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#13 China - Afke Schaart: Gender Equality and Global Impact at Huawei
Innovation Matters - February 11, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutesWelcome to the 13th episode of Innovation Matters, a podcast organized by the Netherlands Innovation Network. In this episode we’ll talk to Afke Schaart. This podcast episode is broadcasted from Shanghai, China. Afke Schaart is the Senior Vice President and Head of Global Impact at the headquar...
#12 CHINA: Researching Stem Cells and Women in Science
Innovation Matters - December 23, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutesMy guest today is Professor Gu Ying, she works at BGI in Shenzhen, China. She is Deputy Director at BGI-Research, China. She has a background in Oncology and Biotechnology and a PhD in Molecular and Developmental Biology. In the second half of our episode, we have an open conversation about th...
#11 TAIWAN: Photonics Research in Taiwan and the Netherlands
Innovation Matters - September 08, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutesPhotonics is the technology that focuses on the generation, transport, and detection of light waves and light particles, also called photons. Photonic solutions are a response to the growing need in the areas of communication, food production, living comfort, industrial digitization, and health...
#10 TAIWAN: The Innovation in Semiconductor - In the view of ASML
Innovation Matters - July 31, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutesIn modern life, it needs chips to keep our smart devices functioning. Chip manufacturing is the so-called 'semiconductor' industry. It is a highly technology-integrated industry in which innovation plays a vital role to develop new technology. ASML is in the leading position in the chip manufac...
#10 TAIWAN: The Light of Innovation in Chip Making
Innovation Matters - July 31, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutesASML is in the leading position in the chip manufacturing process. The key to having such success is to use the power of innovation, or “open innovation.” In this episode, we invited Boudewijn Sluijk, Director of Strategic Marketing from ASML, to share how they think about open innovation within...
#9 TAIWAN: The Dutch Story Behind TSMC
Innovation Matters - June 18, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world's largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry. In this episode, we will be talking about the rising of the Semiconductor industry in Taiwan. We invite Prof. Mila Davids (the Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands) and D...
#8 SINGAPORE: The tiger on the table - small and big medical data
Innovation Matters - May 17, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutesWelcome to the eight episode of Innovation Matters podcast brought to you by Netherlands Innovation Network. Today, we are back with the researchers of Singapore National Eye Center. Last time we talked about the development of SELENA+ the AI tool to detect diabetes related eye disease and the i...
#8 SINGAPORE: The tiger on the table - small and big medical data
Innovation Matters - May 17, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutesWelcome to the eight episode of Innovation Matters podcast brought to you by Netherlands Innovation Network. Today, we are back with the researchers of Singapore National Eye Center. Last time we talked about the development of SELENA+ the AI tool to detect diabetes related eye disease and the i...
#7 CHINA: Lab grown meat, a promising alternative
Innovation Matters - May 06, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutesNanjing leads China in Pushing cultured meat. In November 2019 scientists from Nanjing Agricultural University created China's first piece of cultured pork made of stem cells from the muscle tissue of pigs, a milestone in the industry. In this episode we will talk to Dr. Ding's Shijie, associ...
#6 SINGAPORE: AI & Health
Innovation Matters - April 19, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutesSingapore and The Netherlands both face an increasing pressure on the healthcare system, due to a rapidly ageing population. Digitalisation in general, and use of AI specifically, is one of the ways to address this issue. In this episode we will discuss the use of AI or artificial intelligence i...
#5 CHINA: The BugDrug Project
Innovation Matters - March 09, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutesA large number of patients do not respond well to commonly used drugs. Some patients even suffer from side effects. In Europe alone, about 3.5% of hospital admissions are related to side effects of medicines. Many patients are not treated properly because they do not respond or respond poorly to...
#4 CHINA: Plant-based proteins
Innovation Matters - January 14, 2021 02:00 - 27 minutesChina consumes 28 percent of the world's meat, twice as much as the U.S. The U.S. already has advanced available products such as Beyond Sausage and the Impossible Burger. In China, a variety of mock meat products have long been available because of the country's Buddhist roots. Buddhists eat a ...
#3 China: Intellectual Property Rights
Innovation Matters - December 23, 2020 02:00 - 42 minutesFormally, intellectual property rights have been acknowledged and protected in China since the 1980s. In 2001, China became a member of the world trade organization. A premise of this was that China had to address some international concerns about its IPR system. Despite of this, some concerns ...
#3 CHINA: Intellectual Property Rights
Innovation Matters - December 23, 2020 02:00 - 42 minutesFormally, intellectual property rights have been acknowledged and protected in China since the 1980s. In 2001, China became a member of the world trade organization. A premise of this was that China had to address some international concerns about its IPR system. Despite of this, some concerns ...
#2 Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) - 3 innovative scientific approaches
Innovation Matters - September 21, 2020 11:00 - 55 minutesThe world is fighting two pandemics at the same time – COVID19 and the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, making their infections harder to treat. In Europe, approximately 25.000 people die every year because of drug resis...
#2 CHINA: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) - 3 innovative scientific approaches
Innovation Matters - September 21, 2020 11:00 - 55 minutesThe world is fighting two pandemics at the same time – COVID19 and the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, making their infections harder to treat. In Europe, approximately 25.000 people die every year because of drug resis...
#1 Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) - introduction from CN and NL
Innovation Matters - September 03, 2020 04:00 - 59 minutesThe world is fighting two pandemics at the same time – COVID19 and the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, making their infections harder to treat. In Europe, approximately 25.000 people die every year because of drug resis...
#1 CHINA: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) - introduction from CN and NL
Innovation Matters - September 03, 2020 04:00 - 59 minutesThe world is fighting two pandemics at the same time – COVID19 and the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, making their infections harder to treat. In Europe, approximately 25.000 people die every year because of drug resis...
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