The French philosopher Michel Serres once likened the difficulties in communication between the exact sciences and the sciences of man to navigating the Northwest passage over Canada. Life scientists play an important role in the complex technological, industrial, economic and natural transitions witnessed today. But...
Friday the 19th of April we had an inspiring excursion at the Philips Fruit Gardens in Eindhoven, which is located opposite our BioArt Village. Owners Carlos Faes and Anneke Faes told us everything about the history and evolution of the place, as well as their...
Whirling closing night KW-season with Jalila Essaïdi about BioArt Review by KW café from here. The KW-public in the well-filled Muzenval was gasping for breath after an hour full of admiration. At a high pace Jalila, talking very calmly, opened a mostly new world for them. With...
At Fontys School of Marketing Management (FHMM) around 1,600 students are currently involved in higher professional education. FHMM consists of the study programmes Commercial Economics (Leisure Management), Entrepreneurship & Retail Management and the English study programme International Business. For the academic year 2019-2020, approximately 250 students...
Our world is changing at an ever increasing pace and new (bio)technologies, materials and innovations emerge on almost a daily basis. In this evolving landscape the fields of science and art grow more interconnected as scientific processes and theories inspire the arts and vice versa....
Can you be bulletproof? Tune in to BingeWatch Academy: Superhero Science! Episode I: Superman & Luke Cage Superheroes are capable of a multitude of superpowers and abilities. Perhaps one of the most iconic powers is that of impenetrable skin, which is possessed by many characters such as...
Jalila Essaïdi has been appointed Ambassador of Dutch Design Week 2019 Dutch Design Week is still a long way off, yet behind the scenes the preparations for the 18th edition of the festival, which will take place in October, are already in full swing. What can...
Every day, we plan for the future – future meetings, future holidays, and future innovations. Advancements in technology continue to be unhindered as the dreams of many are turned into reality. Many innovations have been of great benefit to society, improving transportation infrastructure, communications, and...
Mutating Systems, Bodies and Perspectives If you keep looking long enough, you can see how everything changes. Animal species, plants, bacteria, mountain ranges, continents, solar systems—nothings retains its shape forever. Living and non-living things respond to each other in an endless, complex inter- action that scientists...
With over 2600 participating designers, Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven is the largest design festival in Northern Europe. Every year, Dutch Design Daily, Innovation Origins and Katja Lucas, programme manager DDW, pick nine designers who they consider this year’s Hidden Gems: upcoming designers and inspiring projects...