Industrie

AI literacy: crucial skill in the digital age

AI expert Meike Nauta, winner of the KIVI Prins Friso Ingenieur Prize, argues for a change in mindset when adopting AI.

LIOF, Joanna Invests and Earthstar invest in Smobya

Smobya, founded by Lídia Kuti and Almos Kuti, developed NanoTwine™: a technology to produce bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) on an industrial scale.

92 per cent of Limburg entrepreneurs do not yet see measurable impact from AI

"The technology itself is usually not the bottleneck; the problem is more often in the organisation around it. AI accelerates what is already there."

Stop starting, start connecting

Limburg has no shortage of initiatives. It does have a shortage of cohesion.

Government supports SMEs with SLIM grants

Since Monday 7 April (and until Monday 4 May), SME employers can again apply for the SLIM grant.

Untapped talent in the workplace

The labour market in Limburg is struggling. Employers are looking for people, while at the same time a lot of talent remains unused.

Building tomorrow's labour market together with Keyport

How do you ensure enough well-trained people in a region where technology, care and innovation are in full development?

New Sprint Grant scheme for future-proof SMEs

With the new Sprintsubsidie MKB 2026-2027, Province of Limburg is going to support entrepreneurs to improve their business processes and make their operations sma

From R&D to manufacturing: Defence collaborates with Limburg

The new MINDbase counter at Brightlands Chemelot campus provides a low-threshold entry point for entrepreneurs and researchers developing innovative ideas or tech

Strategic cooperation increases inflow and retention of talent in the region

CHILL and Meet the Youngsters are starting a strategic collaboration to better reach, connect and bring talent to Limburg.

'Energy should be available to everyone,' and so Hans Veenemans designed a self-contained energy factory: the Ecoplant

Autonomous, multifunctional and pleasing to the eye.

Future vision 2050: Limburg thinks big and far ahead

On February 26 - shortly after the Cabinet was on the platform in The Hague - Province of Limburg presented its future vision 'TV2050'.

Transition requires choices now: successful companies also embrace bottom-up initiatives

Directors are putting sustainability high on the agenda, but the organization is struggling to get moving.

Three-day Energy Hub development training course

From the ROMs' Smart Energy Hubs program (ROM-Netherlands), the ROMs are organizing the three-day Energy Hub Development Training in 2026.

Limburg invests in innovation with new Brightlands Future Fund

To give innovative companies, smart ideas and innovative technologies room to grow, the Province of Limburg is developing a new fund: the Brightlands Future Fund.

Resilience guide: 'Entrepreneurship is thinking ahead'

Suppose the power goes out or there is some other crisis situation? How do you, as a company, get through these difficult circumstances in the best possible way?