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Entrepreneurs are at the heart of BOM. On this page, we share their stories: about growth, challenges, innovation, and impact. Discover how Brabant-based companies are building a sustainable future.

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Stronger together against weeds: Brabant’s vegetable chain joins forces with robots

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Chemical weed control is under increasing pressure. The societal and ecological demand for alternatives is growing rapidly. In Brabant, vegetable growers, processors, and innovative robot developers are collaborating on a solution: smart weeding robots that improve their performance through data.
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Why a product mindset is crucial for Deep Tech

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Deep tech startups develop technologies that can transform entire industries. But the leap from groundbreaking invention to a scalable product often proves to be the biggest hurdle. To help entrepreneurs overcome this challenge, Ivana Sersic-Vollenbroek and Jurgen van Eck from the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) wrote the whitepaper “The Value of Product Mindset in Deep Tech.”
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Making the world sound better. Sorama won't settle for anything less.

Entrepreneurial story
The sound cameras of the Eindhoven-based company are used all over the world; in smart stadiums to improve interaction with supporters, in smart cities to prevent noise pollution, or in the development and maintenance of machines, devices, and even nuclear power plants.
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Prespective en VDL ETG Projects: ‘Risico’s uitsluiten. Daar draait het om’

Entrepreneurial story
De digitale twins van Prespective Digital Twin Software, een van onze portfoliobedrijven, veroveren de slimme maakindustrie. Tot in Japan, waar de nieuwe productielijnen van Toyota eerst in de virtuele wereld worden getest met de in Eindhoven ontwikkelde software.
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Carbyon: breakthrough in CO₂ capture technology

Entrepreneurial story
Hans de Neve, CEO of Carbyon, came up with a revolutionary idea during a train ride to extract CO₂ from the atmosphere and reuse it as synthetic fuel. The company has since been awarded the prestigious Mile Stone Award of 1 million dollars from Elon Musk's X Prize for Carbon Removal, and multiple investors are lining up to participate in this promising Brabant-based company.
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