A Successful Collaboration between Japan and the Netherlands

On 10-12 February 2025, the Innovation & Inspiration Tour Semicon Equipment took place in Brabant, the Netherlands. This event strengthened the collaboration between the Japanese and Dutch semiconductor industries. Organized by the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) in collaboration with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) and the Dutch Embassy in Tokyo, this tour showcased the power of international cooperation and technological advancement. The tour included visits to key industry players such as ASML, VDL ETG, DEMCON, Prodrive, Sioux, Settels Savenije, Hittech KWME and NTS, highlighting innovation, outsourced design and engineering, and the broader deeptech ecosystem. The event concluded with a networking reception at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, fostering new connections and strengthening existing ones.

The Innovation & Inspiration Tour Semicon Equipment was a journey of discovery, collaboration, and inspiration. It laid the groundwork for future partnerships between Japanese and Dutch companies, promising a future of shared innovation and technological breakthroughs. The tour provided invaluable insights, fostered mutual understanding, and opened doors to new collaborative opportunities. In order to keep momentum, the Dutch high-tech industry visited the World Expo in Osaka with a large delegation of companies, institutes and governmental organizations. Besides visiting leading Japanese high-tech counterparts, the Netherlands organized and hosted the High Tech Digital Experience (HTDX) conference during the World Expo, which attracted a large audience. During this conference, Dutch companies presented themselves and in the breakout sessions, crossover themes were discussed with the participation of both Japanese and Dutch partners. This provided new and valuable insights and identified more common ground to strengthen the collaboration. These and future events contribute to and build on 425 years of bilateral relations between Japan and the Netherlands.

Source: BOM