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Netherlands to join the ranks of European ‘Innovation leaders’
The Netherlands has become one of the ‘Innovation leaders of Europa’. A new index made by the European Commission reveals that the Netherlands is viewed as one of the most...
How Dutch people make the world a better place (at least a little bit)
Heat, drought, flooding, food supply, sustainable energy. Solving global challenges, that is what we in the Netherlands are good at. In no smal part thanks to the collaboration between knowledge...
Energy transition Japan good comparison for Dutch strategy
Ever since the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2011, the transition in Japan to alternative uses of energy has gained momentum. The applications of hydrogen has taken a central role...
Chemistry generates more innovations
The innovation network of the Topsector Chemistry has realized a sizeable increase in the bustle in the chemistry sector. In 2015 up to 245 innovative start-ups and SMEs were registered withing the...
ISPT and NL-GUTS help accomplish your Early Adopter Project (EAP2016)
The Early Adopter Projects ( EAP ) programme of Topsector Energy supports energy saving technologies. Within these short term projects, SMEs as technology suppliers, will have the opportunity to test...
EColoRO and Pentair nominated for Water Innovator of the year
During the Water Vision Congress on February 18th at ICDuBo in Rotterdam, the Water Innovator of the Year will again be announced. Amongst the nominated candidates are innovative companies, start-ups...
Start of project ImPaCCt on Rotating Packed Bed Technology
Fast changing consumer demands, changing environmental regulations and fluctuating raw material compositions are challenges for chemical production. A promising concept to meet these requirements is the development of flexible, mobile...
Power to Products results handed over to Topsector Energy
On the 14th of October the results of the Power to Products project were handed over to the Topteam Energy and the Regieteam Topsector Energy. The ISPT Power 2 Products...
Maaike Kroon chosen as ‘Science-talent 2015’
Through her passion and ambition Maaike Kroon has managed to become the youngest ever female professor in the Netherlands. Her innovative research in the field of Sustainable Separation-processes in the...
ISPT Chairman underlines importance of new breakthrough technologies for savings in the chemical industry
Marco Waas stated this in Duurzaamgeproduceerd Magazine. In the article he describes four examples of promising process intensification technologies that can lead to both energy and capital savings in the chemical...
Intuition stimulates open innovation
Is it wise to start an initiative that emerges from a hunch? This was one of the questions for the research towards the mindset of the R&D professional in open...
Design next steps for catalytic membrane reactors
The EU CARENA project has led to successful results on many aspects of the membrane reactor technology. Next step is to put these results into a broader perspective. How does...
Joint SME Support Center
This year the Topsectors Chemistry and Energy will together kick off the Joint SME Support Center. One center for all innovative SMEs to support them in transforming their ideas into...
ISPT presents EuRyDice at Aqua Nederland Vakbeurs
Energy efficient valorization of Components from process streams is the full title of the new EuRyDice project that will be executed by AkzoNobel, Corbion, DOW, Hexion, ECN, KWR, VITO within...
Electrochemical production of ammonia using renewable energy
Stakeholders from the chemical, energy and food industries find it useful to jointly further investigate the idea of ‘Electrochemical production of ammonia using renewable energy’. This was one of the...
Flowid gets factory on Brightlands Chemelot Campus
Flowid Eindhoven places a small scale factory on Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen. At the factory, the company is going to apply the patented spinning disc technology on a commercial...
Dr. Peter de Jong appointed professor dairy technology at VHL University of applied sciences
As of September 1st 2014, NIZO expert and ISPT cluster director of the cluster Complexe Molecule Separations Processing for Protein, Dr. Peter de Jong has been appointed as professor of...
NWGD needs you!
The Dutch Team Drying (NWGD) promotes the development and application of sustainable drying technology. Since 1974 the NWGD connects drying experts in the Benelux. They want to continue to do...
2014 is fairly positive for chemistry
The Hague, December 3, 2014 – The Dutch chemical industry show a slight growth during the first three quarters of this year. Compared with the same period in 2013, sales rose...
Green Deal TaBaChem signed
On the 24th of November, ISPT signed the Green Deal Take Back Chemicals (TaBaChem), together with the Directorate-General Chris Kuijpers of the Ministry of I&M, and the participating parties of...
ECN, DOW and AkzoNobel investigate batch processes
This project examines the energy and cost savings that can be achieved using thermal energy storage DOW, AkzoNobel and ECN are currently working together on an ISPT project to assess...
1.6 million for ‘greening’ of production
Production processes in the chemical industry can be greener: with less energy and less waste. This requires better understanding of the production processes. Theoretical and experimental research in Eindhoven, Twente...
Shortage of engineers inhibits activity
November 11, 2014 © Het Financieele Dagblad FD Gazelle in Zeeland see bottlenecks in the labor market, but prices approach to infrastructure. Read the entire article here
Herman Wijffels Innovation Award winners 2014 announced
Condi Food in Leiden, Flowid in Eindhoven and District Business Bilgaard in Leeuwarden, the winners of the Herman Wijffels Innovation Award 2014 (INNOPRIJS). The audience prize goes to the Maxim...