Rabobank
Growing a better world together
Successfully founding a startup and scaling up to a mature company are challenging jobs. The Rabobank Startup and Scale-up Team is committed to making your business more successful and develop more rapidly. With our financial products and services, our (international) network and our knowledge, we help you realise your ambitions. Think about financing, an introduction to investors or putting you in touch with a frontrunner in your market.
The Rabobank Startup and Scale-up Team consists of dedicated specialists who support startups and scale-ups in virtually all sectors in their growth and success. We work daily with fast-growing, innovative companies and know the language of investors and financiers. Therefore, we can respond precisely to your needs and challenges.
We believe in collaboration and the power of ecosystems. Thanks to our regional and national partners, you therefore get valuable insights and knowledge easily and quickly.
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Nu beschikbaar: Arbeidsmarktonderzoek Cellulaire Agricultuur
Om een beter inzicht te krijgen in de behoeften van bedrijven in de Cellulaire Agricultuur-sector, heeft Planet B.io, in samenwerking met Cellulaire Agricultuur Nederland, een arbeidsmarktonderzoek uitgevoerd. Dit onderzoek biedt een overzicht van de huidige CA arbeidsmarkt, de aansluiting op het huidige Nederlandse onderwijs, en geeft richting naar de toekomst.
Foamlab | Contributing to a sustainable future with compostable foam
Every year the world produces enough polystyrene - commonly known as Styrofoam - to cover the size of Manhattan. This material, which takes over 500 years to decompose, continues to accumulate with no end in sight. This alarming reality is what drives Foamlab, a groundbreaking startup on a mission to replace this pollutive substance with a sustainable, compostable alternative. By tackling one of the most common environmental challenges of our time, Foamlab is ready to revolutionize the future of materials.
Interview with Professor Jack Pronk: About the Intersection of Academia and Entrepreneurship in Industrial Biotechnology
Jack Pronk is full professor in Industrial Microbiology and the head of the Biotechnology Department at TU Delft. His research focuses on understanding enhancing microbial performance in industrial processes by integrating quantitative physiology, genomics, synthetic biology, and evolutionary engineering. His team's work on yeast engineering for alcoholic fermentation and improving ethanol yields is applied on an industrial scale. Recently, he was awarded the prestigious Novozymes Prize, given annually since 1963 for outstanding European research in biotechnology. Planet B.io had the opportunity to sit down with Professor Pronk to discuss his views on entrepreneurship in industrial biotechnology.