Kennis & innovatie

08

Jan

Entries for the Circular Awards 2025 are open!

Every year the Circular Awards are presented to initiatives that are doing something special for the circular economy. You can enter candidates now!

06

Jan

All signs point to go for the first Limburg BVLOS drone platform

The first Limburg BVLOS drone platform has been realized at the Brightlands Smart Services Campus in Heerlen.

This green roof saves energy, cools, stores water and enhances biodiversity

Green roofs are nothing new, but the Brabant company ROEF is taking a different approach.

19

Dec

This was 2024: a wrap up with inspiring examples from the region

Limburg is growing, thriving and surprising! In this wrap up you will find a selection of stories from the past year.

Berrybrothers has been at home in soft fruit for 40 years!

Care in soft fruit: 40 years of craftsmanship, hand-picked and year-round premium quality. Read Berrybrothers' success story.

18

Dec

Call for Seed Money Projects is open

SMEs from the agrifood and horticulture sectors who want to expand their international activities can get support to do so in the form of Seed Money Projects.

16

Dec

This all-eating plant will recycle and process 4,000 tons of plastic waste per year, with no competition from China

Scale-up Uppact is to build a demo plant in Delfzijl that can recycle and process 4,000 tons of unsorted and unwashed plastic and textile waste into new plastic b

Young farmers in particular are more likely to sell on their own property

More farmers are selling their vegetables, fruits or eggs on their own property.

12

Dec

Fontys and Gilde Opleidingen launch Center for Engineering Manufacturing Industry

In order to sustainably strengthen the manufacturing industry in North and Central Limburg, Fontys University of Applied Sciences (hbo) and Gilde Opleidingen (mbo

10

Dec

New edition spring 2025: BL.INC Masterclass Food & Nutrition

Because of the success of the BL.INC Masterclass Food & Nutrition, we are launching a new edition in spring 2025!

09

Dec

Kids Hackathon: 200 students work on sustainable energy solutions

Pupils from 13 South Limburg schools joined forces for a sustainable future.

09

Dec

New technique measures live activity of gut bacteria

In Maastricht UMC+, researchers at NUTRIM in collaboration with Research Engineering IDEE and Maastricht Instruments have developed a technique to measure the act

09

Dec

Startup consultation: Support with your growth questions

Every four weeks on Thursday mornings from 9 a.m.

Dutch student can use 'green gold' to desalinate water while removing CO2 from air

Meinke van Oenen (20) wants to enter the market with her algae technology "The green gold."

Dutch start-up filters plastic waste from rivers with 'bubble walls': 'We let it float past us like this'

The plastic soup is not limited to seas and oceans. The amount of plastic waste in canals, channels and rivers is also enormous.

05

Dec

New grant helps entrepreneurs reuse and repair

There is a subsidy for entrepreneurs who want to reuse, repair or recycle products and materials. As of Jan.