On Saturday 6 June between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., the twelve companies affiliated with the Innovation Cluster Drachten will present themselves and give these High Tech companies a “peek behind the scenes”. An exciting and playful day full of fun discoveries and wonders of technology. There is plenty to see for young and old, for enthusiasts and professionals.

The joint venture of it is put on the 'market' under the name Innovatiecluster Drachten and represents approximately 3,000 employees in this region, of whom 950 FTE are employed in product development. The Innovation Cluster Drachten works closely together in the field of attracting and retaining technical talent and wants to grow even bigger in the future.

The 12 participating organizations are:

• Neopost Technologies
• Philips CL
• BD Kiestra
• Photonis
• Irmato
• Norma IMS
• Variass systems
• Whisper Power
• Delta Instruments
• YP your partner
• S&T
• Ziuz

The discovery route starts at BD Kiestra on the Avenue Marconi 6 in Drachten. There the route starts with a market of possibilities and a tour of the R&D building. There are also hourly tours of Whisper Power, Variass Systems and BD Kiestra (production). All locations are within walking distance of each other on the A7Noord site.