UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The office is under construction. On September 15 we are finally moving to the Dock office at the RDM Campus. This temporarily office is being painted and the furniture is arriving bit by bit. New chairs, new tables, whiteboards, a flip over, a beamer, one plant and most important, the espressomachine. We are stil working on internet, telephony and laptops etc. Keep you posted about the progress. The office is almost ready, all we need now is a new name...

Delft University of Technology

The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is a top-notch academic institution in Europe and dedicated to state-of-the-art research, education and innovation in the field of energy, mobility, infrastructures, ICT, environment and health. Over more than 10 years Delft University of Technology has commited itself to become a frontrunner in researching, designing and engineering sustainable technological solutions. Currently, the TU Delft has more than 4.000 employees working on these challenges and provides education to more dan 15.000 students. The TU Delft is partner in the Rotterdam Innovation Lab to faciliate entrepreneurship in the field of sustainable innovation and provides acces to techincal know-how and research facilities for starting sustainable entrepreneurs.

Rotterdam city and its commitment to sustainability

The city Rotterdam has substantial ambitions in the areas of economy, space and society. Therefore Rotterdam made a commitment to sustainability and it is called The Rotterdam Climate Initiative (RCI). The RCI is a collaboration between the city Rotterdam, Port of Rotterdam, DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond and Deltalinqs. Their goal is to reduce the CO2 in 2025 with 50% compared to the year 1990, preparation to climate change and strengthening the economy of Rotterdam.

The foundation of RCI is based on five things: Sustainable City, Energy Port, Sustainable mobility, Energizing City and lastly the Rotterdam Innovation Lab. For the Rotterdam Innovation Lab, RCI is responsible for initial pre-start-up and start-up finance.

Port of Rotterdam: Green & Clean

Port of Rotterdam has provided the space for the RDM Campus and the Rotterdam Innovation Lab. They believe that social entrepreneurship is the key element for a successful future. CSR is an obligation for a healthy development of the dock to create harmony with the environment. Invest in sustainability, involvement and transparency, because the future of the Rotterdam docks need to be green and clean.

Hogeschool Rotterdam

With the motto 'Outside in - Inside out', Hogeschool Rotterdam develops its relationships with companies and institutions in the surrounding area. Hogeschool Rotterdam scouts ideas and student entrepreneurs for the Rotterdam Innovation Lab and is also responsible for the recruitment and guidance of students. The Hogeschool Rotterdam is the result of a merger between 19 institutions for higher professional education in 1988. Followed in 2002 by a merger with the Hogeschool voor Economische Studies (HES). The school now has the highest growing percentage of all multisectoral HBO institutions in The Netherlands.

Rabobank: third most sustainable bank of the world

The Rabobank Group is an international financial services provider from Dutch grounds who want to contribute to a sustainable economical development. the policy will form the basis of four key themes focusing on greater integration of CSR performance. The Rabobank is one of the top three most sustainable banks of the world. For the Rotterdam Innovation Lab, Rabobank offers pre-seeding capital, coaching on idea development, employee volunteering and sponsoring.

Apply now for the Rotterdam Innovation Lab!

Do you have a sustainable business idea? Do you really believe in it but you need to do some research and get support? Get your business started at the Rotterdam Innovation Lab! Master students who are aiming to bring their graduation project to a start-up phase, can also do this here. It is even possible to do your internship at the Rotterdam Innovation Lab.

Interested?

Send an email to Jurjen or go to the Enviu website and fill in the form.

RDM Campus: the place to be for sustainable entrepreneurs.

Right in the middle of the citydocks of Rotterdam, the place to be for sustainable entrepreneurs is being realized. RDM stands for Research, Design and Manufacturing. The RDM Campus is a unique location where different companies and schools share a space. Here they can create and develop innovative manufacturing and for new energy carriers.

In February, students of the technical department of the Hogeschool Rotterdam already have moved to the RDM Campus, followed one month later by the students of the Albeda College. This September the Rotterdam Innovation Lab and some other companies will set foot at the RDM Campus. The grand opening wille be on October 29, 2009.

For more information on the RDM Campus go to the website.

The program

Rotterdam Innovation Lab has a complete program for pre-incubation and incubation and is now ready to start. The pre-incubation program is called the Pressure Cooker. This phase is focused to support potential entrepreneurs to develop their good idea into a succesful business plan. The package consist of a number of tools, coaching sessions and workshops during a period of 100 days, 14 weeks.

After the pre-incubation the incubation process follows. When the incubation phase starts, the entrepreneur is ready to consolidate his idea into a start-up. For this, TU Delft and the incubator for techno-starters YES!Delft provide incubation and training services to the entrepreneurs. This includes informative workshops like intellectual property, prototyping, internationalization, themed master classes, personal development and coaching.