We focus on nine societal areas.
TNO cooperates with companies, the public sector and other organisations, to apply our knowledge and expertise with and for others.
We develop knowledge not for its own sake, but for practical application.
TNO offers you the chance to do groundbreaking work and help customers and society with innovative, practical and smart solutions.
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Knowledge development is a joint endeavour. That is something we notice every day at TNO. When organisations encounter complex problems with significant risks, they prefer not to tackle them alone. That is why companies, public-sector bodies and other organisations frequently work with us. And we are keen to work with these parties. The collaboration takes many forms. Interested in finding out how we can work with you?
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TNO's mission is to connect people and knowledge, in order to innovate with impact. The major societal challenges of our time require intensive cooperation across diverse disciplines, we do this through our expertise centres.
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As an SME entrepreneur, innovative products, services or operations constantly occupy your mind. But where do you begin? And who can you turn to if you want to realise this innovative product or service? To answer these and many other questions relating to innovation, you can do no better than come to TNO.
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Innovation is collaborative, certainly from the European perspective. Horizon 2020 is the European Union (EU) framework programme for European research and innovation that we are actively involved in, together with the Dutch businesses. The aim of the programme is closely connected to our mission: contribute to excellent science and research, strengthening the competitiveness of businesses and addressing the societal challenges Europe is facing.
TNO in EuropeOur research leads to many inventions for new products and production processes. To increase the market opportunities of those inventions TNO has an active policy in protecting that intellectual property.
Read moreCreating innovations is a matter of working together, and that requires partners. That is why, every year, we team up with some 3,000 large multinationals, SMEs, universities and public-sector organisations within and outside the Netherlands to tackle challenges.
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