Partnership with SME
Contact
Gert-Jan van den Berg
Valorisation Centre
T 015-2782924
g.j.vandenberg@tudelft.nl
Contact
Greenhouse Horticulture
Please contact with:
Ernst Harting
Valorisation Centre
T 015-2784279
E e.j.harting@tudelft.nl
Partnership with SME
Developing or improving products or processes can be a time-consuming and capital-intensive activity. Many small to medium-sized businesses have already teamed up with TU Delft to develop innovative solutions for their organisation. TU Delft offers the SME sector a wide range of partnership opportunities. The duration and form can be tailored to meet the organisation’s research needs and wants.
Contract research
Contract research is a good way of outsourcing high-grade innovative research. Contract research at TU Delft
SME industry-specific initiatives
Greenhouse horticulture: Greenport Campus
In order to stimulate innovation in the Dutch greenhouse horticultural sector, the Greenport Campus has been set up for technical suppliers of the horticultural sector and their customers (growers). With the support of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Province of Zuid-Holland, the horticultural cluster can work together with TU Delft, Kennisalliantie Zuid-Holland, TNO, Demokwekerij, Wageningen UR Glastuinbouw and INHolland University of Applied Sciences.
Life Sciences, Medical Technology and Healthcare: Business 2 Science Portal
The Business 2 Science Portal (B2SP) brings together businesses and knowledge institutions in the Life Sciences, Medical Technology and Healthcare sectors. The portal makes the expertise of knowledge institutions accessible by matching entrepreneurial needs with the right expert. The B2SP is an initiative of TU Delft, Leiden University, Leiden University Medical Centre, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, TNO Prevention and ‘Zorg Leiden’.
Innovation Stimulation Initiatives
SenterNovem innovation voucher
An innovation voucher is a virtual voucher that an SME entrepreneur can cash in for knowledge at a knowledge institution. The research outcomes can be used for the renewal of products or processes. The voucher can also be used to apply for a patent. Read more
RegioRegisseur
Are you looking for an innovative solution, but don’t know which knowledge institution is best-placed to help? The RegioRegisseur is the window for answering all innovation needs of SME entrepreneurs in the Haaglanden region. The RegioRegisseur acts as a coordinator, matching your business with the best knowledge institution for the job. This is an initiative of TU Delft, The Hague University and the Mondriaan Regional Training Centre.
Syntens
Syntens is an organisation of innovation advisers with first-hand knowledge of the SME world and the world of knowledge institutions. They give advice to the SME businesses on where to find the necessary knowledge in order to answer their innovation needs. Syntens is financed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, so the innovation advisers can help businesses free of charge.
Kennisbruggen
Kennisbruggen matches educational institutes, companies and knowledge workers (graduates of Higher Education and Higher Vocational Education). The aim is to encourage innovative developments within the SME. For more information see Kennisbruggen (in Dutch only).
