by Laurent Schauvliege | Mar 15, 2022 | Digital innovation, FMCG & consumer, Perspectives
Trends over time have shown the importance of user friendly machine interfaces. As the information that can be shared is growing, the possibilities in digital innovation are booming. Simple user interfaces (UI) like a mechanical light switch have evolved to home...
by Dirck Seynaeve | Feb 23, 2022 | FMCG & consumer, Perspectives, Product innovation
Machine learning MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) are finding a growing number of applications in transport, smart homes, entertainment, personal assistants and IoT. In the coming years, it’s expected that the market growth of ML-enabled MEMS will go...
by Frederik Wouters | Feb 3, 2022 | FMCG & consumer, Perspectives, Strategic innovation
The perfect brew. The perfect serve. The perfect product? What’s your definition of the perfect product? Your answer probably covers one of these 2: a product perfect for the users or for the company. But what does this mean? What are the exact prerequisites that...
by Lieven Claeys | Jan 21, 2022 | FMCG & consumer, Home, city & mobility, Perspectives, Product innovation
Bad weather has a significant impact on all drivers, sudden changes and different local road conditions all impact road safety. Just think of the first snowfall, icy roads or foggy weather. How can car sensor technologies help improve safety in these conditions? In...
by Frederik Wouters | Dec 10, 2021 | FMCG & consumer, Perspectives, Product innovation
The world is becoming highly dependent on batteries. More and more wireless – or better said cordless – battery-enabled devices become available. The recent uptrend for cordless machine tools like drills, vacuum cleaners, garden equipment and many more,...
by Dany Robberecht | Nov 26, 2021 | Perspectives, Space & security, Strategic innovation
In this perspective we’ll discuss the challenges in industry and investor matchmaking. We’ll outline the rising trend of matchmaking in general and how it contributes to the challenge of start-ups and SMEs to kick-start and scale. Subsequently we’ll...
