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Digital innovation
20 March 2023

Unlocking next-gen FMCG appliances with AI

The FMCG and consumer devices market is experiencing major transformations, fueled by a combination of various external factors like climate change, geopolitical dynamics, and the ever-evolving social landscape. These forces are driving change in consumer...

Life Sciences
10 March 2023

6 ways digital health is transforming medical devices

How can you leverage digital trends like telemedicine and IoT to accelerate adjacent innovation in your medical devices and projects?

Circular innovation
6 March 2023

Maximizing ROI for your Green Deal strategies

The Green Deal has sparked exciting new products and services. How do you capitalize on these new value propositions and beat the competition?

Circular innovation
6 March 2023

The Green Deal: A catalyst for sustainability in value propositions

The Green Deal is your golden opportunity to redefine your value proposition(s) and capitalize on this tremendous market growth opportunity.

Circular innovation
1 March 2023

From challenge to opportunity: reducing company supply chain emissions

Connected devices are popping up left and right to meet customer needs. How can you reduce environmental impact throughout the supply chain?

Life Sciences
14 February 2023

Innovation in the air: how to build strong medical partnerships

Whether you’re working in business, academia, or scientific research, collaboration is the secret weapon that can help you overcome medical R&D obstacles.

Digital innovation
8 February 2023

Robotics reinvented: a beginner’s guide to ROS

Discover why and how the ROS open-source software sensation makes it easier and more efficient to develop complex robotic systems.

Open innovation
31 January 2023

Unraveling the world of earth observation

There’s an endless amount of opportunities in earth observation. What started this revolution and how can you benefit from it?

Life Sciences
17 January 2023

The power of Human Behavior Engineering in hybrid operating rooms

How can Human Behavior Engineering help you develop meaningful and effective solutions for hybrid operating rooms?

Digital innovation
12 January 2023

AI, the rising star in earth observation

Earth observation has become more accessible with new opportunities for many different industries. But where would you start? Discover in this blog!

Digital innovation
16 December 2022

The future of energy-efficient AI systems

What does it take to start considering and implementing energy-efficient AI systems? Find out about 3 possible solutions in this blog.

Digital innovation
7 December 2022

Maximizing customer engagement: AI and data in FMCG

Discover how AI and data are making a significant impact in the realm of customer engagement for companies in FMCG.

Innovation methodology
5 December 2022

Installing a shock-resilient innovation culture

Building an innovation culture needs a gradual approach based on change management. How do you advance in times of crisis and market pressure?

Innovation methodology
1 December 2022

Customer experience to harvest higher customer lifetime value

How you can boost customer engagement to drive growth, especially when you can’t invest in new value propositions? Find out in this blog!

Life Sciences
23 November 2022

How to set up successful co-creation in innovation? A success story in robotic prosthetics

Discover how Verhaert supported Axiles Bionics by accelerating product development and time-to-market based on our proven methodology.

Life Sciences
3 November 2022

The Life Sciences Paradox – Innovation in one of the most purpose-driven ecosystems

How do you move the electronic and ICT industry towards sustainability through circular design and right-to-repair.

Circular innovation
20 October 2022

The Green Ocean for electronic appliances

How do you move the electronic and ICT industry towards sustainability through circular design and right-to-repair.

Digital innovation
6 October 2022

Predictive maintenance – know when things will break

Predictive maintenance gives you insights in how to use machines optimally so they require less maintenance and replacements.

Digital innovation
22 September 2022

How data became the most valuable building block in construction

What if you could create value for installers, end users and your own business? Find out why data is the most valuable building block in construction.

Digital innovation
22 September 2022

5 ways to grow your construction business through digitalization

Do you want your company to stay ahead in the construction industry? Here are five examples of how digitalization can grow your business.

Digital innovation
13 September 2022

ML’s elephant in the room: data labeling

Machine learning is a great tool to reduce cost and time. How do you improve the complex and time-consuming data labeling process?

Circular innovation
9 September 2022

Direct carbon capturing, holy grail or holy fail?

How can we overcome the current expensive and energy-intensive direct carbon capture methods to make them a net-zero system?

Life Sciences
26 August 2022

A new emergency on the horizon: creating a sustainable healthcare system

The clock is ticking for sustainable healthcare systems through innovative digital health solutions. Learn about the looming crisis and opportunities.

Digital innovation
8 August 2022

The power and risks of AI

In this blogpost, we’ll discuss the benefits and risks of AI that exceed human imagination and what this could mean for all of humanity.

Digital innovation
15 July 2022

6 ways in which AI complements robotics

Robotics is one of the most interdisciplinary fields of the moment This blog post presents 6 subcomponents of robotics and their AI impact.

Life Sciences
7 July 2022

Defining the MVP considering medical regulations

Discover how to find the MVP for in-vitro diagnostic and medical devices considering the strict necessary regulations.

Circular innovation
1 July 2022

Online dashboard to boost energy-efficient renovations in Ghent

The city of Ghent created, with the help of Verhaert, an interactive and easy-to-use dashboard in which citizens can monitor their renovations.

Digital innovation
13 June 2022

The ultimate roadmap for self-learning products

Did you ever wonder how some intelligent products are incredibly good at certain tasks? Then you’re at the right place. In this blog we’re diving into the world of continuous learning.

Digital innovation
18 May 2022

Drive new revenues with IoT

Discover 4 ways to drive new revenues with IoT: optimisation, build a new business around IoT, add features or change your business model.

Open innovation
4 May 2022

Start-up scaling challenges: the market gap

Start-up and innovation ecosystems are maturing, this had generated a whole new set of challenges. In this blogpost: the market gap challenge.

