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4000 visitors for the Innovatiecluster Drachten
On Saturday 20 September there was an open day at the Philips site in Drachten. During this day there was the unique opportunity to introduce the visitors to the Innovatiecluster Drachten. Companies such as YP Your Partner, Delta Instruments, Whisper Power, Variass and Neopost managed to present themselves in a beautiful way. For...
Session: Serious Gaming
On Wednesday September 3, a second session was held between members of the Innovatiecluster Drachten and 4 new Serious Gaming companies from the Northern region. The subject was matchmaking in the field of product applications and innovation processes. The idea is that various companies in the cluster are on the eve of applying this type of ICT...
Neopost and Delta Instruments nominated for the Enterprise Award 2014.
Being a member of the Innovatiecluster Drachten means working together, but sometimes also being in competition! Both companies are prominent members of the Innovatiecluster Drachten and are now in the running for the so-called Innovation Award. The Entrepreneur Award Drachten | Smallingerland will take place on October 27 in Schouwburg de Lawei. The presentation is in the hands of the...
ICD Ambassadors Day 2014
On August 28, 26 Innovation Cluster Ambassadors gathered to kick off the new school year. It was the first time that all the companies of the cluster came together to discuss the topic of Education. In total, all companies now have more than 40 Ambassadors. Ambassadors are “engineers for the class”. Sometimes, as a permanent subject teacher,...
FlexInSole wins Inventor Competition 2014
Last Tuesday, the Innovatiecluster Drachten organized the Inventors Competition for the second time together with the municipality. The assignment was: design a product that reduces stress. Thirteen entries competed for the main prize of €3,000. The jury unanimously chose the FlexInSole from a group of students from Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen. The FlexInSole is an insole that...
Industry and institutions will work together on High-Tech in the Northern Netherlands
A number of enterprising parties, including Innovatiecluster Drachten, have signed a manifesto at Fokker in Hoogeveen in order to jointly give a major boost to the Northern region in the field of innovative technology. The Northern region has a large number of strong companies and research institutions active in the field of High Tech Systems & Materials (HTSM). The...
On to the top! Young professionals consciously choose technology
Well-trained young professionals are currently high on the agenda at the High Tech companies and we can't have enough of that in the region. Young talent is more than welcome in the workplace and once you have them in you should especially cherish them. They are our technology ambassadors for the...
Revolutionary packing machine from Neopost
Postal automation company Neopost in Drachten has developed a revolutionary packaging machine for web shops. The company expects significant growth. A prototype has been running successfully for over six months now at Docdata, the company that handles shipments for internet store Bol.com. “The parcel market is really on the rise,” says purchasing director Piet Fellinger of Neopost. The growing flow of internet orders...
House of Representatives receives a briefing about Smart Industry
On Thursday 5 June, the permanent committee for Economic Affairs of the House of Representatives was further informed about Smart Industry. FME Policy Director Peter Bongaerts explained the urgency, impact and breadth of the findings of this report. There was a lot of interest in this in-depth meeting, among others from Jan Vos and Tanja Jadnanasing from the...