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...
by Dany Robberecht | Feb 7, 2022 | Open innovation
From energy, transport and food production to tourist attraction or biodiversity hotspots, many services depend on water. With more than 70% of our Earth covered by water, it’s quite the challenge to monitor and provide reliable, up-to-date information, especially...
by Dany Robberecht | Jan 24, 2022 | Open innovation
Climate change, new machinery, changes in legislation, crop variety, increasing yield, growing field sizes and scientific discoveries, they’re all obstacles for the agricultural industry. New information and insights will enable the sector to better assess, plan and...
by Tom Verschueren | Nov 3, 2021 | Life sciences
Until recently, we hadn’t come much further than replacing the wood in the wooden leg with carbon. Both limb prostheses and orthoses were often solid, in the best case somewhat compliant devices. However, now thanks to the availability of more compact and lighter...
by Wouter Hendrickx | Aug 11, 2021 | Life sciences
Recently, a lot has been changing in the branches of diagnostics and drug delivery, and a whole new range of products is storming into the market. You guessed it right: We’re talking about wearables! Not only do they often look very fancy, but they can literally save...
by Michiel Twisk | Jul 26, 2021 | Life sciences
The dynamicity of the market nowadays is unprecedented. How do you make sure that your success is prolonged? The reality is that to keep up, you need to be open to change and ready to pivot, which often results in further growth and the ability to make a bigger...
