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Growth Tribe raises €3 million to accelerate international expansion
Growth Tribe, Europe’s leading growth academy, has raised €3 million from the London-based investment office Rinkelberg Capital Ltd. The funding will be used to accelerate the organization’s next phase of growth.
Founder of Dutch East-West Seed wins “Nobel prize for food”
The World Food Prize Foundation announced Simon N. Groot as the 2019 World Food Prize Laureate.
Lely designs the future dairy farm
Dutch leading supplier of robotics and farm management data for the dairy farm Lely has achieved robust growth in 2018.
Microsoft opens Quantum Lab on Dutch Quantum Campus
Dutch King Willem Alexander opened the Microsoft Quantum Lab on the campus of TU Delft.
SkyNRG, Shell and World Energy reduce carbon emissions at US Airport
Dutch-based SkyNRG en Shell Aviation have started the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to international airlines KLM, SAS and Finnair at San Fransisco Airport.
Dutch ‘Tesla of scooters’ raises €10M for mass production
Etergo, producer of the Dutch ‘Tesla of scooters’ received €10 million from a German automotive specialist.
Biotech start-up In Ovo aims for more ethical global food production
Dutch biotech company In Ovo, a spin-off of Leiden University, developed a unique test method to discover whether a chick is male or female, while it is still in the egg.
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Amsterdam wants to be the world’s drone capital
RAI Amsterdam will launch the first Amsterdam Drone Week from 26 – 20 November 2018.
Stahl and Ananas Anam enhance Piñatex® performance and sustainability
Leading Dutch surface expert Stahl and Ananas Anam, a pioneer company in circular innovation and product development, have achieved a breakthrough in sustainable and innovative new materials.
Dutch consortium building offshore ‘Solar at Sea’ energy farm
Dutch companies and research institutes (ECN, TNO, MARIN, TAQA, and Oceans of Energy) have initiated the design, construction and operation of the world’s first offshore floating solar farm: ‘Solar at Sea’.
Energy storage provider Alfen reveals plans for Euronext IPO
Dutch-based Alfen has announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Amsterdam.
Vitro Plus boosts production capacity
Vitro Plus, a Dutch producer of an extensive assortment of ferns, has developed a new cultivation system for ferns.
Dutch Voitures Extravert electrifies classic Porsche 911s
Two Dutch entrepreneurs are fighting the ban on iconic classic cars in cities around the world, by converting decommissioned vintage Porsche 911 cars into electric vehicles.
Bynder acquirs digital asset management company Webdam
UNStudio in the Netherlands has designed a cable car system supported by a network of towers for the Swedish city of Gothenburg.
Contest Yachts: The quality of Dutch craftmanship
Contest Yachts has grown into one of the largest and oldest family-run yards in the world.
Holland Lift: Working safely at heights
Whenever and wherever people have to work at heights, Holland Lift is a well-known name.
Tocardo: Sustainable energy with clockwork regularity
For centuries the Dutch have had a love-hate relationship with water. As large parts of the ...
Royal Smals: A clear view on water management
Founded in 1885, Smals started out as a gravel dredger, continuing and growing in this line of business until
TGINT: Intelligence for better corporate decision-making
Its intelligence services help companies to make business decisions based on
