Twenty-one years ago, Foodvalley was born. For me, that was the starting point of a sixteen-year adventure. As the first director, I was able, together
Brainport Industries Campus The Brainport Industries Campus (BIC) in Eindhoven is the innovation and production hub of the Dutch high-tech manufacturing industry. SMEs, knowledge institutions,
Early 2020 I was invited to give a lecture at the American University of Beirut. This time it was not about innovations in agri-food, but
Collaboration that does work: lessons from practice Many organisations now accept a simple truth: you don’t solve big challenges on your own. We need partners.
Support organisations for ecosystems (valley bureaus, economic boards, cluster organisations or triple helix organisations) are often set up with a substantial injection of public funds.
Collaboration between parties with different assignments is always complicated. This is often attributed to conflicts of interest between partners which, especially when things get exciting,
Each ecosystem has a geographical centre of gravity. Places such as Menlo Park, Mountain View and Palo Alto in Silicon Valley and Eindhoven and Veldhoven
Satisfaction and optimism usually prevail when setting up a valley bureau, economic board, cluster organisation or triple helix organisation. And rightly so. After all, the
