# Impact

**Source**: https://www.tue.nl/en/impact
**Parent**: https://www.tue.nl/en/education/bachelor-college

### Drivers of change

Just as the campus of TU/e lies at the heart of the city of Eindhoven and the wider Brainport region, we put our [research](https://www.tue.nl/en/research) and [education](https://www.tue.nl/en/education) at the heart of society. We train our students and engineers to become drivers of change by coming up with solutions that have a real impact on the world.

### Key challenges

In the years and decades ahead we see three major challenges facing society: [sustainability](https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/about-the-university/sustainability) and the climate crisis; revolutions in enabling technologies such as AI, robotics and synthetic biology; and the increasing role technology plays in our lives.

### Responsible innovations

In order to meet these challenges, we translate the top-notch research of our scientists into responsible innovationswith impact, in tight-knit collaborations with society and industry, other universities and our award-winning [student teams](https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/tue-student-teams/student-teams).

### Collaboration with industry

TU/e has a unique position in the Brainport region, with its many successful high-tech multinationals, many of them global market leaders. TU/e is proud to have [intensive, successful and long-term collaboration](https://www.tue.nl/en/impact/cooperation-with-industry/tue-cooperation-with-industry) with all of these top companies. \
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 As a result our university features prominently in[international rankings](https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/about-the-university/world-leading-university-in-cooperation-with-industry/rankings) and indicators for collaboration with industry. We are also a breeding ground for successful startups and spin-offs in the field of sustainability, AI, and photonics.

### Linking pin

A key role in further deepening our collaboration with industry and society is played by [innovation Space](https://www.tue.nl/en/education/tue-innovation-space), [Knowledge Transfer Office](https://www.tue.nl/en/impact/knowledge-transfer-office), [Eindhoven Engine](https://www.tue.nl/en/impact/brainport/brainport-for-eachother/social-innovation/eindhoven-engine) and our four main [research institutes](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/institutes). They are the linking pin between our fundamental research and practical applications for the real world.

### Economic engine

To create even more impact and meet ambition of the Brainport region to become the engine of the Dutch economy, we aim to double the number of engineers educated at our university by 2032. Creating the impact-makers of tomorrow.

[## "In the coming years, the interaction between research, education, industry and society will intensify further, and new ways of cooperation will be established"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxx8oosZf9Q)

### **Robert-Jan Smits,** former President of TU/e's Executive Board (2019-2025)

## Our top position in cooperation with industry is based on:

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- ### Top 25 worldwide co-publications with industry
- ### One third of professors has a joint assignment in industry
- ### Top 5 worldwide Industry income (knowledge transfer)
- ### Excellent job opportunities in Brainport
- ### High second and third funding flow

## Spin-offs in the spotlight

[### DXcrete develops wearable patch as an alternative to blood sampling

Every day, millions of kidney patients around the world undergo blood tests or provide urine samples. Startup DXcrete aims to end that tedious routine with a smart patch that continuously analyzes sweat and extracts a wealth of health information from it.](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/18-11-2025-dxcrete-develops-wearable-patch-as-an-alternative-to-blood-sampling)[### Detecting infectious diseases outside the lab: this startup is doing it

This brand-new startup Spotlight Dx is developing a fast and accurate test for detecting infectious diseases that can be used on-site in countries with limited resources.](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/09-07-2025-detecting-infectious-diseases-outside-the-lab-this-startup-is-doing-it)[### Startup AquaWomb gives premature babies a better start

The newly founded start-up AquaWomb is developing a liquid-filled incubator for clinical practice using insights from the Horizon study ‘Perinatal Life Support’.](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/11-06-2025-startup-aquawomb-gives-premature-babies-a-better-start)[### Firefly Sensing develops tiny sensors to measure the quality of beer and other juices

Mildred Cano, CEO of spin-off Firefly Sensing: ‘My mission is to bring technology from the lab into the world’.](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/03-06-2025-my-mission-is-to-bring-technology-from-the-lab-into-the-world)

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## For entrepreneurial students and researchers

The Knowledge Transfer Office creates impact by deploying its business development, intellectual property, and finance and business incubation professionals, all of whom are widely experienced in knowledge valorization, startup support and business incubation across a broad array of fields, including the physical sciences, life sciences and information technology.

