| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.10.2024 | The Rise of Photonics: A New Era of Innovation in the Netherlands | The Netherlands is becoming a beacon for photonics innovation. Recent investments are fueling a surge in this high-tech sector. PhotonVentures and SuperLight Photonics are at the forefront of this movement. They are not just companies; they... |
| 15.10.2024 | SuperLight Photonics Secures Seed Investment from Hamamatsu Ventures | SuperLight Photonics, a pioneer in cutting-edge laser technology, today announced the strategic investment of Hamamatsu Ventures to drive long-term synergy in laser innovation.
SuperLight Photonics, based in Enschede, the Netherlands, is a ... |
| 11.10.2024 | Breukelen-based PhotonVentures secures €5 million strengthening the Dutch photonics ecosystem | PhotonVentures, a specialised deep tech fund founded in 2023 that focuses on investing in photonics startups in the Netherlands and across Europe, has secured a €5 million investment led by Invest-NL, with contributions from a group of new ... |
| 08.08.2024 | Ткань с покрытием из токопроводящего пластика сможет сделать экзоскелет из вашей одежды | Текстильные мышцы — это молодое направление исследований, зародившееся в Швеции в Университете Линчепинга и Университете Бороса. В перспективе технология может быть встроена в одежду, которая будет помогать поднимать тяжести, позволит обним... |
| 18.03.2024 | Dutch Deeptech Fund DeepTechXL Secures €110M to Support Startups | Eindhoven-based DeepTechXL, a venture capital fund, has successfully closed its DeepTechXL Fund I, raising €110M from key contributors like ASML and pension fund PME. This funding round marks a significant milestone for the VC, situated at ... |
| 14.03.2024 | DeepTechXL raises €110M, a boost for Dutch deeptech startups | Venture builder DeepTechXL today raised €110 million through contributions from ASML and pension fund PME. The Eindhoven investment fund invests in young companies that focus on new, complex technologies such as photonics, complex mechanica... |
| 08.10.2023 | CISOs watch out: The most effective cyber attacks never touch your company's firewall | When CISOs think about cybersecurity for their companies, there are certain expectations. Password protection, firewalls, and continuously training employees on the latest phishing scams, to name a few. And to be sure, cyber risks like thes... |
| 14.09.2023 | Photonics Startup SuperLight Photonics Secures Seed Funding in Investment Round with DeepTechXL and Oost NL | The wideband laser is based on the patented platform technology of SuperLight Photonics founder Haider Zia. Zia was previously a researcher at the University of Twente, specializing in integrated and nonlinear optics. Unlike existing laser ... |
| 10.07.2023 | Announcing the nominees for VentureBeat’s 5th Annual Women in AI awards | Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12 and learn how business leaders are getting ahead of the generative AI revolution. Learn More
With VentureBeat’s flagship event VB Transform right around the corner, we are excited to announ... |
| 12.04.2023 | New Origin secures €6 million from PhotonDelta to build an independent photonic chips foundry in the Netherlands | Enschede-based New Origin, a spin out from University of Twente’s MESA+ NanoLab, has secured €6 million in funding to fuel its build of an independent photonic chips facility. The funding is part of the contribution that the Province of Ove... |
| 12.04.2023 | The University of Twente-owned New Origin raises €6M from PhotonDelta to build photonic chips foundry | Enschede-based New Origin, a photonic chips foundry, announced on Wednesday that it has raised €6M in a fresh round of funding from PhotonDelta, a Dutch-based accelerator for the integrated photonics industry.
The funding is part of a contr... |
| 09.03.2023 | Evove raises £5.7M in funding to reduce CO2 emissions with 3D printing | UK-based water filtration technology provider Evove has closed a £5.7 million funding round, funded by At One Ventures and AM Ventures.
The round was led by At One Ventures, a frequent investor in disruptive deep tech with sustainability be... |
| 30.03.2022 | Dutch prosthetic 3D printing project in Sierra Leone nominated for WHO prize | Netherlands-based non-profit 3D Sierra Leone has been nominated for an award by the World Health Organization (WHO) in recognition of its work in 3D printing prosthetics for the West African nation’s amputees.
For nearly four years now, the... |
| 15.10.2020 | SKF and University of Twente Open State-of-the-Art Technology Center in the Netherlands | SKF and the University of Twente have launched a dedicated SKF University Technology Center (UTC) for grease lubrication in rolling bearings. SFK, a Sweden-based company, and University of Twente, a Dutch knowledge institution, have collabo... |
| 04.09.2018 | New R&D campus at Technology Base in Twente | Energy management company Lithium Werks B.V. (www.lithiumwerks.com) has announced that it will build a major clean energy research and development (R&D) campus at Twente Airport. “In order to achieve a real transition, from fossil fuels... |
| 25.01.2018 | New Wearable Robotics Laboratory | Wearable robots can be used to either augment, train, or supplement human motor function. Examples of such robots are exo-skeletons, bionic prostheses, exo-suits, and body worn collaborative robots. Our new lab can be used for development, ... |
| 21.12.2017 | Laser-equipped shoes help Parkinson’s patients take the next step | Here’s an unexpected but pleasant little way tech might be able to improve a few lives: laser shoes. Yes, seriously. Shoes equipped with small laser emitters were shown in recent tests to help sufferers of Parkinson’s disease to walk normal... |
| 09.11.2017 | Denial of Service Attacks “One Thousand Times Bigger” Than Expected | With constant reports of what seems like a never ending spate of digital crime, it can be difficult to see the larger trends in the today’s cyber-landscape.
Now, for the first time, a team of computer scientists have carried out research on... |
| 22.08.2017 | The latest news on startup investment rounds (week #34): Undagrid, ENERGIIQ and Healthy Workers | It is time for a round of funding news. While the Dutch Internet of Things company Undagrid announces being funded by Innovation Industries and Mainport Innovation Fund, the investment fund ENERGIIQ announces the beginning of their funding ... |
| 30.11.2016 | Sensor-studded suit helps track recovery of stroke patients | Millions of people suffer from strokes every year worldwide, and severe ones can require long-term care — but as with other rehabilitation regimens, it can be hard for doctors to track the everyday activities of their patients. A high-tech ... |
| 05.04.2013 | Mars One announces university partnership to put humans on Mars permanently | Mars One, a commercial space mission intended to put humans in a permanent Martian colony by 2023, has just announced its first science and education partner, University of Twente, a Dutch institution with an entrepreneurial edge.
The missi... |
| 13.12.2010 | Three Hackers Arrested in Wake of DDOS Attacks | One of the more cringe-worthy stories to come out of the Wikileaks-Anonymous-DDOS plotline in the last few weeks is the lack of security practiced by just about everyone involved. Authorities found the name of a designer named Alex Tapanari... |
| 14.06.2010 | Should Data Just Fade Away? | Michael Scott points us to a report suggesting that one way to deal with the privacy issues of data stored online is to set up databases that automatically have plans to let data “fade away” over a certain period of time. Of course, I’m not... |