China, Shanghai – Deep Branch wins Green Chemistry Competition

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Saturday December 12, Deep Branch, a carbon recycling biotech company located at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus, was one of the winners of the “Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest” organized by Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). IA Shanghai introduced Deep Branch’s online pitch and gave a presentation on the chemistry sector in the Netherlands with special attention …

Cleveringa Lecture in Shanghai about the pharmaceutical industry

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The Netherlands Innovation Network China organized their yearly Cleveringa Lecture at the residence of the Consulate-General in Shanghai. The lecture was given by Henk Jan Out, writer of the book ‘Long Live the Medicine’ (Lang leve het Geneesmiddel) and CSO of Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Shanghai. The topic of his lecture was “Pharmaceutical Companies: Creative Innovators or Crooked Moneymakers?” and was …

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 …