Shanghai Dutch Innovators and Manufacturers Network (DIMA) and Netherlands Science Network meeting

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China recovered relatively quickly from the COVID crisis due to an immediate lockdown and strict testing policy. Therefore Dutch companies in the Shanghai region were able to quickly go back to business as well. Therefore, on November 3 we continued hosting our quarterly meeting of DIMA, a network of 60 Dutch companies active in manufacturing / R&D in the Shanghai …

#2 Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – 3 innovative scientific approaches

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The world is fighting two pandemics at the same time – COVID19 and the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, making their infections harder to treat. In Europe, approximately 25.000 people die every year because of drug resistant infections. It is estimated that AMR will kill an extra 10 million people globally by 2050. In this episode we …

#1 Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – introduction from CN and NL

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The world is fighting two pandemics at the same time – COVID19 and the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, making their infections harder to treat. In Europe, approximately 25.000 people die every year because of drug resistant infections. It is estimated that AMR will kill an extra 10 million people globally by 2050. In this episode we …

WEBINAR: Construction Waste & Green Building

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Most recycled concrete ends up in road base in the Netherlands, using regular crushing. However, through innovations at companies, universities and in joint European research projects, advanced technologies are now becoming available. There are many showcases of fully recycled concrete being used in new buildings. In this webinar we spoke with several researchers and Dutch companies and the webinar can …

WEBINAR: CDW & Green building, zakendoen in China

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Afgelopen dinsdag 25 augustus was de eerste aflevering van de tweedelige serie over Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling and Green Building. De eerste aflevering was voor Nederlandse bedrijven in de sector die actief willen worden op de Chinese markt. David Bekkers, Nederlandse Innovatie Netwerk op het consulaat in Shanghai: Introductie en moderatorBjörn Ooms, Economische Afdeling op het consulaat in Shanghai: …

Life Sciences and Health webinar

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Nuffic Neso China, the representative office of Dutch higher education in China, is organizing the Orange Expert Webinar of Studying and Doing Research in the Netherlands with a focus on life sciences and health. The Science & Technology Counsellor at the Embassy of the Netherlands, Taake Manning, will open the webinar and will give an introduction to the life sciences …

NL Innovation Network presents AI in Mobility

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The Netherlands Innovation Network presents a second edition of the Netherlands Innovation Network magazine, this time looking at developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mobility in a selection of the countries where our network is based. On 8 October 2019, the Netherlands launched its Strategic Action Plan for AI, along with a public-private National AI Coalition, which already has over …

H2 Webinar: A Science Perspective

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On Wednesday July 1 we hosted our fourth Hydrogen Webinar, focussing on the science of hydrogen. Piet Warnaar, Senior Business Developer at TNO opened the webinar with an opening presentation. Then Lennart van der Burg, Business Development Manager Green Hydrogen at TNO talked about the Flywheel for Innovation. Dr. Hong Mei YU, Researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese …