IPC Sustainable Technology.
TopSpin International has been awarded in 2011 with an "Innovatie Prestatie Contract" by Agentschap NL. Through this contract 17 innovative high tech companies in the Eastern part of The Netherlands are supported in realising their innovation ambitions in mutual coooperation. This project will be realised with the support of VentureLab Twente, the business generation and acceleration incubator of the University of Twente. Total subsidy is about € 550.000. Projectleader is chairman mr. Jaap van Tilburg.

New Business Development in Curaçao.
The Spin Off Curaçao (SPOC) project in Curaçao is aiming for economic development through entrepreneurship and investments in Curaçao using the entrepreneurship potential from The Netherlands. Our representant in Curaçao has regular contacts with entrepreneurs at the Chamber of Commerce. September 2011 again a succesfull workshop was organised at the Chamber of Commerce in Rotterdam with an opening of the Plenipotentiary Minister of Curaçao, mr. Sheldry Osepa. Check the SPOC website for a report www.spocnet.net and a film impression via this LINK. In 2012 the SPOC services will continue. Teammembers are Dick van Barneveld, Jaap van Tilburg, Lars Pieke and Nancy Winklar-Abendanon in Curaçao.

Incubator feasibility study in Curaçao.
TopSpin International has completed a feasibility study for a new business incubator in Curaçao for SeDECK in 2010. The project teammembers were: Dick van Barneveld and Jaap van Tilburg (TSI), Rob de Koning (director BTC-Twente), Henny ten Hag (real estate - investor), professor Aard Groen (Nikos - University of Twente) and Randy Curiel (SeDECK).

Innomeet: partnersearch for new business development
TopSpin chairman Jaap van Tilburg started a new internet service for innovators who are looking for a partner for new business development. Check www.innomeet.com to meet your innovation partner.

South Eastern Europe
TSI projects are running from 2007 in South Eastern Europe (Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia Herzegowina). Our experts lead 'train the trainer' workshops to enable regional trainers for new entrepreneurs.

Latin America
TSI is member of the CHILI EU Platform
At the same time TSI is working on new initiatives to promote university spin-off activities in Latin America.