{"id":55467,"date":"2022-03-29T19:29:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.brand-architecture.at\/2022\/03\/29\/hgk-groep-richt-platform-innovation-harbour-cologne-op\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T19:29:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:29:57","slug":"hgk-groep-richt-platform-innovation-harbour-cologne-op","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transportjournal.com\/nl\/2022\/03\/29\/hgk-groep-richt-platform-innovation-harbour-cologne-op\/","title":{"rendered":"HGK-groep richt platform &#8220;Innovation Harbour Cologne&#8221; op"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>Met de selectie van de eerste groep start-ups lanceert de HGK-groep een eigen innovatieplatform onder de naam &#8220;Innovation Harbour Cologne&#8221;. Voor de opbouw van het als &#8220;Open Innovation Platform&#8221; ontworpen programma werkt de HGK samen met het Strascheg Center of Entrepreneurship. Voor de &#8220;Innovation Harbour Cologne&#8221; zoekt de HGK-groep start-ups wiens producten en diensten zich bezighouden met de logistiek- en transportsector.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(K\u00f6ln) &#8220;Met de &#8216;Innovation Harbour Cologne&#8217; breiden we onze innovatieactiviteiten uit met een nieuwe pijler. Terwijl de focus van onze bestaande innovatiemaatregelen primair gericht is op het optimaliseren van gebruikte technologie\u00ebn en processen in de bestaande bedrijven, willen we in de &#8216;Innovation Harbour Cologne&#8217; samen met geselecteerde partners gericht werken aan nieuwe producten en diensten die ons ondernemingsportfolio potentieel kunnen aanvullen,&#8221; legt HGK-CEO Uwe Wedig uit. &#8220;Tegelijkertijd willen we door de nauwe samenwerking met de start-ups de interne innovatiecapaciteit versterken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Eerste producten en werkend businessmodel<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Voor de &#8220;Innovation Harbour Cologne&#8221; zoekt de HGK-groep start-ups wiens producten en diensten zich bezighouden met de logistiek- en transportsector of goed kunnen inspelen op de eisen van de sector. Gericht wordt er gezocht naar jonge bedrijven die al eerste producten en een werkend businessmodel hebben opgezet. &#8220;We willen niet de klassieke incubator of accelerator-hub zijn, maar zo snel en effici\u00ebnt mogelijk oplossingen en aanbiedingen ontwikkelen die de markt en ons directe meerwaarde bieden,&#8221; voegt Uwe Wedig toe.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Samenwerking met start-up en specialisten<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Voor de opbouw van de &#8220;Innovation Harbour Cologne&#8221; werkt het door Kai G\u00fclden geleide innovatieteam van de HGK nauw samen met het &#8220;Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship&#8221; (SCE) van de Hochschule M\u00fcnchen. Het op innovatiemanagement en ondernemerschap gespecialiseerde instituut ondersteunt de HGK onder andere bij het scouten van start-ups en bij het mentorschap tijdens de projectfase. Samen is ook de naam en het merk van de &#8220;Innovationshaven&#8221; ontwikkeld. &#8220;Het is voor ons belangrijk dat de verbinding met de HGK en het focusonderwerp logistiek herkenbaar is. Daarnaast staan we open om in de toekomst samen met partners verdere inhoud op te nemen,&#8221; legt Kai G\u00fclden uit.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Drei bis vier Projekte bis Juli<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Na de selectie van de bedrijven voor de zogenaamde eerste &#8220;batch&#8221; wordt er tot juli gezamenlijk aan drie tot vier projecten gewerkt. Vervolgens worden de resultaten aan een grotere kring van zakenpartners en stakeholders gepresenteerd. Ge\u00efnteresseerden kunnen zich vanaf nu op de website www.innovationharbourcologne.com informeren en daar contact opnemen.<\/p>\n<p>Foto: \u00a9 HGK \/ Oliver Tjaden \/ <strong><em>Bijschrift:<\/em><\/strong><em> Met de Innovation Harbour Cologne richt de HGK-groep een eigen &#8216;Open Innovation Platform&#8217; op. 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