NCAS’26 in Drachten: From Vision to Implementation of Autonomous Systems
After the National Congress for Autonomous Systems, or NCAS’26, in Drachten on April 2nd, we honestly needed some time to find the right words, it was...
ICD Zwaan sticks to it: collaborating in the region
On Wednesday, March 18th, a special ICD activity took place: the ‘Zwaan Kleef Aan’ (Sticky Swan) meeting. During this edition, ICD companies invited a friendly company from the region. Additionally, they closed...
HR Knowledge Circle ICD delves into codes of conduct within organizations
On Thursday, March 5, the first HR Knowledge Circle of 2026 took place. This meeting was organized for and by HR professionals from the 23 member ICD companies. This time the theme was gedr...
Ventura Systems represented ICD at European Career Fair in Cambridge (Boston, USA)
During the MIT European Career Fair March 5-8 organized by and held on the grounds of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, near Boston USA. Hilbrand Wijbenga ...
Koen Eekma bids farewell to Smallingerland municipality
Yesterday Koen Eekma bade farewell to the Smallingerland municipality. As group director for the past seven years, he was the highest-ranking official within the municipal organization. In that role, he was direc...
Manufacturing industry North Netherlands works on concrete steps for tomorrow
On Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Innovatiecluster Drachten (ICD), in collaboration with Rabobank, organized an interactive afternoon for the Northern Netherlands manufacturing industry. A total of 31 companies from d...
ICD MBSE Knowledge Circle at Philips: practical insights and knowledge sharing in Systems Engineering
A well-attended knowledge circle session on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) was held at Philips on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. The meeting was organized by ICD as part of the K...
Robotics and Vision working group visits Ophtec in Groningen
On Friday morning, Feb. 13, a delegation from the ICD Robotics and Vision working groups visited Ophtec in Groningen. This international company develops and produces high-quality intrao...
From job to career in the region: farewell to Marten van Wijhe
Within the ICD, we believe in sustainable careers in the region. A great example is Marten van Wijhe. Thursday, Feb. 12, was his last day at ICD member Viventris. At the same time, h...
