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🌱 Auke Bleij wants cities to breathe through moss-covered facades 🌱 🌲 As most of the world's population lives in cities, enhancing their livability is key to people's wellbeing. Greenery and nature-inspired technologies are ideal to this extent, given their ability to cool and clean the air we breathe. 🗣️ Auke Bleij is the CEO of Respyre, a startup that created a special concrete that allows organisms to thrive, facilitating moss growth. In a few months, a facade built with Respyre’s cladding can turn fully green. Read more ▶️ https://lnkd.in/ef2fgSXe Adil Aarouss YES!Delft

📈 NXP Semiconductors secures €1 billion EIB loan to advance semiconductor innovation in Europe 🗞️ NXP Semiconductors announced in a press release that it has secured a €1 billion loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance the company’s RDI investments across its broad portfolio of semiconductor solutions. The financing will support NXP’s research and development efforts in several EU Member States, which will be implemented in its facilities in Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Romania up to 2026. ▶️ Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eFpvjV4F

🌟 Scenexus B.V. emerges as TNO spin-off, securing a €1.6 million investment 🏙️ By creating digital twins of a city or region, urban planners can assess the exact impact of their ideas in just minutes instead of days. Scenexus, a new spin-off emerging from TNO, offers a software solution that generates accurate, multi-faceted insights into urgent challenges and developments in urban areas. On the first day of its existence, Scenexus announced a €1.6 million investment by LUMO Labs and TNO. ▶️ Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eqbDmaiN Bart Vuijk Jeroen Borst Andy Lurling

🌟 2024 in figures for startups in the Netherlands: rising investments despite decline in Q4 🔢 Recently, the Quarterly Startup Report of the last quarter of 2024 was published—a comprehensive numerical overview of how Dutch startups did in 2024 regarding funding. 💸 The conclusion? They did well: startups collectively raised a quarter more in investments than in 2023. Of the ten largest investments in 2024, Nearfield Instruments (€135 million) ranks second. Citryll from Oss was fifth (€85 million) and the €68 million raised by Eindhoven-based semiconductor supplier Axelera AI was good for seventh place. 🥂 Reason enough to invite all startups and investors who raised or invested money in 2024 to a festive New Year's edition. Together with Dutch Startup Association, we organized an event in Amsterdam (TNW) and Eindhoven (LUMO Labs). On to 2025! Read the whole article here: https://lnkd.in/e6fEW-4B Margarita Rivas Andy Lurling Bart Brouwers Sven Bakkes Lucien Burm Johan Schaap

🍖 The Netherlands is strengthening its position as a global leader in cellular agriculture by launching two independent open-access scale-up facilities. Mosa Meat Nationaal Groeifonds Ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur Cultivate at Scale Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e4mccdM2

⚡ Investments in the power grid lead to higher costs for consumers. Mauro Mereu reveals this in the latest episode of Behind the Figures. Netbeheer Nederland Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ebWBTsGg

UPDATE - Hackers behind the TU Eindhoven cyber attack still unknown, no classes on Tuesday. “We have no indication that data has been stolen, but the investigation is ongoing. Also, there is no contact with the hackers, and it is still unknown who the hackers are.” https://lnkd.in/d6y9uNCF

🖥️ Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a key partner of ASML, has suspended its network operations following a cyber attack. The university plays a central role in providing talent and research for the semiconductor industry, among other things. This incident underscores the importance of academic institutions that drive technological innovation having cybersecurity in place. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/eHVsqQT4

☀️ In 2024, Europe witnessed a dramatic slowdown in solar panel installations, with growth plummeting 92% from the previous year. The solar market in the European Union grew by only 4%. SolarPower Europe Continue reading here: https://lnkd.in/eQrxA3GX

The Eindhoven University of Technology network was taken offline after a cyber attack - no classes on Monday. Patrick Groothuis, the executive board vice president: “We realize that turning off the network has unpleasant consequences, for all our students and employees, but also for other organizations on campus. This necessary intervention was done to prevent worse.” More here: https://lnkd.in/e_iFUwwp Ivo A. Georges The Gate Charlotte Jeroen Maarten Carlo TU/e innovation Space Monique