Today Demcon introduces its new brand positioning with a new brand story, new corporate identity, new website and the pay-off ‘imagine tomorrow. challenge today.’ As a high-end technology supplier, Demcon wants to further increase its positive impact and contribute to societal challenges with various projects. Demcon’s belief is that we have to work together today on the solutions of tomorrow.

The Demcon Technology Center (DTC) in Enschede has received the BREEAM Outstanding certificate. The building, which was completed in 2019, meets the highest sustainability requirements. In total, the DTC achieved a score of 87.69%. Bianca Screever, director operations, is very pleased with the certificate: “At Demcon, we do not only make a positive impact with our projects as a technology supplier, but also with the way we deal with our environment, our people and nature. This certification confirms that.”

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is creating the world’s largest telescope. It has selected TNO to provide a key enabling technology that will allow the telescope to produce better views of the universe than have ever been possible. In the project, TNO will collaborate with Demcon Focal as a major sub-contractor. With the help of TNO’s laser guide star launch telescope technology, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will provide insight into some of the greatest astronomical questions of our time, from the birth of stars to the search for signs of life on exoplanets in other star systems.

Demcon is the winner of the German-Dutch Prize for Economy 2020. Last spring, we developed a new ventilation system for corona patients within a month. With this cross-border collaboration, we won this award against 28 other candidates. The prize was awarded by the German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce (DNHK) on November 4 during the digital general meeting of members.

The DemcAir ventilator received the CE certification last month. In March, we started an accelerated development process to realize a ventilation system that is suitable for corona patients in intensive care (IC). Thanks to intensive cooperation with the Dekra (the certification body), who, among other things, allowed us to monitor the preparation of the technical documentation and risk management, we were able to deliver the first systems within a month and 500 systems to the Dutch government soon after. These systems were not yet medically certified, but they were safe and functional. The certification follows exactly six months after the start of the development process.

Demcon is one of the three finalists for the Dutch Innovation Award 2020! We were selected on the basis of participation in the Dutch Innovation Monitor 2020 and additional research. The other nominees are Bolesian and Protix. The winner will be announced during the broadcast of the AVROTROS program The World of Tomorrow. It will be broadcast on NPO1 on Monday 19 October 2020. An expert jury will nominate the winner of the Dutch Innovation Prize 2020.