by Dany Robberecht | Apr 13, 2023 | Open innovation
The space industry is poised for explosive growth, and corporations are already partnering with start-ups to tap into new markets and technologies. A major facilitator is the CASSINI Business Accelerator, a European Flagship project designed to support space...
by Dany Robberecht | Jan 31, 2023 | Open innovation
In 1957, the first satellite was launched into space. Today, almost any company could unlock endless innovation opportunities with earth observation data. From detecting pollution and managing logistics to reporting on material use and increasing crop growth, let’s...
by Dany Robberecht | May 4, 2022 | Open innovation
More and more start-up and innovation ecosystems are evolving. This has evolved the set of challenges to be solved by maturing start-ups. These challenges are often the last stumbling blocks holding start-ups back to truly scale internationally. Over the course of...
by Dany Robberecht | Mar 31, 2022 | Open innovation
One of the perks of engaging with start-ups while implementing ambitious mentoring programs is the tools that we create along the way. The OpenLab team at Verhaert, together with their partners in the Point.IoT program, have brought to life engaging tools that can...
by Dany Robberecht | Mar 17, 2022 | Open innovation
Do we need to stimulate people to innovate, to behave entrepreneurial? It’s a valuable question to ask. Let’s look at it from a positive perspective, because the ability -even the need- to innovate is deeply rooted in mankind. Our constant urge to question the...
by Dany Robberecht | Feb 16, 2022 | Life sciences, Open innovation
What if a cardiologist could remotely monitor your cardiac activity with just a smartphone and in less than 2 minutes? This is the major achievement of Belgian start-up HeartKinetics. Back in 2019, this start-up was incubated in the ESA BIC Belgium, a core component...
