medical technology, Yijing Zhang
(IN BRIEF) Eindhoven University of Technology has appointed Professor Jan van Hest as Dean of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, effective 1 May. A professor of Bio-organic Chemistry and current scientific director of the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Van … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged academic leadership, bio organic chemistry, biomedical engineering, BME department, Dutch science, Eindhoven University of Technology, ICMS, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Jan van Hest, Jan van Hest Takes on Dean Role to Guide the Future of Biomedical Engineering at TU Eindhoven, Koen Janssen, Maarten Merkx, Spinoza Prize, TU Eindhoven, university governance
(IN BRIEF) ShanX Medtech, a spin-off from Eindhoven University of Technology, has raised €24 million in combined public and private funding to accelerate the development of its ultra-rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing platform. The financing includes an oversubscribed €15 million seed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged AMR, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, Ardjan van der Linden, AST, Borski Fund, Brabant Development Agency, Eindhoven University of Technology, European Commission funding, HADEA, Hera, High Tech Campus Eindhoven, In Vitro Diagnostics, Invest-NL, Jaap den Toonder, MedTech innovation, New €24 Million Investment Positions ShanX Medtech for Clinical Launch of Rapid AST Technology, ShanX Medtech, Sophia E Shanko, TU/e spin-off
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory has launched the Libra Legal AI Workspace in the Netherlands, combining generative AI technology from Libra with Wolters Kluwer’s authoritative legal content. The platform provides a unified environment for legal research, drafting and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Berlin, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged AI workspace, corporate legal departments, document drafting, generative AI, law firms, legal AI, legal compliance, legal research, legal technology, legal workflows, Libra Technology, Netherlands, Wolters Kluwer, Wolters Kluwer Introduces Integrated Legal AI Workspace for Dutch Law Firms and Legal Teams
(IN BRIEF) The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has introduced multidisciplinary thematic teams to strengthen collaboration, knowledge sharing, and responsiveness to societal challenges. Working across five broad themes, the teams support existing funding programmes by improving coherence, visibility, and connections … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged climate and sustainability research, digitalisation, energy and circularity, health care research, Jan de Boer, knowledge sharing, multidisciplinary research, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, NWO, NWO Launches Thematic Teams to Enhance Coherence Across Research Programmes, research collaboration, research funding Netherlands, research policy, resilient societies, science policy, technological innovation, thematic teams, ZonMw
(IN BRIEF) Louis Dreyfus Company has named Nigel Mamalis as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately, following the unexpected death of Group CFO Patrick Treuer. With more than 30 years of experience across finance, trading, risk, and senior management roles … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged agribusiness sector, appointment, corporate finance, executive leadership, Geneva Switzerland, interim chief financial officer, LDC, leadership, Louis Dreyfus Company, Louis Dreyfus Company Ensures Financial Continuity with Interim CFO Appointment, Michael Gelchie, Nigel Mamalis, Patrick Treuer, senior management appointment
(IN BRIEF) NWO will launch a single Call for Proposals for the 2026 Venture Challenge programme, covering both spring and fall rounds and supported by a €200,000 budget from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The programme helps Life Sciences & … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 000 Budget, academic entrepreneurship, business coaching for researchers, Dutch innovation policy, grant funding Netherlands, Health~Holland, Life Sciences and Health, Medical Innovation, Ministry of Economic Affairs Netherlands, NWO, NWO Launches Unified 2026 Venture Challenge Call with €200, research commercialization, start-up support, Venture Challenge programme
(IN BRIEF) Stadler and Arriva Nederland have agreed on the delivery of five new four-car FLIRT trains for operation on the Vechtdallijnen network in the Dutch provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe. The electric units will support rising passenger numbers, improve … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged accessibility, Almelo Hardenberg line, Arriva Nederland, Drenthe, electric trains, FLIRT trains, Overijssel, Pascal Kuenzler, passenger comfort, rail electrification, regional rail transport, RRReis livery, Stadler, Stadler and Arriva Expand Longstanding Partnership with New FLIRT Train Contract, sustainable mobility, Vechtdallijnen, Zwolle Emmen line
