Innovation is nothing more than combining existing technologies to create something new. So it’s logical that innovations often arise when two or more different parties work together. Brainport Eindhoven is known as one of the smartest regions in the world, with
companies that file a record number of patent applications each year. An important factor in that quality is the talent of the people who work there. But even more important is the culture of the southern Netherlands, in which collaboration is instinctive. The region and the industrial companies based there draw their innovative strength from that culture. Special
