Dutch Topsector Newsletter - Issue #15
Stay ahead and up-to-date with the latest in our topsectors. Curated by?T-Systems Nederland?industry experts?Martin van der Pol?and?Mark van Boxsel (r).
News
Eindhoven's PhotonFirst provides GE with a real-time measurement system for its power grid proposition
PhotonFirst’s can measure transformer performance in a scalable way and at relatively low cost.
Ben & Jerry’s teams up with Tony’s Chocolonely
The US ice cream manufacturer will be purchasing its cocoa through the chocolate brand from now on so that Ben & Jerry’s – just like Tony’s Chocolonely – can be assured of completely slave-free chocolate.
Quix lands €14M joint quantum project with German research center DLR
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has signed off on a 14-million-euro collaboration with?Enschede-based Quix Quantum?to develop a 64-qubit quantum computer based on integrated photonics.
ABB acquires 10% stake in Leiden-based Samotics; partners to expand condition monitoring services
Zurich-based automation enterprise ABB entered a strategic partnership with Leiden-based Samotics, an AI predictive maintenance platform, to provide enhanced condition monitoring services.?
Value Creation Capital sets up funds for high-tech and AI
To support fast-growing startups and scale-ups within the domains of high-tech and AI, Value Creation Capital (VCC) is setting up two funds. Other investors are TNO Tech Transfer Holding, Oost NL and Innovatiefonds Overijssel (IFO).
Transport sector's revenue has increased with 32% in Q2
Turnover is even higher than in the second quarter of 2019, the year before the corona pandemic. The scaled-down corona measures, the improved economy and price increases have been most influential.
Kendrion splits its divisions into four
Stock traders respond positively to the strategic change of the Amsterdam-based industrial supplier.
Science
Scientific book with open access: a Framework for Big Data Sovereignty, the European Industrial Data Space
The project BOOST 4.0 developed a prototype for the industrial manufacturing sector, called European Industrial Data Space (EIDS), an endeavour of 53 companies.
TNO & co send data over 10 km ground-to-ground laser
A consortium led by TNO has established a laser communication link over 10 kilometers between the test site at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) in Lopik and the Gerbrandy tower in IJsselstein.
'We need supercomputers – from designing airplane wings to making climate predictions'
Martin van Gijzen, Professor of High-Performance Computing at TU Delft (EWI), explains why supercomputers are becoming increasingly important for solving today’s big challenges.?
Four terminal PV tandem devices hit 30% efficiency
TNO, TU Eindhoven, imec and TU Delft – partners in Solliance – joined forces to push the conversion efficiency of tandem solar cells to beyond the limits of today’s commercial photovoltaic (PV) modules.?
Ventures
Rockstart launches its third fund to back emerging tech
Early stage emerging technology startups and ideas that tackle urgent societal problems through tech-enabled solutions.
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StartLife's 9 startups that transform global food systems
The solutions include alternatives for fish and cheese, and technologies that improve of crop productivity and soil health and reduce energy consumption in greenhouses.
Dawn Aerospace ready to rocket after completing phase-one testing
The Dutch-American-Kiwi (New Zealand) space company has announced the completion of phase-one testing of its spaceplane.?
PortXL accelerator selects 14 decarbonisation innovators
14 companies hailing from 9 countries were selected by the?PortXL?partner network for the 7th PortXL acceleration program in Rotterdam.
World 1st: ByPoint creates bike accident detection system
The final test phase and fine-tuning has begun for ByPoint in Assen. The world’s first bicycle fall detection system that can sound an alarm in the event of a fall or accident without using a mobile phone. It should be for sale at a number of bike shops at the end of September early October.
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Backstories
Getting to Know the Data Act
In its strategy for data, the EU has set ambitious targets to unlock benefits around data reuse and innovation preparing for the digitalisation of society and business as part of its Digital Decade initiative. This is Part 1 in a series of blogs posts on the EU’s strategy for data covering the proposed?Data Act.?
Online Symposium: 'Are we ready for self-driving vehicles?'
To support autonomous traffic on a broad scale, our world still needs to overcome a lot of challenges. For this reason, Toyota partnered up with T-Systems, TomTom and Lyfo and tested connectivity and vehicle to cloud interaction via commercial 4G and 5G mobile networks.
Is your business ready for the Supply Chain Act?
With the Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains (SCA), companies must report the human rights data in their international supply chains to public authorities from 2023. However, not every company does have the necessary data, or it’s spread across different departments.
Call German industry to expand the European Chips Act
Siemens and other German industry leaders want to expand the scope and funding of?the European Chips Act. They feel that the Chips Act focuses too much on leading-edge semiconductors and not enough on mature nodes.
Government demands 'a proportionate contribution” to nitrogen reduction from all sectors. What does it mean?
An explanatory blog by law firm Stibbe.
Metaverse opportunities: innovation for employees
This blog describes the opportunities the metaverse offers to companies.
Last but not least
Marc Salomon about the implications of an EU AI Act
See you next month!