Building a sustainable semiconductor industry together
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The semiconductor industry is the powerhouse of the Brainport region. With global leaders like ASML and a strong high-tech supply chain, the sector delivers world‑class technology. But with this growth comes a crucial task: moving toward a sustainable and circular semiconductor value chain.
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At Eindhoven Engine, Janne Brok, Managing Director and Program Manager of Sustainable Semicon, plays a crucial role in a project that aims to make exactly this difference: the Circular Business Program Semicon* project.
Its approach is multidisciplinary, and above all, collaborative. “We are facing a challenge that no single company can solve on its own,” Brok says. “So we need to learn to collaborate in ways that are new for this industry.”
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“We are facing a challenge that no single company can solve on its own. So we need to learn to collaborate in ways that are new for this industry.”
Janne Brok
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Eindhoven Engine receives 50K grant for sustainable upscaling of Mijke the Matchbot
| We are pleased to announce that Eindhoven Engine has been awarded 50K. This funding will support the sustainable upscale of Mijke the Matchbot.
Mijke is our AI‑powered digital assistant. She is designed to make service delivery more accessible, reliable, and inclusive across the region.
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Eindhoven Engine receives another 50K to accelerate climate‑neutral Brainport region by 2040
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We are proud and delighted to announce that our project Brainport Circulaire Waterhub – From Isolated Initiatives to Collective Water Management has been awarded a 50K Kennis‑in‑Actie grant for Collectief Waterbeheer Oost‑Brabant.
This support marks an important milestone in our joint program with Rijkswaterstaat to help the Brainport region become climate neutral by 2040. |
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Welcome our new EngD trainee
Ana Hernández Madonado | We are excited to welcome Ana Hernández Madonado, who joined the Eindhoven Engine team last year as part of the Mechatronics System Design EngD program.
As an EngD trainee, Ana is contributing to an impactful in-house project focused on accelerating the transition toward a climate‑neutral Brainport region by 2040.
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A digital twin prototype for healthy living
| The Smart Cities project reached the next milestone as Veron Augustine Afonso translated earlier academic system‑dynamics research by EngD researcher Golnoosh Sabahifard into a validated and interactive simulation model.
This new model shows how environmental, social, and behavioral factors shape healthy living in neighborhoods.
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Eindhoven Engine update
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Introducing the bright minds shaping tomorrow |
Eindhoven Engine is delighted to welcome 11 highly motivated interns representing a wide range of disciplines: ICT, Business Innovation, Strategic Communication, Industrial Engineering & Management, Economics, Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, and Psychology & Technology. Each of them is eager to contribute to our mission across the themes Livable Region, Sustainable Semicon, Future Proof Care, and Inclusive Society.
Having started their exploration into their research topics, they are gearing up to address the region’s most pressing challenges. Together with our teams and partners, they will introduce new insights, creative approaches, and forward‑thinking solutions.
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Building the water systems of the future together
| Our water supply is increasingly under pressure. A robust water system is no longer a given. Drought, urbanization and climate change make the task more urgent than ever. InnovA58 is the place to learn and test.
We spoke with Stan Kerkhofs, Living Lab Specialist at Rijkswaterstaat.
Article is in Dutch.
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How can we keep Eindhoven’s air as clean as possible?
| Anyone who lives in Eindhoven breathes a different mix of exhaust fumes, dust particles and fresh air every day. But where exactly the air is most polluted, and who is most affected, remained unclear for a long time.
That’s why the Municipality of Eindhoven, TNO, Zicht op Data, TU/e and Fontys are working together within Eindhoven Engine on DynaPopeX.
Article is in Dutch.
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Cut the crap: does innovation regenerate or deplete?
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The Shepherd & The Steward — From Human Doing to Life-Centered Being
We celebrate innovation. We reward speed. We optimize efficiency. But the planet is exhausted, systems are cracking, and so called “solutions” keep multiplying.
So perhaps the problem is not that we innovate too little, but that we innovate from the wrong premise. - Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
- Time: 18:00 - 20:00
- Location: Kazerne, Paradijslaan 2-8, Eindhoven
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Fontys Meet & Match
| Eindhoven Engine will once again be participating this year. We look forward to engaging with students, presenting our projects, and exploring how we can work together to drive meaningful and sustainable innovation.
- Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Time: 9:00 - 16:00
- Location: Klokgebouw 50, Eindhoven
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Driving transitions in society – with society
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The major societal challenges of our time, from climate instability, biodiversity loss to pressures on health systems, resource scarcity and insecurity, are complex and interconnected. They are evolving faster than any single organization or discipline can respond to.
Addressing them requires new forms of collaboration: not only across academic fields, but with people, institutions and communities that shape society every day.
- Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
- Time: 11:30 - 17:15
- Location: Domus Dela, Eindhoven
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