consortium of Demcon kryoz, Cooll and the University of Twente will develop an advanced cooling system for the Einstein Telescope. This enormous observatory will measure gravitational waves, which Albert Einstein predicted more than 100 years ago. It may be housed beneath the hilly landscape of the Dutch-Belgian-German border area. The consortium will receive 2.6 million euros over a period of three years from the R&D scheme for the Einstein Telescope, financed by the Dutch National Growth Fund. Vibration-free cooling to very low temperatures is necessary to detect the very weak signals from space. The three parties have a lot of fundamental knowledge and industrial expertise in vibration-free cooling. They are now using this to make the measurements much more accurate, for a better understanding of extreme events deep in the universe.

Technology developer and producer Demcon has become a technology partner and co-shareholder of ReGEN Biomedical, which emerged from Maastricht University. In Maastricht, ReGEN Biomedical develops technology for growing biological tissues for regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical screening. The company is part of the RegMed XB pilot factory; the national infrastructure that covers the entire chain of development and production of stem cells, mini-organs, tissues and smart (bio)materials. This pilot factory is being set up by the Dutch-Flemish public-private partnership RegMed XB with funding from the Dutch National Growth Fund. The participation by Demcon gives an impetus to technology development and scaling up to industrial production of tissues. This brings applications in pharmaceutical research and the medical clinic closer and contributes to the realization of the national pilot factory.

Recently, TNO reported the successful testing and commissioning of its compact laser satellite communication terminal. This establishes space flight heritage for TNO’s groundbreaking technology, which is also core to FSO Instruments; the company that brings this TNO technology to the market. “This milestone provides a strong foundation for our ambition to provide our customers with reliable and efficient lightweight, high-performing laser satellite communication technology in series production,” FSO Instruments’ Gus van der Feltz, Senior Business Developer, comments.

Demcon Johan Sports is a participant in the European TREAT project that aims to improve the self-reliance of patients with a chronic disorder. The company will investigate whether its real-time monitoring technology for sports teams, PACER, can also be used in the healthcare sector. PACER is equipped with an ECG sensor that will be connected to electrodes integrated into a vest that patients can also wear at home for cardiac monitoring during exertion. The company will investigate whether the data can be translated reliably into information for healthcare providers and into recommendations for the patient concerning his/her behavior and lifestyle.

Demcon Johan Sports will be investigating the possibility of combining its new PACER monitoring technology with video images. This sports technology company in Enschede, the Netherlands, will be working together with FC Twente, University of Twente, 360SportsIntelligence and Pro-F Professional Physiotherapy for this purpose. Combining heart sensor and GPS data with video images should provide sports teams with information that contributes to preventing injuries and promotes faster recovery of their athletes.

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