As Holst Centre marks 20 years of cutting-edge innovation, we're revealing a refreshed identity that reflects both our legacy and our future. For two decades, we've combined imec's global leadership in chip technology with TNO's deep connectivity across the Dutch high-tech industry. We de-risk innovations for our partners by sharing costs and complexity, prototyping relentlessly, and ensuring technologies perform in practice, not just in theory. Our refreshed brand represents forward momentum: a commitment to continuously adapt to changing market needs and enable European companies to hold control points in global value chains. 

Named after Gilles Holst, Philips' first NatLab director, who championed open collaboration and bold research, Holst Centre has emerged as Europe's critical innovation engine. We don't just develop technology; we make it work. Our 20-year journey has empowered companies to secure their place in global value chains through pioneering work in integrated photonics, sensors, edge AI, wireless systems and printed electronics.  Our spin-offs, including Axelera AI, eyeo, FononTech, Keiron, and LionVolt, are rapidly becoming important players in their markets. We've built technological foundations and filled market gaps through licensing agreements and venturing activities that turn technical feasibility into economic impact.  

This milestone isn't just about celebrating what we've achieved; it's about signalling our evolution and readiness for what's next. Looking ahead, we will focus not only on today’s challenges but on building foundations for the next decade and beyond. Quantum technology, Bluetooth 6.0, neuromorphic hardware, and photonics-driven diagnostics are just some of the infrastructures being shaped now for future industries. We're combining imec's and TNO's capabilities to remain an innovation engine that paves the way for the next generation of European start-ups, scale-ups, and unicorns. Our legacy is the future.