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GPT‑NL, the AI language model purpose‑built for the Netherlands by TNO, the ICT cooperative SURF and the Netherlands Forensic Institute, is now being tested by its first customers. (Dutch spoken)

Strong interest from NATO armies in high‑tech fighter jackets. Using sensors and small motors, they keep pilots alert and can warn them of impending danger. (Dutch article.)

The time has finally come. At LionVolt in Eindhoven, the first batches of lithium‑metal anodes will soon be rolling off the production line. (Dutch article)

Twente-based spin-off AnGard Microwave can develop and bring its technology to market thanks to an investment from NUNC Capital. (Dutch article)

Relement, a startup in the field of sustainable chemicals, has raised €5.4 million. (Dutch article)

Equal1, the Irish quantum computing company that was spun out from University College Dublin (UCD), has raised $60 million (€52 million) to further develop its quantum computing technology and deploy its new quantum server for data centres.

In a hall at the Strijp-T industrial park, something is growing that could change the battery world. LeydenJar, originating from TNO research, is building PlantOne there. The world’s first factory to produce pure silicon anodes on an industrial scale. (Dutch article)

Scenexus Secures RVO Backed Financing from Rabobank Startup & Scale up Team to Accelerate Growth.

TNO spin-offs such as Nearfield Instruments and LeydenJar, as well as SMART Photonics, demonstrate that the Netherlands is successfully creating new R&D-intensive companies. (Dutch article)

TNO discovers a new generation of ultra-thin, powerful solar cells: ‘Applicable like ink on any surface and a competitor to China’. (Dutch article)

Manufacturing electronics is environmentally unfriendly and generates a lot of waste according to TracXon. The same electronics can be much better produced by printing which is also significantly cheaper. (Dutch article)

Hans Boumans, Director of TNO Ventures, featured on BNR 'The Daily Move' podcast discussing patents (Dutch soundbite at 52:00)

Spin-off AIKON Health is developing a non-invasive home monitoring solution for heart failure and aiming to be the first in Europe to save lives before complications arise. (Dutch article)