News
Grand opening Resato office Assen
Resato will open the doors of its new building in Assen on September 9 with a “Grand Opening”. After having Roden as its home base for 25 years, our high-tech partner has created a new workplace. "To realize the growth of our company, the staff and our ambitions," say CEO Rob Castien and...
Nomination for upcoming ICD partner VDH Products in Roden
Our almost partner VDH Products BV in Roden has been nominated for the National Business Success Award 2016. In September, this innovative high-tech company will join our cluster and perhaps with the title of “most innovative company in the Netherlands in 2016”. The jury report of the National Business Award Institute is full of praise for VDH...
Robot spiders steal the show
Innovatiecluster Drachten congratulates Spider Scarjo as the winner of the NHL Spider Day 2016. Scarjo, named after the reference to Scarlett Johansson, wowed the audience with her speed and suppleness in the dance moves and stole the show. The third edition of Spider Day took place on Wednesday, June 22 on the NHL. In...
Saxion winner Inventor's Competition 2016
Robert the robot, who can create a real work of art controlled by music via an app, won the fourth edition of the Inventor's Competition on Thursday in Schouwburg de Lawei in Drachten. Willem van den Bogaard, Bas Nijkamp, Daniel Sauret and Machteld Vermeer, students of Saxion, demonstrated live how their robot made a work of art. Students of the...
Second RUG lecture
In the series of lectures from the University of Groningen, the second lecture was given by Dr A. Vakis last Wednesday. He provided an extensive overview of recent studies carried out by the Advanced Production Engineering department so that an image was created where the strength of this department lies. The Advanced Production Engineering department is a...
"Innovatiecluster Drachten impressive collaboration"
Entrepreneurs and directors visit high-tech company Whisper Power in Drachten High Tech Safari for ING relations The management and relations of ING Northern Netherlands find the collaboration between our companies within Innovatiecluster Drachten impressive. On Thursday, May 26, as part of the Dutch Technology Week 2016, they experienced a High Tech Safari at Whisper Power and...
Our Solar Boat unveiled! Have you spotted it yet?
It has been revealed and we are very proud of our Solar Boat! Friday afternoon 27 May at Whisper Power in Drachten the guys from the Solar Team showed our boat, which we will race in the Dutch Solar Challenge 2016. We start on 2 July in Amsterdam for a tour through the canals and sprint races on...
Dutch Technology Week 2016 a great success
No fewer than 5,500 visitors experienced our High Tech Discovery Route on Saturday, May 28, during the Dutch Technology Week 2016. At Philips Drachten and Neopost, our companies presented their latest high tech and visitors could "play" with robots, collect aircraft parts and assemble and package them themselves. experience the important role high tech plays in our daily...
Just a little patience…
Also curious about our Solar boat that we will race in the Dutch Solar Challenge 2016? We will present it on Friday, May 27! We will do this at 4 p.m. at high-tech company Whisper Power, one of our partners. You are very welcome. Together with Whisper Power we have put together a solar team that works hard...