Reuters
Rotterdam is a great company richer. The US Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) coming this fall to Rotterdam and as hundreds of jobs. A total of 550 so-called start-ups have a place in the Groothandelsgebouw under the flag of the CIC. Metro put three famous inventions in a row that emerged from the CIC.
Android
Four out of five owners of a smartphone has Android on its mobile stand like OS. And everyone thinks immediately of Google. But what many people do not know is that the concept was recorded in 2005 at a branch of the CIC in New England. Creator Rich Miner started on his own, but the company quickly grew to 175 men and had to move. A house in the neighborhood that was suitable.
Maven Technologies
Nowadays, you have quite a few companies that recycle old equipment, but in 1998 was Maven Technologies in America is one of the first. Now it is one of the largest recyclers in the world with a turnover of hundreds of millions. The purpose of the founders was counteract environmental pollution. Both companies and individuals can go there and there are plans to expand to other parts of the world.
Great Point Energy
Clean technology is not at this time to imagine and Andrew Perlman saw opportunities in 2007. In CIC, he devised a method to extract gas from coal and biomass. The idea was so good that investors were queuing and the company could have an initial capital of $ 150 million. The company grew in eight years to become a global player. To China to ask people to use the services of Great Point Energy.
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