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March 16, 2017

Demcon opens location in Groningen

High-tech company Demcon from Enschede has opened a branch at the Zernike complex in Groningen. The fast-growing company not only wants to attract talent in the Northern Netherlands and strengthen the collaboration with the University of Groningen, but is also an attractive partner for Innovatiecluster Drachten. 

March 13, 2017

Ziuz wins design award

ZiuZ Medical, in collaboration with Spark design & innovation, has won an iF Gold Award with its IRIS.

March 2, 2017

Are you also coming to the North?

Students in Twente were bombarded with this question on Wednesday 1 March during the annual job and career fair at the technical university.

23 Feb 2017

So many beautiful high tech companies in the North?

So many interesting high-tech companies in the Northern Netherlands? The Delft students didn't know that when they were introduced to our business cluster on Wednesday 22 February during the Delftse Bedrijvendagen at TU Delft. 

February 16, 2017

University of Groningen students sniff high tech

Having become even wiser than they already are, 50 students from the University of Groningen browsed our 'Big 5 of high tech' on Wednesday 15 February.

13 Feb 2017

Teacher internship at Variass

Good education is a joint responsibility of companies and schools and that does not stop with a good internship for students. All VET teachers must also keep abreast of the rapid developments in the technology industry. 

February 10, 2017

Father of Bluetooth guest at Innovatiecluster Drachten

Jaap Haartsen, father of bluetooth, revealed the technological birth of his wireless technology, which now connects 30 billion devices worldwide with each other and the internet.

6 Feb 2017

Robot 'sows' attention to technology at primary school

Monday morning has never been so much fun for group 8 of primary school De Vuurvlinder in Appingedam. The students eagerly collect the correct parts to assemble their part of a Meccanoid robot.

February 1, 2017

Alderman Nieske Ketelaar stops

She was one of the founders of our Innovatiecluster Drachten, alderman Nieske Ketelaar. She is now retired as a city manager.