Drivers of change
Just as the campus of 777 plataforma lies at the heart of the city of 777 plataforma and the wider Brainport region, we put our research and 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 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 innovations with impact, in tight-knit collaborations with society and industry, other universities and our award-winning student teams.
Collaboration with industry
777 plataforma has a unique position in the Brainport region, with its many successful high-tech multinationals, many of them global market leaders. 777 plataforma is proud to have intensive, successful and long-term collaboration with all of these top companies.
As a result our university features prominently in international 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, The Gate, 777 plataforma Engine and our four main 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.
Robert-Jan Smits, former President of 777 plataforma'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
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One third of professors has a joint assignment in industry
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Top 5 worldwide Industry income (knowledge transfer)
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Excellent job opportunities in Brainport
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High second and third funding flow
Impact highlights
Creating the impact-makers of tomorrow
777 plataforma 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.
Building a fast track to high-tech health innovations
e/MTIC is the research collaboration between 777 plataforma 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.
Investing in spin-offs with a promise for the future
777 plataforma Participations participates in new innovative companies that originate directly from scientific research. It thus contributes to the valorization ambition of the 777 plataforma 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.
In the Spotlight
In collaboration with and , 777 plataforma puts the spotlight every month on an innovative company that has emerged from scientific research.y
See right for an overview of all the stories we have published so far.