Full profile interview
23 Nov 2025

Hovyu
Hovyu is based in the Netherlands, and its main technology involves a fully electrified amine carbon capture process. IDTechEx analyst Eve Pope met director Diego Di Domenico Pinto at the Carbon Capture Technology World Expo.
Update
21 Apr 2025

H2SITE
H2SITE is a Spanish startup that makes palladium-based gas separation systems and membrane reactors for hydrogen applications, primarily ammonia cracking. This is an update from IDTechEx's 2021 profile on the company.
Full profile interview
17 Apr 2025

SMART Photonics
SMART Photonics is a Dutch photonic integrated circuit pure-play foundry based in Eindhoven, NL. The company manufactures PICs on a 4 inch InP platform, providing MPW and full production runs. It expects to open a 6 inch InP fab in 2027. IDTechEx caught up with SMART Photonics at PIC International 2025.
Full profile interview
14 Oct 2022

EFFECT Photonics
EFFECT Photonics is a highly vertically integrated circuit design company, whereby it designs monolithic indium phosphide (InP) chips and sells packaged modules for pluggable optics, as well as the ASICs, itself. IDTechEx spoke with Harald Graber, Chief Commercial Officer.
22 Jul 2022

The Car That Cleans the Air While Driving
The transport sector is a major polluter, producing about a quarter of the EU's total CO2 emissions a few years ago. Passenger cars are responsible for more than 60 percent of these emissions. The amount of CO2 produced by passenger cars is the main reason that researchers wanted to create a car that not only has low emissions in the production process, but also reduces CO2 emissions while driving.
24 Aug 2021

Liquid Crystal Ink for 3D Printing
Cholesteric liquid crystals, a man-made material with properties between liquids and solid crystals, can mimic the colors of butterfly wings. Liquid crystals are used in televisions and smartphones, but future applications for healthcare sensors or decorative lighting are difficult as the materials can't be used in advanced, rapid production methods like 3D printing.
Update
8 Jun 2021

Neotech-AMT
Neotech-AMT, developers of equipment for manufacturing 3D printed electronics, announced its involvement in an EU funded project called 'AMPERE'. This will develop reliable and scalable hybrid additive manufacturing methods for producing multi-functional mechatronic systems.
Update
2 Jun 2021

Lightyear Netherlands
This start up in the Netherlands leverages research AT Eindhoven University of Technology in solar cars.
26 Apr 2021

18.6% Efficiency Near Infrared Transparent Perovskite Solar Cell
Researchers have realized a 18.6% efficient highly near infrared transparent perovskite solar cell. When combined in a four terminal tandem configuration with an efficient Panasonic crystalline silicon (c-Si) cell or with a Miasolé flexible CIGS cell, delivers new record power conversion efficiencies of 28.7% and 27.0%, respectively.
Full profile interview: SWOT Analysis
26 Jan 2021

Simbeyond