Icos looks at diversity and inclusion, internally, and across their portfolio

According to a study done by McKinsey, gender and ethnic diverse teams outperform by nearly 30% teams with fewer women and ethnic-diversity. At Icos we believe that increasing diversity in business means more thoughtful solutions, higher productivity and a stronger change of success for scaling companies. Alongside the release of our Annual Report, focused on people – planet – profit, … Read More

Carbon emissions and the Growth of Carbon Capture in Heavy Industry

There has never been a more urgent time to address carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. Net zero emissions targets for 2050 have not only been set by political leaders and countries, but also by some of the largest players in the world’s most polluting industries. To align with the targets set out in the 2016 Paris Accord, industrial CO2 emissions … Read More

Out of the lab and into the Pilot Plant

Here at Holiferm we have come a long way from our humble beginnings of a PhD student and his supervisor equipped with an innovative fermentation technology… Read the Article here.

Circular Water at Rotterdam’s Newest Brewery

Using waste water and residual heat as energy, Rainmaker is transforming the waste water of the “Stadshaven brouwerij” brewery in Rotterdam into fresh water, ready to be used again in the beer production process. Producing 2 million litres of beer every year produces quite some waste water, but Rainmaker and Stadshaven brouwerij have partnered to create a circular water management … Read More

Coronacrisis

“Coronacrisis levert versnelling naar de toekomst op” Read the full article here

Embarking on the Third Wave of European FoodTech

European FoodTech has been shaped by two generations. The first was largely characterised by food delivery services and the second generation by restaurant delivery and every day food. Now there’s a third generation on its way and this wave of startups, although having just appeared, are showing some interesting trends. But what is setting this wave of startups apart and … Read More

Nutrileads proves immunity support

Scientific paper shows that its plant based RG-I food ingredients support immune function and modulate the microbiota Read the full article here.