R&D R&D was there all along I had been writing about how knowledge becomes technology for a year without quite naming the activity at the heart of it. Then I went back to R&D.
Europe I haven’t changed my values. I am changing my mind As the foundations of European prosperity become less secure, growth takes on a different meaning. My priorities are moving because the things I value still matter.
R&D How We Organise Innovation Behind innovation sits a landscape of institutions. I began by trying to map them. Over time, I found the more revealing question was not where each one belongs, but what moves between them, and which routes are open depending on where you stand.
Europe Europe can invent. But can it buy what it invents? The European Commission’s procurement proposal made me reconsider a quieter part of Europe’s innovation problem: whether public organisations can buy something unfamiliar.
Europe From lab to fab needs more than a fund Europe does not merely lack capital. It lacks the institutional machinery for turning research, young companies and industrial ambition into scale.
Quantum Computing Learning before the quantum computer arrives Quantum computers still belong largely to the future. Learning how to think and work with them may have to start considerably earlier.
Quantum Computing You can already use a quantum computer Quantum computing still feels distant, yet anyone can already write, simulate and run simple quantum programs. The software ecosystem is arriving before the hardware matures.
AI Strategy Is there really one AI economy? Over the past few weeks I've found myself reading widely differing takes on AI. Some see the biggest speculative bubble in history. Others see the foundations of a new industrial era. Perhaps they're simply looking at different parts of the same landscape.
Quantum Computing Quantum computing is more than qubits A Dutch quantum computer just reached its first customer, not for its power to solve problems yet, but to learn what building on this new kind of computer means.
Sovereignty Compute Is the Entry Ticket, Not the Game Compute is necessary but not sufficient. A LinkedIn debate sharpened an argument about European AI infrastructure into a longer chain: energy to demand.
AI in Practice The field is the lab Two projects, one platform, two completely different ideas about what research means. I keep noticing this pattern. It says something about what AI tools actually are.
Europe Leuven's quiet superpower: imec Imec in Leuven just received the world's most advanced chip machine. The story of how a small Flemish city became a global semiconductor choke point starts in 1984.
Quantum Computing When the Future Starts Knocking Quietly What feels like a tech abstraction today may end up rewriting our notions of trust, identity and privacy sooner than we expect. The quantum future has begun.
AI Strategy Finding My Place in Europe’s AI Future Policy is loud, practice is quiet. Europe’s future will be shaped by those who build working systems. Here is where I choose to look.
Europe Where deeptech really happens From AI to nuclear ships. A look at the heavy, slow innovation shaping Europe’s future and why it matters more than the tech we usually talk about.
Europe Featured The Deeptech Dilemma Deeptech isn’t SaaS. It’s often slow, risky, physical and still underfunded in Europe. What’s behind the gap with the US? A rare cross-Atlantic perspective.
AI Strategy Reflections on a Deep Tech AI Event Attending the Deep Tech AI Event in Amsterdam was an inspiring experience. Here’s a reflection on the key takeaways and some of the exciting conversations that stood out during the event.
AI Strategy Draghi report: How Europe’s Digital Lag threatens innovation A personal reflection on how EU regulations impact innovation and competitiveness, drawing on Mario Draghi's report and my experiences as a European entrepreneur.
Europe Strengthening Europe's Semiconductor Backbone: The Role of ESMC TSMC’s first European plant in Dresden, a €10 billion venture with Bosch, Infineon, and NXP, will enhance Europe’s semiconductor industry. Supported by the European Chips Act.
