Kennis & innovatie

Brightlands Impact Award

Do you have an innovative research project that has the potential to solve real problems?

Bioprinting for medical innovations and cultured meat

Bioprinter technology allows for small-scale experimentation with 3D structures and tissue compositions - right down to printing a piece of steak.

AI Film Fest

While the world is still choking on ChatGPT and deepfakes, the first-ever AI Film Fest will land on June 3 at the Film Fest Vaes estate in Maastricht.

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AI listens in - and it can save lives

What are the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and will it actually make the world a better place, or not? Will AI soon help you with your work?

Climate change is not a distant prospect: 'It's already affecting house prices'

In the tight, Dutch housing market, you are lucky if you manage to get a house.

Simurghy pioneers in healthcare with innovative cardiac simulation

In the world of cardiac surgery, precision comes with experience.

Government investment in healthy school meals saves billions over time

The coalition agreement included an investment of 135 million euros in lunches in elementary school.

Three projects launched with Booster grant

In recent months, three teams of researchers started a Biotech Booster project at the Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus.

The cultured meat revolution: how lab meat could reshape our food future

In the search for more sustainable and ethical ways to meet our meat needs, cultured meat - also known as laboratory or cultured meat - is increasingly in the spo

The first Dutch cultured meat farm is coming: 'Hopefully next year'

Gigantic stables with no animals running around, but with meat coming from them. This is how Ira van Eelen envisions the future bio-industry.

Leadership with impact for a sustainable future

In a world where sustainability is becoming increasingly urgent, leaders are needed who are not only results-oriented but also future-conscious.

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Diederik Samsom: 'European business must deliver what politicians cannot'

Diederik Samsom worked for years in Brussels on the Green Deal. Now he sees how his big, green plan is getting smaller and losing momentum.

Six Dutch cleantech companies on Time Magazine's green rankings

Time Magazine has given six Dutch companies a spot in the World's Top GreenTech Companies of 2025. Put it this way: the Oscars of cleantech.

Charging poles at your business? Here's what you need to think about

Will your company soon be using electric passenger cars, vans or trucks? Or are you going to significantly increase the number of electric cars?

AI gives Limburg care a boost

The five Limburg hospitals, radiation institute Maastro Clinic and the Brightlands AI hub are going to cooperate in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Recycled agriculture: how Kipster, Nijsen Company and partners are tackling it

From arable farmers to supermarkets and from bakers to chicken farmers, this diverse group of companies is working together to create a circular chain for circula