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Delegation from Wales visits innovative food companies in Rotterdam region 04/12/19

Rotterdam Maritime Capital of Europe present at Sea Asia 2019 in Singapore 04/09/19

Rotterdam is known as the largest port in Europe and being Europe’s Maritime Capital. We will showcase Rotterdam’s strong maritime innovation ecosystem at the Holland Pavilion at the Sea Asia 2019 Conference & Exhibition.

"We came to Rotterdam to build a leading innovation ecosystem"

“We build large scale communities of exceptional entrepreneurs. We came to Rotterdam to build one of the leading innovation ecosystems in the world.” Melissa Ablett, CEO of CIC Rotterdam doesn’t hide her ambitions nor her love for Rotterdam.

IDE Group from Australia opens European HQ in Rotterdam 03/28/19

Australian product innovation agency IDE Group recently opened its new European headquarters in CIC Rotterdam.

Rotterdam collaborates with Dubai on innovations in water, food and energy 03/26/19

Rotterdam is home to world-leading clusters in water technology, food and energy and we showcase this knowledge during the innovation mission in Dubai from 24 March until 28 March. This mission is organised in the run-up to the Dubai Expo 2020, where the Dutch participation will be centred around the theme ‘Water, Food & Energy’.

BlueCity: circular playground with balls BlueCity in Rotterdam is a circular playground for entrepreneurs with vision and balls. It's all about creating a waste free chain of production and consumption. A showcase about an ambitious initiative in Rotterdam.

Growing number of jobs thanks to foreign companies 03/11/19

In 2018, Rotterdam reported a growing number of new jobs following the arrival of foreign companies. Together, the 36 international companies provided over 1430 new jobs and invested 199 million euros into the city’s economy.

Floating Farm: Rotterdam is home to the world's first floating dairy farm A farmer, 40 cows, and robots to collect manure and distribute fodder – all floating on the water of the largest port in Europe. A load of nonsense? Absolutely not! This is all part of the Floating Farm, the first self-sufficient floating farm in the world, which is currently being completed and will shortly begin operation in the Merwe4 Haven of Rotterdam. A great example of innovation as well as a showcase for sustainability and the circular economy.

Rotterdam best European city for expats according to Dispatches Europe 03/06/19

Rotterdam is the best city in Europe for expats, according to Dispatches Europe . The city scores high marks for i.a. cost of living; talent and career opportunities; affordability of housing and quality of life; international schools.

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