A wonderful recognition of entrepreneurship in the Groningen ecosystem.
What an exciting final with three strong candidates: PolyVation (Campus resident at the Zernike Campus), NVO Transport and Zwartwoud. In the end, Zwartwoud took home the prize!
Zwartwoud – circular interior designers and furniture makers – excels in the smart reuse of valuable materials. The jury praised them as ‘a leader and standard-bearer in transition, with an impact on sustainability, business operations, local networks, corporate social responsibility and innovation.’
Each of the finalists interpreted this year's theme, craftsmanship, in their own unique way:
- NVO Transport, which has a unique form of cooperation between truck drivers: a cooperative owned by its members.
- PolyVation, which develops innovative materials that enable innovative medicine at the cellular level.
- Zwartwoud, which cleverly reuses valuable materials and elevates circular craftsmanship to interior art.
The award was presented by deputy and jury chairman Erik Jan Bennema to director Karst Wouda. A festive evening that once again demonstrates how versatile and powerful Groningen's business community is!
The Campus Trail at Campus Groningen is once again generating a lot of enthusiasm. So far, 500 participants have already registered for the seventh edition of the running event, which will take place on Friday, September 11.
It all started fourteen years ago with an idea in a laboratory on the Zernike Campus in Groningen. The financing has now been secured, and BioBTX can build a factory in Delfzijl.
UMCG is continuing the development of the new Central Laboratory for Diagnostics and Research (CLDR). Over the coming period, the preliminary design will be further developed into a final design, bringing the realization of the new laboratory building another step closer.