Promotion of SME participation in FP7

Written @ March 19, 2009.

Development agencies, technology institutes and clusters hire us regularly to hold workshops for the SMEs in their region or sector to stimulate their participation in the

Design for Urban Flood Management

Written @ January 08, 2009.

In the wake of climate change, urban flood management should be an integral part of urban planning. The cities of Dordrecht, Hamburg and London cooperate in

Investing in green coastal protection

Written @ June 17, 2008.

How to establish the reality factor of an attractive business plan? Our client, a small Dutch venture capital fund with long-standing roots in sustainable entrepreneurship, had

Riding a wave while catching the next

Written @ June 17, 2008.

How to be aware of the next big opportunity? Our client was doing very well within the semiconductor industry, with a successfully growing business. However, the

Wind turbines in co-development

Written @ June 17, 2008.

How do you change supplier relationships to co-development? In the wind turbine industry, margins are thin. As a result, many turbine manufacturers are strapped for cash,

Thin films mogul looking into nano

Written @ June 17, 2008.

If film was your business, you needed to find something else. Just 15 years ago, photographic film was a vital business, but those that were monitoring

Luxury lingerie to high-tech textiles

Written @ May 21, 2008.

Lingerie may be a high end business, but like all other textile segments, margins are under high pressure. Which is why our client hired us to

Carbon cars for the masses

Written @ May 20, 2008.

F1 cars have been using carbon for decades, but can it reach the masses? The use of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (C-FRP) in vehicles has always

Kickstart of a European collaboration

Written @ May 20, 2008.

Although far from optimal, sometimes you need to move fast. The CEO of our client, a small but important player in the solar photovoltaic power arena,

Towards affordable super-light cars

Written @ May 20, 2008.

SuperLIGHT-CAR (SLC) was an R&D collaboration led by 7 car manufacturers, involving in total 37 organizations, aiming for 30-50% lighter multi-material, affordable concepts for mass produced

Smart Energy Home - industry addressing climate change

Written @ May 20, 2008.

The Smart Energy Home (SEH) initiative brings together a consortium of leading, innovative companies to address the need for smarter, more energy efficient and healthier homes.

Nanotech - from science to business

Written @ May 14, 2008.

B&W combines unique knowledge on future business and nanotechnology. Nanotechnology refers to the creation of materials, devices and systems on the nanometer (one billionth of a