With more than 450 registered open access pilot research facilities and more than 100 participating organizations in 20 countries, the European project Pilots4U can certainly be called a success. This week (25 June), the project was concluded in Brussels with a Final Event focusing on the future of open access research infrastructure in Europe.

The draft Climate Accord relies heavily on biomass. Too heavily? In any case, it means that industry and the agricultural sector will have to work hard. The sectors are becoming increasingly interlinked. The suppliers can gear themselves up for a key role.

A period of reflection started in Limburg after the black gold disappeared from this southern province with the closing of the coal mines. Knowledge and entrepreneurship became the new gold in Limburg, with a strong focus on chemistry, materials, agrofood, logistics, health and care. Initiatives such as Source B were created five years ago in this environment: a partnership in accordance with the ‘triple helix’ principle, where government, education and entrepreneurs work together to make the region economically resilient, specifically in the bio-based economy.