Welcome 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 P

#12 CHINA: Researching Stem Cells and Women in Science

Dec 23rd, 2021 38m 50s

My 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

#11 TAIWAN: Photonics Research in Taiwan and the Netherlands

Sep 8th, 2021 31m 55s

Photonics 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,

#10 TAIWAN: The Light of Innovation in Chip Making

Jul 31st, 2021 29m 26s

ASML 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,

#9 TAIWAN: The Dutch Story Behind TSMC

Jun 18th, 2021 47m 43s

Taiwan 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 Eindho

#8 SINGAPORE: The tiger on the table - small and big medical data

May 17th, 2021 22m 52s

Welcome 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 t

#7 CHINA: Lab grown meat, a promising alternative

May 6th, 2021 32m 38s

Nanjing 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

#6 SINGAPORE: AI & Health

Apr 19th, 2021 24m 8s

Singapore 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 wil

#5 CHINA: The BugDrug Project

Mar 9th, 2021 35m 11s

A 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 prope

#4 CHINA: Plant-based proteins

Jan 14th, 2021 27m 1s

China 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 becau

#3 CHINA: Intellectual Property Rights

Dec 23rd, 2020 42m 29s

Formally, 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 ab

#2 CHINA: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) - 3 innovative scientific approaches

Sep 21st, 2020 55m 24s

The 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, approximatel