Happy New Year From the BISCI team!
Happy New Year from the BISCI team! We still live in challenging and uncertain times, but vaccination has started throughout Europe, hopefully marking the beginning of the end of this Covid-19 pandemic. For BISCI, 2021 will be a year full of opportunities to contribute to making supply chains more sustainable and digital. Our team is ready to take up these challenges together with our partners from business, academia and government. Take care, stay healthy!
- Bart Vos, Scientific Director & Ton Geurts, Business Director
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