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Brabant invests over 14 million euros in cybersecurity

December 10, 2025
The province of Noord-Brabant and partners such as the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) are investing nearly 14.5 million euros in the Brabant House of Cyber (BHoC). This innovation coalition unites companies, education, and governments to achieve one goal: make Brabant companies digitally safer.
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SandGrain raises €13.5M Series A to scale hardware-anchored IoT security worldwide

December 9, 2025
Dutch deep-tech company SandGrain today announced the successful raise of €13.5 million in a Series A funding round. This investment will accelerate global expansion of SandGrain’s CyberRock solution, which delivers advanced security for IoT devices, focusing on key sectors such as industrial, critical infrastructure, and aerospace & defense. The round was led by Innovation Industries, with participation from Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM), Invest-NL, and existing investor DeepTechXL.
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Smarter, more secure, more valuable: this is how the digital and circular manufacturing industry comes together

November 28, 2025
Yesterday, during the Circonnect network day 'Digital & Circular' in Utrecht, one central question was posed: How do we make the Dutch manufacturing industry smarter, more secure, and more valuable? The answer came with the launch of the new whitepaper 'Two Worlds Can Be As One' – the result of forty conversations with entrepreneurs, experts, and partners in and around the manufacturing industry. The main conclusion is crystal clear: Digitization and circularity are no longer separate worlds. Together, they form the new compass of the manufacturing industry.
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The Netherlands must focus on next-gen and energy-efficient AI

November 27, 2025
The Netherlands can and does not need to compete with the United States and China in the race for ever larger and more expensive AI language models, nor should it want to copy that approach. This is evident from a new deep-dive study by Invest-NL in collaboration with ROM-Nederland. The research shows that the Netherlands is particularly strong in those parts of the AI chain where qualitative data, energy-efficient technology, reliable infrastructure, and specialist knowledge are decisive. To capitalize on this position, investments and a robust AI industry policy are necessary.
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Brabant invests over 4 million together with the business community in sustainable chip production

November 12, 2025
Brabant is known for its strong semiconductor sector. With the Innovation Coalition Circular Semicon (ICCS), the province of North Brabant, together with the business community, helps companies in the chip sector to produce smarter, more sustainably, and future-proof from today. A total of just over 4 million is being invested. Of this, the province is making €2 million available to accelerate this circular transition.
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