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TNO
Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
ECN
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
Deltares Institute for Deltatechnology
FOM
Foundation for the Fundamental Research on Matter
NLR
National Aerospace Laboratory
KNMI Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
MARIN Research Institute in Hydrodynamics and Nautical Research
J.M. Burgers- Research School for Fluid Mechanics
centrum
TI Food and Public private partnership for interdisciplinary research
Nutrition in food and nutrition
Brainport Eindhoven Region is a top technology breeding ground for
innovation and home to world-class businesses, knowledge institutes and
research institutions. The five key target sectors are High Tech Systems &
Materials, Food, Automotive, Lifetec and Design. Brainport Eindhoven
Region is a powerful innovative player in a European and global context. It
accounts for a third of all Dutch private R&D expenditure, and is one of
Europe’s top three regions in terms of patent density. In 2011 the Intelligent
Community Forum declared Brainport the world’s smartest region. In 2012
Fortune magazine suggested that this region could be the new Silicon
Valley.
Energy Valley is the energy cluster in the north of the Netherlands. The
Energy Valley Region is an incubation zone for clean, reliable and innovative
energy. The region is strategically positioned, centrally in the European gas
and power grid, and directly at the North sea with excellent harbour
facilities for transport of raw materials and offshore wind developments.
Companies, knowledge institutes and governments work closely together
to create a sustainable energy economy and new green jobs. Currently
there are over 3,000 companies en 22,500 employees in the Northern
energy cluster.
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