- [More about The Knowledge Transfer Office](https://www.tue.nl/en/impact/knowledge-transfer-office)

## Making the world a more sustainable place

The reports from the IPCC are completely clear on the threat of global warming and climate change, which are taking place at an alarming rate. That’s why the strive for a sustainable world is the number one societal challenge that underlies the strategy of TU/e.\
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 We are committed to this through our education and research, and we are constantly taking new steps to increase our contribution. Driving forces in this are our [sustainability ambassador](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/19-10-2021-sustainability-fulfilling-the-good-intentions/), the [GO Green Office](https://www.gogreenoffice.nl/) and the [Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES)](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/institutes/eindhoven-institute-for-renewable-energy-systems/), among others. \
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 Sustainability is also a top priority in the way we run our university. We [separate our waste](https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/about-the-university/sustainability/operations/circular-and-restorative-resources/campaign-lets-go-zero/), aim to provide environmental friendly [catering](https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/about-the-university/sustainability/operations/vitality-social-sustainability/catering/) and try to make use of [renewable energy](https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/about-the-university/sustainability/operations/abundant-clean-and-renewable-energy/) on our campus.

- [More about our sustainability goals](https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/about-the-university/sustainability/)

## Creating the impact-makers of tomorrow

Eindhoven University of Technology harbors a myriad of student teams: highly motivated groups of students who take up the challenge of bringing the imagined future one step closer. With their unprecedented enthusiasm and can-do mentality, student teams come up with innovative solutions for societal challenges in the fields of energy, sustainability, artificial intelligence, health and mobility.\

- [More about our student teams](https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/student-teams/)
- [From URE to a job at Tesla; why join a student team?](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/from-ure-to-a-job-at-tesla-why-join-a-student-team/)

## Building a fast track to high-tech health innovations

e/MTIC is the research collaboration between TU/e and the Catharina Hospital, the Máxima Medical Center, Kempenhaeghe Epilepsy and Sleep Center, and Philips (Philips). Its mission is to create a fast track to innovation in health research, development and implementation in the domains of cardiovascular, perinatology and sleep.

- [More about e/MTIC](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/eaisi/eaisi-business-operations/eindhoven-medtech-innovation-center/)
- [Check out these e/MTIC succes stories](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/eaisi/eaisi-business-operations/eindhoven-medtech-innovation-center/research-within-the-emtic-innovation-eco-system-experiences-shared-2022/)

## Investing in spin-offs with a promise for the future

TU/e Participations participates in new innovative companies that originate directly from scientific research. It thus contributes to the valorization ambition of the TU/e by translating academic and technological findings into solutions that create impact for society. Successful technology transfer also brings economic impact as it contributes to the economic development of the Brainport region and the Netherlands.

- [More about TU/e Participations](https://www.tue.nl/en/impact/tue-participations)
- [Check out these spin-offs funded by TU/e](https://www.tue.nl/en/impact/tue-participations/spin-offs-in-tue-participations)

## Connecting innovative minds in the Brainport Region

Eindhoven Engine accelerates innovation in the Brainport Region through challenge-based research in its public-private research facility at the TU/e Campus. Teams of our region’s most talented researchers from industry, knowledge institutes and students cooperate in Eindhoven Engine research programs to deliver breakthrough technological solutions.

- [More about Eindhoven Engine](https://www.tue.nl/en/impact/brainport/brainport-for-eachother/social-innovation/eindhoven-engine)
- [Eindhoven Engine funds new projects with 2.4 million euros](https://www.tue.nl/en/news-and-events/news-overview/21-04-2022-eindhoven-engine-welcomes-seven-projects-and-supports-them-with-24-million-euros)

## Research institutes with an impact

[### Casimir Institute

Bridging future chips and high-tech systems through deep integration of design, equipment, materials, processes and foundational…](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/institutes/casimir-institute)[### Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems

Accelerating the energy transition
The aim of the Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES) is to accelerate the energy…](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/institutes/eindhoven-institute-for-renewable-energy-systems)[### Institute for Complex Molecular Systems

Molecules constitute the world around us—both natural and synthetic. Even we humans are teeming with molecules. Through understanding of…](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/institutes/institute-for-complex-molecular-systems)[### Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute

The Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute (EAISI) is the central hub for artificial intelligence research at Eindhoven…](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/institutes/eindhoven-artificial-intelligence-systems-institute)

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