(IN BRIEF) NWO has awarded €30.5 million to ten consortia to modernise, strengthen or better connect existing Large-scale Research Infrastructures in the Netherlands. The investment is intended to bring facilities to state-of-the-art or beyond state-of-the-art standards, extend their operational lifetime … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Environment, Investment, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged AccellARISE, artificial intelligence, ASTRON, atmospheric research, biodiversity, Dutch Research Facilities to Receive Major Upgrades Through NWO LSRI Funding, Dutch research infrastructure, Erasmus University Rotterdam, HFML-FELIX, high-field magnets, KM3NeT, Large-scale Research Infrastructure, Leiden University, LHC, LSRI, LSRI Roadmap, Machine Learning, MAGEX, merge, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands, Netherlands Plant Eco-Phenotyping Centre, Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Nikhef, NPEC 2.0, NWO, NWO Awards €30.5 Million to Upgrade Dutch Large-Scale Research Infrastructure, NWO Strengthens National Research Infrastructure With €30.5 Million Investment, ODISSEI Deepfield, PICTURE, plant research, proteomics, Radboud University, radio astronomy, research funding, ROVRE, Ruisdael Observatory, Scientific Infrastructure, SKA telescope, social science research, species recognition, supercomputing, SURF, uNMR, Utrecht University, VOLTRON, Wageningen University & Research
(IN BRIEF) The NWO Science Board has approved sixteen grant applications through the Open Competition Domain Science-M programme, supporting innovative fundamental research across a wide range of scientific fields. The funded projects include studies using the KM3NeT detector in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Environment, European Union, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ACKR3, Amsterdam UMC, Arabidopsis thaliana, autism, brain folding, carbon-14, chiral perovskites, climate resilient crops, complex ring structures, computational biology, conservation indicators, cortical learning, cosmic rays, cultivated meat, dementia, Dormant Bacteria, Dr Bjorn Baumeier, Dr Carlos Fitzsimons, Dr Coen Kuijl, Dr Evgenia Salta, Dr Fleur Zeldenrust, Dr Ing Martijn van Zanten, Dr Johanna Steen, Dr Joseph Burant, Dr Lisa Genzel, Dr Mark Sterken, Dr Pascal Wissink, Dr Reinout van Weeren, Dr Roberto Lo Conte, Dr Ronald Bruijn, Dr Shuxia Tao, Dr Tati Fernández Ibanez, Dr Yuval Mulla, Eindhoven University of Technology, evacuation infrastructure, flood simulations, fundamental research, galaxy clusters, KM3NeT, Leiden University, LOFAR, Netherlands, neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, neutrinos, NIN-KNAW, NIOO-KNAW, NWO, NWO Science Board, NWO Science Board Approves Sixteen New Open Competition Domain Science-M Research Projects, Open Competition Domain Science-M, Open Competition Domain Science-M Programme Supports Sixteen Dutch Research Projects Across Key Scientific Fields, optical tweezers, phages, pharmaceuticals, positron emission tomography, Prof Dr Christian Kaiser, Prof Dr Harro Meijer, Prof Dr Maria Suarez Diez, Prof Dr Serge Dumoulin, quantum information technologies, quantum materials, Radboud University, radiocarbon measurement, research grants, RNA aggregates, schizophrenia, Science-M programme, scientific urgency, Sixteen Fundamental Research Projects Receive Support Through NWO Open Competition Domain Science-M Programme, snowdrops, spintronics, superconductors, traumatic brain injury, University of Amsterdam, University of Groningen, Utrecht University, UvA, Wageningen University & Research, wild bird populations
(IN BRIEF) Four research projects will receive €5.7 million in KIC funding to explore how better data sharing can support the energy transition in the Netherlands, with total project funding exceeding €8 million when co-funding is included. The projects were … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Alliander, CBS, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, CINEA, companies, data ownership, data sharing, data standards, Delft University of Technology, Digital Twins, Dutch Energy Transition Research Gains Over €8 Million in Total Support for Data Sharing Innovation, Dutch research, energy data, energy dataspaces, energy planning, energy transition, FEDERATE, Four Research Projects Secure KIC Funding to Address Data Challenges in the Dutch Energy Transition, gas-free heating, Gemeente Amsterdam, Gemeente Nijmegen, Gemeente Utrecht, Governments and Industry, grid congestion, grid operators, heat transition, Hogeschool Utrecht, I Lampropoulos, KIC, Liander, M Cvetkovic, municipalities, New KIC-Funded Projects to Strengthen Energy Data Collaboration Between Researchers, NWO, Open Universiteit, privacy, provinces, Provincie Utrecht, Radboud University Nijmegen, renewable energy, SHARE, Sharing the Warmth, smart meters, sociotechnical challenges, Stedin, sustainable energy, synthetic data, T A Alskaif, TNO, TRUST-ET, TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, Utrecht University, VNG, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Wageningen University & Research, Y Shapovalova, €5.7 Million Funding Boosts Dutch Research Into Privacy-Safe Data Sharing for Renewable Energy Systems
(IN BRIEF) The University of Twente is coordinating HyNITROGEN, a €20.3 million research consortium focused on developing green production and recovery routes for ammonia and other nitrogen-based chemicals. The initiative is part of Work Package 5 of the GroenvermogenNL programme … Read the full press release
