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Michelle Jansen

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Marianne Pouwer

Are you curious about the possibilities for joining a (future) Innovation Lab?

<p><strong>Following the success of previous AiNed Innovation Labs, there is now an opportunity to launch two new Innovation Labs. In the run-up to this, AIC4NL organized a national co-creation session in which companies, research institutions, and network organizations collaborated on promising proposals. Marianne Pouwer and Michelle Jansen participated on behalf of AI-hub Oost-Nederland.</strong></p><h1>What is an Innovation Lab? </h1><p>In an Innovation Lab, research institutions and companies collaborate in a public-private partnership to develop AI tools for a specific field. The labs help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) not only to develop AI applications but also to make them practical, reliable, and scalable.</p><p>A successful example is the FlexLab AI Innovation Lab, where AI solutions are developed to contribute to a flexible and future-proof power grid. The focus is on intelligently managing energy flows, preventing overloads, and optimizing management—concrete themes that demonstrate how Innovation Labs create a direct impact.</p><h1>AiNed Innovation Lab Co-creation Session </h1><p>Last month’s co-creation sessions brought together stakeholders from across the country around four application areas: Technical Industry, Health &amp; Healthcare, Energy &amp; Sustainability, and Mobility &amp; Logistics. The sessions actively sought partnerships that will form the foundation for future Innovation Labs.  </p><p>“It was impressive to see how many proposals align with themes and expertise from our region. This confirms the strong connection between the Eastern Netherlands and the national AI agenda,” says Michelle Jansen, Tech Project Manager at Oost NL.</p><h1>Connecting Role for AI-Hub Oost-Nederland </h1><p>During the co-creation sessions, AI-Hub Oost-Nederland played a key role as a connector between the initiators and parties from our region by:</p><ul><li>Connecting relevant companies and knowledge institutions from the region.</li><li>Identifying substantive points of connection between proposals.</li><li>Exploring how existing regional initiatives can be integrated into broader consortia.</li></ul><h1>Joining an Innovation Lab as a company </h1><p>Over the coming month, the proposals from the co-creation sessions will be further developed into fully-fledged AiNed Innovation Labs.  </p><p>The goal: to support SMEs in understanding and improving AI performance in complex environments, such as production lines, autonomous vehicles, robots, or inspection systems. We are still actively seeking companies for these initiatives that use AI in these contexts and want to contribute to making AI in industry more robust, safer, and more productive:</p><ul><li>Smart Healthcare Logistics &amp; Labor-Saving Innovations</li><li>Integration of AI into industrial production lines  </li><li>Reliability of AI in physical systems (such as production lines, autonomous vehicles, and robots)</li></ul><h1><strong>Interested? </strong></h1><p>Does your company work with AI, and are you curious about the possibilities of joining a (future) Innovation Lab?  </p><p>Please contact Marianne Pouwer (marianne.pouwer@oostnl.nl) or Michelle Jansen (michelle.jansen@oostnl.nl). We’d be happy to help you determine the best fit and next steps. </p>

Innovation Labs in the Works: SMEs Sought for AI Innovation

Are you curious about the possibilities for joining a (future) Innovation Lab?