Innovation Herald

What is the Wolk hip Airbag?

Wolk has been developed with and for seniors who have noticed that they are losing their balance more often, and those who stumble or (nearly) fall. This may be in combination with bones becoming more vulnerable. Those people who may be at risk of a hip fracture.
People who want to stay active without limitations. Several users have said they feel more protected when wearing Wolk. It has given them more confidence and made them more mobile. (source)

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Inventor: Filippo van Hellenberg (Wolk, the company)
Website: www.wolkairbag.com
History: Click here
Price (EUR): €549 per unit

What is the Groasis Growboxx?

The Growboxx® plant cocoon has also been referred to as the “intelligent bucket”. As you can see from the image below, the Growboxx plant cocoon is a square box with a hole in the middle, which is placed around a young tree (no seeds!) such as for instance a young fruit tree or another productive tree. You can put some seeds and soil in the plant plugs which are integrated into the lid of the Growboxx®. The seeds will germinate and grow hydroponically in the water which is stored inside the Growboxx®. If you use the Growboxx®, it is very easy to grow a tree in combination with 4 vegetables, shrubs or flowers. It is even possible to cut a small piece from the lid and put a plant pot in the resulting hole. If you cut the bottom of the plant pot, the roots can grow in the water that is stored inside the Growboxx® plant cocoon. For more technical information, please read the datasheet of the Growboxx® plant cocoon.

Groasis is named the most innovative small and medium sized company of the Netherlands for the year 2018! (in Dutch)

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Inventor: Groasis, the Netherlands
Website: What is the Growboxx?
History: Reforestation is the solution
Example Distributor (US): Drew Harvest

Price (USD): $2.99 per Growboxx (250 growboxxes per hectare)

What is Sushidel?

Everybody knows Sushi. But only the Dutch know Frikadel, often written as Frikandel as well. Frikadel is a traditional Dutch snack, a sort of minced-meat hot dog, of which the modern version was developed either in 1954 or in 1958/1959. The history of this snack goes back to the 17th century. Back in 2016, a guy from Utrecht started to put blend a Frikadel with Sushi and the result was delicious. He called it the Sushidel, but it’s also known as the Frikansushi. Currently, several Sushi restaurants in the Netherlands start to offer this combination.

It is expected that Sushidel will become populair, driven by the fact that a lot of night snacks are very unhealthy. Sushi is perceived more healthy and considered to be premium. Combining the very mainstream Frikadel with the more elite sushi will lead to a repositioning in the high volume mainstream segment.

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Inventor: René Bos
Recipe: Sushidel or Frikansushi (in Dutch)
Price (EUR): €1,99 per item