Our managing director Thijs Kniknie had a great conversation with Petra Wicherink, director of PhotonicsNL. They discussed Demcon’s exciting developments in photonics, including advanced equipment for coupling fiber arrays to PICs (Photonic Integrated Circuits), meant for high volumes.

The Dutch government will invest €102.5 million in the country’s medical technology sector over the next ten years. The joint commitment of the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and of Health, Welfare and Sport underlines that medical technology not only contributes to future-proof healthcare, but also creates opportunities for innovation, economic activity and the earning potential of the Dutch economy. Within this national MedTech growth plan, the Twente-based Hospitals of the Future initiative will play a key national role as one of three lines of action.

For precise and uninterrupted measurements at extremely low temperatures, the Einstein Telescope (ET) requires vibration-free cooling. The consortium, consisting of Demcon kryoz, the University of Twente, and Cooll, is developing a solution based on sorption cooling, a principle already used in cryogenic microcoolers. The consortium is currently building vibration-free macro-format coolers, a technology that has never before been applied on this scale for cryogenic applications. With this development, the consortium is creating a unique value proposition in vibration-free cryocooler technology.

Demcon is featured in the FD special on AI-sovereignty & data science, with an article on how Demcon bridges the gap between AI, data and mechatronics in complex high-tech systems.

TNO and Demcon have announced plans for a new joint venture aimed at bringing advanced technology for deformable mirrors to the global market.