Once a year, the Dutch startup scene gets together to network. And to let the outside world know that the sector is doing pretty badly. But is that really the case?

Universities should be at the foundation of the Dutch knowledge economy. But they hardly convert their knowledge into business. As a result, the Netherlands is missing out on billions. How to turn the tide?

The Netherlands is missing many opportunities by not marketing scientific knowledge, by betting on too many horses and by not following through. So says TNO boss Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi in an interview with Hollands Welvaren