Projects

Citylogistics 2.0

The Interreg VI project Citylogistics 2.0 aims to develop a new concept to reduce increasing emissions in city centres. The focus is primarily on the CEP industry (courier, express, parcel).

In the future, more and more customers will receive deliveries in smaller and more frequent shipments during the last mile to the end customer. This final delivery stage not only involves high costs but also generates significant traffic congestion.

The project aims to develop an innovative, intelligent and sustainable distribution system consisting of an energy self-sufficient mobile mini-hub and a specially designed and newly developed Light Electric Freight Vehicle (LEFV). The vehicle is powered by energy generated by the mini-hub, which runs on renewable energy sources.

The modular mini-hub is constructed from sustainable building materials and is suitable for temporary deployment.

Greenwise Campus

Greenwise Campus is the leading network for knowledge development, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Here, solutions are developed for complex challenges at regional, national and international levels. The focus is on four strategic themes: circular plastics, energy, smart manufacturing, and wellbeing, healthcare and technology.

HyperBRIDGE

HyperBRIDGE strengthens the hyperloop ecosystem in the German-Dutch border region by actively connecting SMEs, knowledge institutions and innovation networks.

The project leverages the unique testing facilities EHC (Veendam) and goTube (Emden) as a cross-border testing and development laboratory for new hyperloop technologies.

Its goal is to develop market-oriented hyperloop components and systems with direct applications, while also creating valuable spin-off opportunities for sectors such as automotive, logistics, infrastructure, energy, communication and aerospace.

NeoVitAI

The NeoVitAI project is a cross-border collaboration initiative in which healthcare institutions, knowledge institutes, and technology companies in the northern programme region jointly work on enabling the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.

To make NeoVitAI practical and applicable, neonatology has been selected as a showcase, using the Neolook ONE as a sufficiently developed, innovative and flexible example. This approach provides insight into the entire implementation process, including ethics, legislation, knowledge development and infrastructure.

The experiences gained from this showcase will serve as the foundation for broader cooperation models and scaling up AI applications within healthcare systems in both countries and across Europe.

The collaboration between hospitals, academic institutions and industrial partners creates a model for AI in healthcare that not only addresses technical, legal and ethical challenges, but also actively involves healthcare professionals, patients and their families throughout the process.

PRECISE

Innovative precision medicine procedures offer great hope for improving the treatment of cancer patients.

In surgical treatment, achieving better postoperative quality of life depends on performing the most precise, organ-preserving operation possible, while ensuring the safe and complete removal of tumour tissue. To achieve this, surgeons need improved methods to accurately identify and localise tissue to be removed.

The PRECISE project develops three innovative instruments for precise tumour marking and surgical removal in the gastrointestinal tract. These instruments are developed through cross-border collaboration and build on the complementary expertise of the project partners.