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Tagged ammonia production, catalysts, circular agriculture, clean water, CO₂ emissions reduction, Delft University of Technology, DIFFER, Dutch chemical industry, Dutch Research and Industry Partners Join Forces Under University of Twente Leadership to Transform Nitrogen Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, electrocatalysis, energy transition, fertilisers, Fokko Mulder, green ammonia, GREEN HYDROGEN, Green Nitrogen Chemistry, GroenvermogenNL, GroenvermogenNL Backs €20.3 Million HyNITROGEN Programme to Strengthen Sustainable Chemistry and Green Hydrogen Innovation, Haber-Bosch process, Harry Bitter, HyNITROGEN, HyNITROGEN Consortium Secures €20.3 Million to Scale Sustainable Nitrogen Chemistry for Fertilisers Energy and Chemicals, industrial co-funding, Jimmy Faria Albanese, Johnson Matthey, Leiden University, Maastricht University, N2 Applied, National Growth Fund, natural gas reduction, Netherlands, Nijhuis Water Technology, nitrogen chemistry, nitrogen recovery, nitrogen reutilisation, nitrogen-based chemicals, Nobian Industrial Chemicals, Nouryon, NWO, plasma-based processes, port of Rotterdam, Radboud University Nijmegen, renewable electricity, research consortium, separation technologies, SMEs, sustainable chemistry, sustainable energy, TNO, Topsoe R&D, University of Amsterdam, University of Groningen, University of Twente, University of Twente Coordinates €20.3 Million HyNITROGEN Research Consortium to Advance Green Nitrogen Chemistry, University of Twente Leads €20.3 Million HyNITROGEN Consortium to Advance Green Nitrogen Chemistry in the Netherlands, Utrecht University, VITALFLUID, Wageningen University and Research, wastewater nitrogen recovery, €20.3 million subsidy, €6 million co-funding
(IN BRIEF) The Netherlands and Germany have launched the WADcouple coordination and knowledge transfer project with €650,000 in joint funding as part of an international research programme focused on understanding environmental and human pressures affecting the Wadden Sea. The initiative … Read the full press release
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Tagged biodiversity loss, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, climate change, Delft University of Technology, Denmark, Diana Giebels, Dutch Research Agenda, Dutch Research Council, ecological resilience, ecosystem management, environmental research, Frans Sijtsma, Germany, International Wadden Sea Research Programme Advances with New Coordination and Knowledge Transfer Project, Kiel University, knowledge transfer, Leibniz University Hannover, marine ecosystems, Netherlands, Netherlands and Germany Launch Joint WADcouple Initiative to Strengthen Wadden Sea Research Collaboration, Netherlands and Germany Launch Joint Wadden Sea Research Coordination Project, NIOZ, NWA, pollution, salt marshes, scientific collaboration, sedimentary processes, sustainability, trilateral cooperation, UNESCO World Heritage, University of Groningen, University of Hamburg, University of Twente, Utrecht University, WADcouple, Wadden Sea, Wadden Sea research programme
(IN BRIEF) The Dutch Research Council has awarded the first two projects under the DeepNL Top-up Call, a funding initiative aimed at enhancing the integration, application, and impact of subsurface research. The selected projects focus on improving earthquake risk assessment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged CO2 storage, DeepNL, DeepNL Programme Expands with New Projects Focused on Integration Application and Societal Impact, Dr J M Miocic, Dr Y van Dinther, earthquake research, gas extraction, geothermal energy, Groningen, induced seismicity, Netherlands, NWO, NWO Funds New DeepNL Projects to Advance Earthquake Risk Research and Public Engagement, research funding, science education, subsurface science, TU Delft, University of Groningen, Utrecht University
(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO has launched Doorpakken, a new platform designed to help Dutch SMEs overcome early-stage growth barriers and scale more effectively. Combining financing solutions, mentorship, practical tools, and insights into areas such as leadership and technology, the platform … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Small Business, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, ABN AMRO introduces Doorpakken platform to help SMEs scale beyond early growth challenges, AI adoption SMEs, business ecosystems, Business Financing, cybersecurity SMEs, digital transformation, Doorpakken, Dutch economy, entrepreneurship platform, growth tools, Han Mesters, leadership development, mentorship programs, New10 financing, nlgroeit, Patrick Pfaff, small business scaling, SME growth Netherlands, startup growth challenges, Utrecht University
(IN BRIEF) The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has granted over €4.1 million to fourteen research projects under the 2023 Thematic Digital Competence Centers (TDCC) call. These projects support digital transformation in Life Sciences & Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged AI Training, AI-savvy researchers, Amsterdam UMC, audiovisual data, cloud-native data, cohort harmonization, DANS, data infrastructure Netherlands, data stewardship, data-driven research, digital research infrastructure, digital transformation in research, Dutch science funding, FAIR data, geospatial machine learning, HPC, Leiden University, Life Sciences and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, non-competitive research grants, NWO, NWO funding 2025, Open Science, Radboud University, research transparency, scientific reproducibility, social sciences and humanities, SSH data privacy, SURF, synthetic data, TDCC, Thematic Digital Competence Centers, TU Delft, UMC Groningen, University of Amsterdam, University of Twente, Utrecht University, VU Amsterdam