Digital innovation
27 April 2022

9 AI trends in FMCG, food & beverages

Artificial intelligence is being applied more and more in all steps of the food and beverage value chain. Check out 9 trends in our projects.

Circular innovation
15 April 2022

Concretize your most promising circular options

Sustainability ambitions are worthless if you don’t know your options. In this blog we look at the potential in the construction industry.

Digital innovation
11 April 2022

The failproof way to scope AI projects

Finding a possible application for AI or data science is just the start. How do you outline the goal of your AI project, make predictions, learn and evaluate it?

Open innovation
31 March 2022

Check out these free entrepreneurial tools

The OpenLab team at Verhaert have brought to life engaging tools that can help any team in their entrepreneurial journey.

Digital innovation
18 March 2022

Hybrid AI, spreading AI between edge and cloud

How do you divide your hybrid AI model between edge and cloud? In this blog, you’ll find out why deep neural networks are the go-to solution.

Open innovation
17 March 2022

Why does technology transfer matter?

Technology transfer has enormous potential. Through open innovation and technology transfer initiative you can overcome the many hurdles and barriers to give you a competitive edge.

Digital innovation
1 March 2022

A 4-step guide to choose between edge & cloud for smart home devices

Scouting AI opportunities can be a daunting task. In this blog we give a bird’s eye view of our proven process to uncover hidden AI potential.

Digital innovation
17 February 2022

8 steps to identify AI opportunities, even when you’re skeptical

Scouting AI opportunities can be a daunting task. In this blog we give a bird’s eye view of our proven process to uncover hidden AI potential.

Open innovation, Smart Life Sciences
16 February 2022

Monitoring cardiac activity with space technology

What if cardiologists could remotely monitor cardiac activity with just a smartphone and in less than 2 minutes. Discover this ESA BIC and Verhaert MyStartUp success story.

Open innovation
7 February 2022

Earth observation for… the marine industry

From energy, transport & food to tourism and biodiversity, many services depend on water. How can EO provide reliable, up-to-date information?

Open innovation
24 January 2022

Earth observation for… agriculture

Climate change, new machinery, changes in legislation, crop variety, increasing yield, growing field sizes and scientific discoveries, they’re all obstacles for the agricultural industry. How can EO help solve these challenges?

Life Sciences
3 November 2021

Defining the right drivetrain for active limb prostheses & ortheses

Because of high human interaction, developing active prostheses and ortheses implies specific challenges, especially when considering the drivetrain. Discover how to define the right type and build it.

Life Sciences
11 August 2021

Choosing the right adhesive for wearable tech

Choosing the right adhesive for medical devices is crucial, but often overlooked in wearable technology development. How do you define the requirements and specifications before selecting adhesives?

Life Sciences
26 July 2021

Pivot your business model to continue your success

The medical market is more dynamic than ever. Make pivoting and agile business models successful by including all shareholders and finding unique challenges, opportunities and markets.

Life Sciences
23 June 2021

Say ‘Hi’ to medical AI – Step 2: the solution space

After problem statement, it’s time to create a ‘solution space’. In this step you look for a methodology, search for the right project elements and define the steps and needs of your development process.

Life Sciences
28 May 2021

The importance of early procurement understanding

In early medical development stages it’s crucial to understand who could benefit or be affected by your solution. You quickly see that this goes far beyond, doctors, patients and researchers.

Life Sciences
28 April 2021

Developing valuable digital health solutions

Digital health products & services have made huge advances in the last year. However, they require profound changes in user behavior. Discover the 4 key factors in successful digital health innovation.

Life Sciences
1 April 2021

Life sciences, a maze of opportunities

How can innovative technologies create added value & competitive advantages? What is preventing them from success?

Life Sciences
18 March 2021

Data monetization for digital health

Data monetization is a quickly emerging trend in the digital MedTech sector due to increasing competition, new technologies & changing policies.

Digital innovation
5 March 2021

To be or not to be: which UX/UI trends will rise this year?

Talking about trends in early 2021 may seem somewhat redundant. It seems as though our personal and professional lives will simply continue to be steered by that virus we’re all so tired of. Granted, the...

Life Sciences
5 March 2021

Say ‘Hi’ to medical AI – Step 1

AI brings a lot of opportunities for the medical field. To explore the possibilities for your company you need to start by getting the problem statement right.

Life Sciences
17 February 2021

User centricity in medical products & services

User centricity is becoming a key building block of medical offerings as it creates differentiation, adoption, adherence and value-based care.

Life Sciences
10 February 2021

Focusing patient treatment on prevention & personalization

MedTech companies can transform patient treatment by focusing on prevention and personalization instead of illnesses.

Life Sciences
1 February 2021

Rebuilding MedTech innovation companies

A person’s health is priceless. How can medical device companies turn rapidly changing technologies and user needs into new values.

Digital innovation
21 February 2020

Data living on the Edge

Now a lot of people have become familiar with cloud computing, there’s a new cool kid on the block and it’s called edge computing. Why is the cloud suddenly losing terrain to edge computing and...

Digital innovation
20 February 2020

5 inspiring IoT cases in healthcare

We selected 5 exciting IoT cases in healthcare: From doctors taking consultations 100 miles away to pills with microscopic sensors. The future is now.

Digital innovation
10 April 2019

Design principles

When creating and designing products and user experiences, it can often be a challenge to get a team aligned. Tastes and opinions differ, and design isn’t an exact science that can be measured. What makes...

Digital innovation
2 August 2018

User inyerface

As an interface designer, it’s your job to present things as user-friendly and easy as possible. Keeping your user happy is your first priority. If all goes well, your user doesn’t even notice your interface...

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