News
4 December 2025
New opportunities for converting CO₂ into sustainable fuels
Nieuwe manieren om CO₂ in te zetten als grondstof komen dichterbij. Met de start van Waste CO₂-to-Fuel onderzoeken MNEXT en partners hoe CO₂ uit afvalverbrandingsinstallaties kan worden omgezet in duurzame brandstoffen zoals methanol. De samenwerking, ondersteund via de regeling PPS Innovatie 2025 – TKI Energie en Industrie, biedt nieuwe perspectieven voor een industrie waarin CO₂ niet langer een reststroom is, maar een waardevolle bouwsteen voor circulaire energie.
2 December 2025
The beating heart of green chemistry in North Brabant
The Joint Research Centre Breda (JRCB) has been the place where the FermiChem project is taking shape for several months now. Here, education, research and industry work closely together to accelerate biobased innovations in North Brabant. Students from vocational to university level contribute, researchers conduct applied research, and companies benefit from new insights. This makes the JRCB the beating heart of this innovative collaborative initiative.
20 November 2025
𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲
𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲The yearly conference turned out to be a very inspiring day with a nice mixture of discussion, exchange of knowledge and food for thought about the future of biobased economy.
18 November 2025
BOND – Circular Agent starts a mission to make better use of residual streams
The Interreg project BOND – Circular Agent officially launched this month. MNEXT, together with partners from Flanders and the Netherlands, will work to help companies make smarter use of their residual streams. The mission: to create at least 30 circular matches that turn waste into valuable resources and contribute to a more efficient and sustainable border region.
17 November 2025
Solution for a sustainable future
Biobased materialen kunnen een grote rol spelen in de transitie naar een circulaire en klimaatneutrale samenleving. Maar waarom verloopt die transitie zo traag? En wat is nodig om dit te versnellen? In de podcast van Living Ecosystem gaan onze experts – Maaike Lycklama à Nijeholt (Hogeschool Rotterdam), Thijs Rodenburg (Rodenburg Biopolymers) en Han van Kasteren (MNEXT/Avans Hogeschool) – hierover in gesprek, onder leiding van host Myrna van de Water (Hogeschool Rotterdam). De conclusie: samenwerking tussen onderwijs, onderzoek en bedrijfsleven is essentieel om biobased materialen op te schalen.
10 November 2025
In control of your own energy consumption!
Technical education and practice-based research play an important role in the energy transition. By introducing students to smart energy use at an early age, we contribute to a generation that is well prepared for the future. This is exactly what Jeroen van Gerwen, lecturer-researcher at the Smart Energy research group, has in mind. That’s why he, together with Dylan de Wolff, lecturer in Technical Informatics, organised a soldering workshop for Havo 4 Technasium students from the Dongemond College in Raamsdonksveer.
4 November 2025
Working together for sustainable innovation
How companies and universities of applied sciences strengthen each other in the biobased transition. The transition to a biobased economy stands or falls with collaboration. Universities of Applied Sciences, companies, and researchers need each other to develop knowledge that doesn’t yet exist in the books. Rick Hagenaars and Werner Müller show what happens when that collaboration truly flourishes.
3 November 2025
How garden waste grows into plant pots with the help of mycelium
In the MycoRenew project, MNEXT and JvEsch developed biodegradable plant pots made from pruning and compost residues bound with mycelium. The result: a circular, biobased alternative to plastic pots that naturally decomposes in the soil after planting.
29 October 2025