(IN BRIEF) Scientists from Utrecht University and the University of Twente have successfully created ultrathin germanene nanoribbons and discovered their unique properties, which could be vital for quantum computing. Their research reveals that as the ribbons become narrower, the topological … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged condensed-matter physics, Dennis Klaassen, error-resistant qubits, Fudan University, germanene, low-energy electronics, Majorana zero modes, nanoribbons, nanotechnology, Nature Communications, one-dimensional materials, Pantelis Bampoulis, quantum applications, quantum computing, Radboud University Nijmegen, spin-orbit coupling, topological edge states, topological insulator, two-dimensional materials, University of Tokyo, University of Twente, Utrecht University
(IN BRIEF) Eight Dutch projects have secured funding under the EU’s ‘Water4all’ program, with over €2.3 million invested, €1.6 million of which is co-funded by Dutch ministries and NWO, and €700,000 by the European Commission. The projects focus on improving … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, Small Business, Technology
Tagged ClimEx-PE, DEMOTAPE, dr. Anne Van Loon, Dr. Jeroen Warner, Dr. Katrin Merfeld, Dr. Marije Schaafsma, Dr. Miranda de Graaf, Dr.Ir. Jantiene Baartman, Dutch projects, Eindhoven University of Technology, Erasmus UMC, EU programme, European Commission, GreenAdapt2Extremes, Grounded-Extremes, LandEx, Management of water resources, MegaWat, NWO, PreVir, Prof.Dr. Sofia Calero, Prof.Dr. Walter Immerzeel, SWMOF, Utrecht University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Wageningen University & Research, water management, water security, Water4all programme
(IN BRIEF) The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has granted 15 million euros to the CropXR research program, which focuses on ‘smart breeding’ of extra resilient crops (XR) through the integration of plant biology, computational modeling, and artificial intelligence. … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science
Tagged Christoph Lofi, CropXR Program, Delft University of Technology, Geert-Jan Houben, Liselotte de Vries, Luca Laurenti, Manuel Mazo, Marcel Reinders, Resilient Crops, University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University, Wageningen University and Research
(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 2-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Fourteen LIFT (Launchpad for Innovative Future Technology) projects involved in developing smart membranes that extract nitrogen components from manure streams, creating nanocrystals for solar cells in windows, and finding ways to eliminate … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Food & Beverage, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Agra-Matic B.V., agricultural waste, Agrifirm, AgXeed B.V., autonomous agricultural vehicle, Avsalt AB, BASF, batteries, Blockchain, catalytic converters, climate change, Darling Ingredients International, De Heus Voeders B.V., deionization, Delft University of Technology, Delmic BV, Dr Antoni Forner-Cuenca, Dr Arjan Houtepen, Dr Arthur Ram, Dr Ben Giepmans, Dr Louis de Smet, Dr Remco Hartkamp, Dr Sytze de Bruin, Dr Wouter Swierstra, Dutch Research Council, Eindhoven University of Technology, electrolysers, enzymes, ForFarmers Nederland B.V., fuel cells, Genomic Selection, IOHK, ionic contaminants, ions in water, Launchpad for Innovative Future Technology, Leiden University, LIFT, LIFT projects, Metrohm Nederland B.V., nanocrystals for solar cells, Nedstack fuel cell technologies B.V., NWO, Pentair X-Flow, PHYSEE, pig breeding industry, PlantLab Groep B.V., Prof. Bert Weckhuysen, Prof. Harry Bitter, Prof. Kitty Nijmeijer, Prof. Martien Groenen, Prof. Ruud van Ommen, RESEARCH, Shell Global Solutions International B.V., smart contracts, smart membranes, soil compaction, solar cells, Stichting imec Nederland (imec Nederland Foundation), Topigs Norsvin Research Centre, Umicore AG & Co. KG, University Medical Center Groningen, Utrecht University, Van Drie Group, Wageningen University & Research, WeissBioTech GmbH
(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 2-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Three Technology Area (TA) projects are scheduled to start in 2020. A consortium led by Geert-Jan Boons (Utrecht University) will link allergenic proteins to complex sugars to open new avenues for preventing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Food & Beverage, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Agri&Food, Albertinka Murk, allergenic proteins, chemicals, Danone Nutricia Research, Delft University of Technology, DSM, Dutch Research Council, electromagnetic fields, ENERGY, EnzyTag B.V., Erik van der Kolk, Food allergy, Geert-Jan Boons, greenhouses, luminescent coatings, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, NWO, offshore wind farms, Physee Group B.V. Bom holding B.V., RESEARCH, Rijkswaterstaat, Saint-Gobain, Science PPP Fund, Stichting de Noordzee, TA projects, Technology Area, Tennet, treating food allergies, ultraviolet light, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, visible light, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and Research, Witteveen+Bos
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