(IN BRIEF) ABB has signed contracts with Rotterdam Shore Power to engineer and construct shore power systems with a combined capacity of more than 100 MVA at the Port of Rotterdam. The installations, scheduled to begin operation in the second … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ABB, ABB Selected to Build High-Capacity Shore Power Infrastructure at Europe’s Largest Port, APM Terminals Maasvlakte II, container terminals, decarbonization, Eneco, FuelEU Maritime regulation, Hutchison Ports ECT Delta, port electrification, port of Rotterdam, Rotterdam Shore Power, shore power systems
(IN BRIEF) The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has launched a new €6.1 million funding call to support research into innovative nuclear reactors and advanced nuclear fuels, as part of the Netherlands’ broader strategy to strengthen nuclear energy as a low-carbon … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged advanced modular reactors, Dutch nuclear energy research programme, Dutch Research Council, Generation IV reactors, low carbon energy, materials research, micro reactors, Ministry of Climate and Green Growth, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, monitoring systems, Netherlands, nuclear energy, nuclear fuels, nuclear innovation, NWO, NWO Opens €6.1 Million Programme to Support Innovative Nuclear Energy Technologies, public private consortia, reactor safety
(IN BRIEF) Royal Philips has entered into an agreement to acquire SpectraWAVE, adding AI-powered intravascular imaging and angiography-based physiology technologies to its coronary intervention portfolio. The acquisition expands Philips’ offering with SpectraWAVE’s HyperVue Imaging System and X1-FFR, complementing existing IVUS … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Healthcare, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged AI medical imaging, artificial intelligence, Azurion, Bert van Meurs, Coronary Artery Disease, coronary physiology, DeepOCT, Eman Namati, Enhanced Vascular Imaging, HyperVue Imaging System, iFR, image-guided therapy, intravascular imaging, IVUS, Near-infrared spectroscopy, percutaneous coronary intervention, Philips Adds AI-Powered Intravascular Imaging and Physiology Technologies with SpectraWAVE Deal, Roy Jakobs, Royal Philips, SpectraWAVE, X1-FFR
(IN BRIEF) KPN and several trade unions have reached a negotiation result on a new collective labor agreement that emphasizes higher pay, greater flexibility, and improved support for employees’ financial and personal well-being. The proposed CAO includes a total salary … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Society, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged CAO, caregiving leave, Chief People Officer, childcare contribution, CNV, collective labor agreement, De Unie, employee well-being, flexible leave, FNV, Hilde Garssen, inclusive holidays, KPN, KPN and Trade Unions Agree on Modern Employment Package with Higher Pay and Greater Choice, New KPN Collective Labor Agreement Delivers Salary Growth and Expanded Employee Benefits, personal development, Qlix, Salary Increase, student debt repayment, sustainable housing, trade unions, training and education
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has been awarded a major contract by the Dutch Ministry of Defence to supply a two-digit number of Skyranger 30 air defence systems, with an order value in the triple-digit million euro range. Deliveries are set to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged airburst ammunition, cannon-based air defence, counter-drone systems, defence industry, Dutch Ministry of Defence, ground-based air defence, integrated air defence systems, military procurement, Mobile Air Defence, NATO, Netherlands armed forces, Oliver Dürr, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Air Defence, Rheinmetall Strengthens Leadership in Ground-Based Air Defence with New Dutch Skyranger Contract, Skyranger 30, stationary air defence, tracking radar
(IN BRIEF) AMALAR HOLDING announced that PPF Group N.V., the primary holding entity of the multinational investment company PPF, has begun the process of relocating its registered office from the Netherlands to the Czech Republic, with completion expected in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Real Estate
Tagged Advisory Board, AMALAR HOLDING, AMALAR HOLDING Announces Next Phase of PPF Governance Evolution with Planned Czech Redomiciliation, asset management, corporate governance, Czech Republic, international investment, investment company, Kellner family, legal environment, Netherlands, PPF, PPF Financial Holdings, PPF Group N.V., redomiciliation, relocation, Renáta Kellnerová, shareholder structure, strategic direction, tax residency
(IN BRIEF) SSAB has officially launched its Strenx® Certified Fabricator network in the Netherlands, naming Joop van Zanten B.V. as the first Dutch company to join. The programme recognises fabricators with demonstrated excellence in producing high-strength steel components and provides … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Netherlands, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged certification program, fabrication network, high-strength steel, INNOVATION, Joop van Zanten B.V., Netherlands, OEM components, Sara Maltén, SSAB, SSAB Launches Strenx Certified Fabricator Program in Dutch Market to Promote Excellence in Steel Fabrication, Steel Industry, steel structures, Strenx Certified Fabricator, Strenx performance steel, sustainability, training support
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