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...
RUG students on discovery tour of high-tech companies in northern Netherlands
At the stroke of 10 a.m., a tour bus drove onto the grounds of Exosens /Photonis Netherlands in Roden. On board: 30 FSE students from the University of Groningen (RuG). They were actively working that week ...
First meeting of the year of Focus Group High Tech Sensoring
On Monday, Feb. 2, the first 2026 meeting of the ICD Focus Group High Tech Sensoring was held. The turnout was once again good, with about 20 participants. In addition, we were pleased to welcome two new company...
ICD companies inspire Engineering students in Drachten during Safari
A full ICD Safari day took place on Thursday, January 22, at the A7 site in Drachten. Three affiliated ICD companies welcomed 35 students of Technical Business Administration from NHL Stenden. The aim of the...
New Site Leader Philips Drachten gets acquainted with innovative power of ICD
On Thursday morning, January 22, the ICD welcomed Bas Dijkmann, the new Site Leader of Philips Drachten. He was joined by Marloes de Vos, Vice Site Leader at Philips, and Pascal Homan, who is Phil...
ICD companies provide judges at regional final FIRST LEGO League in Drachten
On Friday, January 16, 2026, the regional final of the FIRST LEGO League took place at CSG Liudger Splitting in Drachten. Students from primary and secondary schools from all over Friesland participated in the...
Principia Prize 2026: students solve space challenge with smart technology
On January 8, the presentation of the Principia Prize took place at the University of Twente. Ten student teams from study association Newton competed against a challenging case from SRON. SRON i...
Farewell to Mirjam Kip and Hetty Koning: years of commitment to the HR working group within the ICD
The Innovatiecluster Drachten (ICD) says goodbye to Mirjam Kip (Ventura Systems) and Hetty Koning (Resato Hydrogen). Both are retiring from their employers, thus also ending their active ...
IPO students Hanze University of Applied Sciences on ICD Safari
On Friday afternoon, December 12, we welcomed at SKILL in Drachten a group of bachelor students Industrial Product Development (IPO) of the Hanze University Groningen. For the fourth time in a row we organized a...