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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.

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

Impact story

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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

Why a product mindset is crucial for Deep Tech

Making the world sound better. Sorama won't settle for anything less.

Prespective en VDL ETG Projects: ‘Risico’s uitsluiten. Daar draait het om’

Carbyon: breakthrough in CO₂ capture technology

Preceyes allows eye surgeons to work 10 to 20 times more accurately

Fujifilm: leading in biomedical materials for regenerative medicine

Stentit: regenerating arteries without invasive surgery

Do you know that, or do you think that?

Smart Maintenance: grip krijgen op onderhoudsprocessen

This is how North Brabant developed into a breeding ground for medical innovations

'I would definitely participate again with a next startup'

Preceyes develops a robotic assistant for eye surgeons

"To grow internationally, we want to have a local presence"

'We are getting to know the American market better and better'

We are gaining more and more familiarity with the German market

Entrepreneurs' trip IMTS to Chicago - the road to success in the American manufacturing industry

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