Kennis & innovatie

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.

Open for applications

WBSO: tax scheme for research and development

Fiscal innovation scheme for companies undertaking development and/or research projects and looking to reduce their Research & Development (R&D) costs.

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Brightlands High Tech Agro: where robots and plants are shaping the future of horticulture

The arrival of Brightlands High Tech Agro will facilitate cooperation with the horticultural sector around Venlo.

'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.

Discover the Dutch Smart Farming guide 2026

During the successful Bedrijvendag Ambassadeursconferentie 2026, the Smart Farming sector guide was officially presented to public and private partners.

Brightlands Impact Award

Do you have an innovative research project that has the potential to solve real problems?

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.

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"We are not talking about a small step but a breakthrough."

Delft-based Tree Composites is developing a revolutionary technology that makes steel structures last 5,000 times longer.

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?

Circular chains in practice

During the well-attended and inspiring final event of the Circular Chain Power program, four entrepreneurs, together with their chain partners, presented the resu

Sectors with lots of intellectual property important to the economy

The Netherlands is among the European vanguard when it comes to the economic impact of industries that make intensive use of intellectual property rights.

High water, livability, boating routes and nature: the Maastricht puzzle of four transitions

In one of the largest integrated water projects in the Netherlands, the Southern Meuse Valley, four transitions are coming together.