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KIEM: collaboration between science and SME
Purifying water with waste
Using waste materials for a product to purify water? That should be a hole in the market! The commercialization of science into a product is tricky, noted Leo Jenneskens, professor of Physical Organic Chemistry from Utrecht University and Virginie Heidweiller, director of SME Geochem Research. A step that requires financial resources. That's what the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research offers with KIEM.
KIEM stands for Knowledge Innovation Mapping. This form of financing is part of the NWO New Chemical Innovations Fund, and is a result of the government policy on top sectors. KIEM, designed especially for innovation in SMEs, is accessible and encourages public-private partnerships. One fifth of the research money comes from companies, NWO adds the rest. SME's can innovate with the results and scientists can learn from practice.
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Leo Jenneskens
Ontwikkeling van milieuvriendelijke organische en hybride organische en anorganische (nano)-materialen op basis van hernieuwbare materialen voor geavanceerde toepassingen (katalyse, waterzuivering, MRI, warmte-therapie, etc.).
Virginie Heidweiller
Managing partner bij GeoChem Research BV.
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Credits
Produced by Fast Facts with the support of NWO.
Thanks to Geochem Research B.V., Utrecht University and Waternet.
Made by Aline Idzerda 2013
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Camera & editing: Jonathan Massey/Persistent Vision
Music & sound design: Daan van West
Graphic design: SproetS