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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
๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ
๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒThe 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 โ Circular Agent starts a mission to make better use of residual streams
The Interreg project BOND โ 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 โ Maaike Lycklama ร Nijeholt (Hogeschool Rotterdam), Thijs Rodenburg (Rodenburg Biopolymers) en Han van Kasteren (MNEXT/Avans Hogeschool) โ 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. Thatโs 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 doesnโt yet exist in the books. Rick Hagenaars and Werner Mรผller 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
How do we make colour circular?
Colour brings products to life โ but many synthetic dyes are harmful to the environment and difficult to recycle. The Interreg project BioColEol has now officially launched, bringing together researchers and companies to explore sustainable alternatives: biobased dyes that are circular, safe, and environmentally friendly. The project marks the start of a collaborative effort to make textiles and packaging more sustainable from the ground up.
28 October 2025