Innovation centres
By leveraging the shared expertise of companies, governments, and knowledge institutions, innovation centers provide the ideal environment for groundbreaking projects, from technological breakthroughs to sustainable solutions.
Joint Innovation Centers
In a Joint Innovation Center, companies, knowledge institutions, and governments collaborate to stimulate joint innovation and bring new technologies to market faster. TNO actively contributes to various initiatives within these centers.
Aeolus stands for innovation in human performance in extreme conditions, particularly for military aviation and aerospace. Aeolus focuses on optimising both physical and cognitive performance, as well as the interaction between humans and systems in challenging environments.
Status: Active since 2016
Partners: Royal Netherlands Air Force and TNO
BISCI innovates within the context of the Brightlands Greenport Campus Venlo. Within this ecosystem, businesses, academics, students, and governments collaborate on open innovation and co-creation, with BISCI providing a platform for the joint development of innovative solutions.
Status: Active since 2019
Partners: Fontys, Maastricht University, Province of Limburg and TNO
Biorizon develops sustainable alternatives to petrochemical products. Given the challenges posed by climate change and the depletion of natural resources, Biorizon focuses on the co-creation of bio-aromatics as a replacement for traditional petrochemical aromatics.
Status: Active since 2013
Partners: VITO and TNO
Brightlands Materials Center researches and develops in the field of polymers, composites, and coatings. Brightlands Materials Center develops prototypes to demonstrate the feasibility of new technology concepts and supports industrial partners in commercialising these innovations.
Status: Active since 2015
Partners: Brightlands Chemelot Campus and TNO
Brightsite makes a significant contribution to the transition of the chemical industry to renewable energy and resources, aiming to make this sector climate-neutral and provide solutions for other sectors.
Status: Active since 2019
Partners: Sitech Services, TNO, Maastricht University and Brightlands Chemelot Campus
CITC innovates in chip packaging and semiconductor technology. CITC focuses on advanced integration and packaging solutions that are essential for the future of the semiconductor and photonics market.
Status: Active since 2019
Partners: Ampleon, Nexperia, NXP, TU Delft and TNO
DFPI integrates digital technologies into food production and processing. DFPI promotes the development of high-tech solutions that help the food industry make production processes more efficient and sustainable.
Status: Active since 2018
Partners: WUR, TU/e and TNO
Holst Center researches and develops wireless sensor technologies and flexible electronics. With a team of over 180 specialists from 28 countries, Holst Center works on groundbreaking solutions for microelectronics, contributing to various industrial applications.
Status: Active since 2005
Partners: Imec and TNO
i-Botics innovates advanced robotics and enhances human-machine interaction. Through intensive collaboration with industrial partners and government organizations, i-Botics focuses on developing robotic systems with improved situational awareness and intuitive control, maximising the efficiency and effectiveness of these systems.
Status: Active since 2016
Partners: University of Twente and TNO
This innovation center in integrated photonics ensures faster market acceptance of integrated photonics by bridging the gap between research and application.
Status: Active since 2020
Partners: TU/e, University of Twente, PhotonDelta and TNO
QuTech is the pioneering research institute for quantum mechanics and quantum internet, where scalable prototypes of a quantum computer are developed. This brings secure quantum internet based on superposition and quantum entanglement one step closer.
Status: Active since 2015
Partners: TU Delft and TNO
Shared Innovation Programmes
Shared Innovation Programmes (SIPs) are designed to leverage the synergy between different organizations to enhance innovation capacity. These programs focus on long-term collaboration and play a key role in addressing complex challenges. TNO takes an active role in coordinating and supporting SIPs, accelerating the transition from concept to realization.
Solliance conducts leading research and development in the field of thin-film solar cell technologies. Solliance brings together prominent R&D institutions from the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. With a dynamic team of 350 experts, the center focuses on bridging science and industry to contribute to a sustainable energy system built on innovation in solar technology.
Status: Active since 2010
Partners: Imec, TU/e and Forschungszentrum
VoltaChem stands for emission-free production of chemicals using circular raw materials and sustainable electricity. Within VoltaChem, we develop, validate, and scale innovative conversion technologies. Through close collaboration with partners from the energy sector, process industry, and academia, we strive for solutions essential for the transition to a net-zero and circular society.
Status: Active since 2015
Partners: Over 60 organisations from various sectors, including the energy sector, process industry, suppliers and knowledge institutes.
Brightlands Circular Space focuses on accelerating the development of circular plastics at an industrial scale. It provides a unique facility where science and industry collaborate to reuse waste as raw material for new products.
Status: Active since 2023
Partners: Brightlands Chemelot Campus, Maastricht University and TNO
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