Consortium
The Netherlands
XIVER is a leading pure-play MEMS foundry specialized in process development, industrialization, and manufacturing of thin-film and MEMS devices. Empowered by a team of over 110 highly skilled professionals, XIVER leverages decades of innovation and expertise from its Philips heritage. Utilizing proven process technologies and key-enabling IP-backed platforms, XIVER delivers tailored solutions to its customers active in various markets and applications, including Industrial, Medical, Photonics, and Automotive.
Beyond its foundry services, XIVER offers innovative solutions, such as its cutting-edge CMUT ultrasound platform that powers the next generation of interventional, portable point-of-care, and wearable ultrasound imaging devices. With commitment to excellence, XIVER enables seamless transitions from development to medium-volume production on 200mm wafers, operating in a 2,650m2 cleanroom.
Located at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, the Netherlands, XIVER is the only independent, pure-play MEMS foundry in Europe, serving customers globally.
Delft University of Technology (TUD) is the oldest and largest university of technology in the Netherlands. The university hosts over 15000 students (14% from abroad) and employs over 2700 scientific staff members. The scientific output includes around 250 PhD dissertations and over 7000 publications in scientific journals annually.
The Electronic Instrumentation (EI) Laboratory pioneers the field of smart sensors, combining research on sensors in IC-compatible fabrication technology with research on high-performance integrated sensor-interface electronics. Both laboratories offer a multi-disciplinary research environment with a strong interaction with the industry, and have access to the in-house cleanroom facilities of the Else Kooi Lab.
TNO/Holst Centre is an independent open-innovation R&D centre that amongst others develops generic technologies for Flexible Electronics. It focuses on key enabling technologies to realize complex functional electronic devices on thin plastic foils. These technologies for example include printing, assembly and all kinds of patterning technologies.
Located on High Tech Campus Eindhoven, Holst Centre benefits from the state-of-the-art on-site facilities. It also has its own facilities, primarily for roll-to-roll manufacturing (printing, assembly). Holst Centre has over 260 employees from 28 nationalities and a commitment from close to 60 industrial partners.
Macawi has been founded in 2010 as an initiative of 5 experienced medical device developers with core focus on respiratory technology. Since 2013 Macawi has been part of the Demcon Group, which gives access to an extensive source of engineering knowledge. Meanwhile, Demcon macawi respiratory systems has grown to a well-known supplier to many ventilator companies on 6 continents.
Neways Technologies BV is part of the Neways Group and focuses on innovation, technology, and product development. It works as a global systems innovator and design house in mission-critical technology for the MedTech, SEMICON, Connectivity and Smart Mobility sectors. Neways Technologies has various skills, advanced technologies, and specialists to help global high-tech market leaders.
We combine advanced technologies and offer our unique knowledge, supported by our hardware, software, electromechanical, mechanical, architectural and lifecycle management teams, which have various embedded skills, specialities, and advanced technologies.
Neways’ microelectronics division (Neways Expanding Technologies – NEXT B.V.) has a long track record (>40 years) in developing highly demanding, specific solutions for microelectronics assembly. It focuses on board and module-level chip interconnection and integration.
Within SonoSkin, NEXT will focus on the realization of transducer platforms having a high degree of miniaturization and integration. Moreover, innovative assembly concepts will be developed together with the partners.
NEXT will bring its expertise in volume manufacturing, industrialization aspects and cost-effectiveness of assembly strategies into the project.
We develop innovative biomedical devices, from identifying clinical needs to clinical evaluation. we collaborate with medical professionals and industry partners to create regulatory-compliant solutions aimed at improving healthcare and mobility.
The Biomedical Device Design and Production lab (BDDP) focuses on generating knowledge and expertise to cover the entire trajectory from a clinical need to clinical evaluation of a biomedical device, including innovative designs, manufacturing, verification of Medical Device Regulation demands and circularity.
The Photoacoustics & Ultrasound Laboratory Eindhoven, or PULS/e group, in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is an established and growing research lab dedicated to improving healthcare by developing novel clinical solutions based on ultrasound technology. The PULS/e group offers an extensive history of innovations in the entire ultrasound data pipeline from novel acquisition techniques over advanced image reconstruction to quantitative and functional image analysis.
In SonoSkin, TU/e will contribute to all these aspects of the ultrasound data pipeline by optimizing it for resource-efficient wearable ultrasound technology. In addition, PULS/e will leverage their extensive experience in motion tracking and mechanical analysis of muscle tissue for the AI-enhanced analysis of patient support in the lung monitoring use case.
FononTech is reshaping how next generation electronics are being made. Powered by our proprietary Impulse Printing™ technology, we enable assembly of highly complex 3D microelectronics in a scalable and sustainable way.
Ultimately, our innovative additive solutions will lead to higher performance consumer electronics and an environmental impact reduction of up to 1000 times.
Belgium
Materialise is a prominent 3D technology company that has been providing personalised healthcare solutions since 1992. With a strong focus on personalized healthcare, Materialise has developed a diverse portfolio that includes software for medical 3D printing and surgical planning in clinical and research environments.
The company is a leader in providing personalized surgical guides and titanium implants that are designed to match each patient’s anatomy, particularly for the cranio- maxillofacial (CMF) and orthopaedics segments.
Praesens‘ mission is to provide the best mobile healthcare services, anywhere, anytime to anyone in the world.
Praesens is a French-Belgian group that develops and deploys innovative mobility solutions to serve patients in a decentralized approach, since 2017. Through next-generation technologies, Praesens is making healthcare more accessible in medical deserts whether they are urban or rural, African or European.
Our global health solutions range from open platforms and integrated services, medical sensors, imaging devices and assays, assisted by AI.
Switzerland
CSEM founded in 1984, is a private non-profit Swiss research and development centre active in the fields of precision microfabrication, digitalization, and renewable energy. CSEM builds up the ties between industry and academia. It supports companies as a hub of ingenuity, a centre of technological excellence and innovation, and an accelerator of digital transformation.
More than 500 highly qualified and specialized employees from various scientific and technical disciplines work at CSEM’s headquarters in Neuchâtel and regional sites in Alpnach, Landquart, Muttenz, and Zürich. CSEM’s mission is to enhance the competitiveness of Swiss and European industry by developing applied technology platforms and transferring them to the industrial sector.
Dyconex is a leading supplier of printed circuit boards (PCB) with a focus on thin, flexible substrates with ultra-high resolution in trace width and spacing below 0.05 mm.
Dyconex can also provide fully biocompatible flexible circuits for medical applications.
Polar Electro is a privately owned company that was founded in Oulu, Finland, in 1977 by Professor Seppo Säynäjäkangas.
Our products consist of heart rate monitors, sensors, cloud services and coaching features.
Germany
Aesculap AG is part of the B.Braun SE, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies. Aesculap delivers solutions for core surgical and interventional procedures. Headquartered in southern Germany, the company is the market leader for surgical instruments and sterile goods management.
Aesculap offers implants for neuro, orthopaedics and spinal surgery in high quality for many years. More than 20 years ago Aesculap pioneered the field of surgical navigation for hip and knee implants and has been marketing its Orthopilot System ever since.
Xecs is a Eureka cluster operated by Aeneas