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Stay up-to-date on what's going on and discover updates within TNO Ventures innovation ecosystem, spanning from rapidly growing startups and brilliant researchers to outstanding SMEs and compelling investment opportunities.

30 July 2025

Keiron Technologies aims to launch dozens of machines to market as early as next year.

Keiron Technologies is set to release its first machine powered by LiFT: enabling contactless, digital, laser-driven printing of materials on virtually any surface.

28 July 2025

TNO joins Dutch chip security company Fortaegis as partner and investor.

TNO invests in chip company for ‘super-secure chip’ with military application. (Dutch article)

8 July 2025

Dutch Direct Air Capture startup Carbyon secures funding

Carbyon develops Direct Air Capture technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere for underground storage or conversion into products.
25 June 2025

Dutch-based AIKON Health secures €1.2M

Digital health startup AIKON Health is developing a wearable device for remote monitoring of heart failure patients.
18 June 2025

Delft’s Orange Quantum Systems raises €12M: CEO Garrelt Alberts on slashing quantum chip testing time and enabling Moore’s Law scaling

Delft-based Orange Quantum Systems, a quantum technology company announced that it has closed a €12M seed round
12 June 2025

LionVolt's CEO Kevin Brundish speaks to Will Bain on BBC’s Wake Up to Money

LionVolt's CEO Kevin Brundish speaks to Will Bain on BBC’s Wake Up to Money to discuss the challenges and real opportunities in the battery sector.

12 June 2025

President Macron visits Carbyon at VivaTech to explore Direct Air Capture Innovation

A remarkable day for Carbyon at VivaTech Paris where CEO Hans De Neve had the honor of presenting Carbyon's Direct Air Cap
18 May 2025

FononTech lands €8.5M; delivers first Impulse Printing machine to a major semiconductor firm

FononTech, a deep-tech startup specialising in advanced microelectronics manufacturing, has secured €8.5M in a seed funding round.
16 May 2025

In just nine years, Hamed Sadeghian has built Nearfield Instruments into a potential successor to ASML.

Hamed Sadeghian is breaking into the notoriously tough chip market with Nearfield Instruments: 'We don’t do custom work. (Dutch article)

14 May 2025

TNO launches TNO Ventures

TNO introduces TNO Ventures: a new initiative aimed at bringing technology from the lab to the market faster through, among other things.
1 May 2025

Crucial battery test factory still not established: sector eagerly awaits Growth Fund money

Two years ago, millions of euros from the Growth Fund were pledged for a pilot factory for battery production. (Dutch article.)

28 April 2025

Partnering for mutual progress

Scenexus, a TNO spin-off, offers Urban Strategy, a Digital Twin SaaS solution for faster, more intelligent, multi-dimensional urban planning in minutes.
22 April 2025

Disruptive anodes for a growth market: LionVolt powers the future

Using the “BIC advantage”, LionVolt’s thin film technology is securing thick opportunities.
26 March 2025

Linksight turns gut feeling into data.

Using advanced privacy-preserving technology, the company enables organisations to analyze sensitive data without ever sharing it.

18 March 2025

Designplus winner BlueHeart

Blue Heart offers a quiet, durable, flexible and comparatively inexpensive system that works without climate-damaging refrigerants or CO2 emissions.

14 March 2025

TNO, Techleap, and Invest-NL are joining forces

TNO, Techleap, and Invest-NL are joining forces to bring tech-related innovations to market faster, help startups scale up better, and make them more competitive. (Article in Dutch)

13 March 2025

Carbyon: the TNO spin-off innovating in CO2 filtration technology

One day as Hans De Neve was working at TNO, he had a brilliant idea for an innovative CO2 filter. With TNO’s support, he founded the cleantech start-up Carbyon
13 March 2025

TNO Annual Report

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13 March 2025

Torwash transforms waste management

As a spin-off from TNO, Torwash had to prove itself in the world of waste management.
3 March 2025

TNO Announces the launch of ObjectivEye

TNO announces the launch of ObjectivEye, a spin-off focused on the objective recruitment and selection of new employees through AI tools.
13 February 2025

Nearfield planning IPO by 2028

Nearfield Instruments is eying a stock market listing in the next three years amid growing adoption of its measurement tools.

12 February 2025

LeydenJar achieves a major advancement in battery technologies

LeydenJar Cells with 100% Silicon Anode Achieve 500 Cycles without External Pressure.

10 February 2025

Nearfield Instruments establishes US subsidiary

Nearfield Instruments, a provider of advanced metrology and inspection solutions for the semiconductor industry, has established its US.
7 February 2025

TNO participates in Irish quantum startup

TNO announced its first-ever participation in Equal1, an Irish startup with growing operations in the Netherlands.