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Views on developments in the international businessMedTech Twente Week 2022
MedTech Twente Week brings the MedTech ecosystem together, focusing on collaboration, inspiration and clinical practice. A diversity of mission-driven initiatives, from inspiring conferences to practical matchmaking sessions, will take place from 2 to 4 November in Twente
1. December 2021 | webinar agribusiness opportunities in the USA
Are you an entrepreneur and do you want to know more about the opportunities of agribusiness in the United States? Do you want to know how agribusiness is organized and how you can take advantage of the opportunities in the market with your company? On Wednesday December 1, the World Trade Center Twente will organize the webinar ‘Agribusiness opportunities in the United States’ under the GO4EXPORT program.
AgriWatch: Smart farming and internationalisation
Since July 2016 the company AgriWatch is a fact. Half a year later we welcomed entrepreneur Ali Abkar in our World Trade Center Twente in Hengelo. AgriWatch has further developed within the last 5 years. We spoke to Ali Abkar about the growth of his company and his...
TECHMED EVENT IN TWENTE 3-4 NOVEMBER 2021
Medical technology is moving faster than ever. It is the best solution to make future healthcare accessible, affordable and – quite simply – better. The TechMed Event, on November 3 and 4 2021 in Twente, is about the latest technical medical developments.
Dr Laureen van Aswegen on taking SmartTechNXT abroad
Dr Laureen van Aswegen, the newly appointed CEO of SmartTechNXT, has over 25 years combined experience in executive technical leadership and business process transformation. Her unwavering commitment to delivering excellent value to customers through...
SmartTechNXT, World Trade Center Twente and South African Embassy identify business opportunities
On July 9th we had the honour to welcome the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa at World Trade Center Twente. On the occasion of hosting the bilateral meeting with our new resident, the company SmartTechNXT, established by South African entrepreneurs Kurt...
Oldenzaal-based company Flexxolutions proudly presents a colossal biogas bulb
OLDENZAAL/GILDEHAUS - 'The biggest one ever made'. The Oldenzaal-based company Flexxolutions presented its latest big project in the American style: the 'Flexxosphere', a biogas bulb with a capacity of 11,400 cubic metres. It is a huge ball made of foil, which is now...
The Netherlands: Most competitive economy in the EU
The report of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows us: The Netherlands is currently the most competitive economy in the EU, and the second most innovative economy in the world. And there is more to emphasize: The Netherlands is the sixth largest exporter...
Co-Flo is expanding its European Market Share thanks to efficient soft landing program of World Trade Center Twente
In April 2020 the company Co-Flo Enterprise B.V. was established in World Trade Center Twente by Matteo Pagani, a South African Entrepreneur. Ten months have gone by since the soft landing. Time to look back with the CEO Matteo, and get his thoughts on the process....
Welcome new resident Motion Imager
About Motion Imager We are a Deep Science & Engineering led ODM & Cloud based OEM Company. We design, develop, manufacture and supply optics based on-field premise high- speed Motion Visioning tools to digitalize Apparel manufacturing factory & Apparel...
It is the first step that starts the journey! How to expand your business to the Netherlands and Europe
More and more companies are choosing East Netherlands as a location for international expansion since WTC Twente and East Netherlands Development Agency (Oost NL) set up a soft landing program for foreign companies in the Netherlands. Already a company from India and...
Europe Needs a Common Industrial Policy
After days of negotiations, the European (EU) head of government has agreed on the new multi-year budget and a recovery fund of EUR 750 billion in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis. To maintain its power as a bloc between the USA and China, Europe needs a joint industrial policy. On March 10, the European Commission presented a new industry strategy as a solution. Within this strategy, the Commission publishes a number of initiatives to support the transition to a green and digital economy — a new industry strategy for a globally competitive, green and digital European region. One of its key priorities is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and commit to preserving European companies’ competitiveness for the sake of preserving the EU’s global competitiveness. The Explanatory Memorandum to the Strategy states that the single market provides EU companies with a large domestic market, stimulating trade and competition while increasing efficiency. Better integration and functioning of that market can provide additional growth in many areas, such as in industrial goods where an additional growth of EUR 183 to 269 billion per year is possible and in services where an additional EUR 338 billion per year can be realized. These amount to an increase in EU GDP of about 12 percent.