CMOS: advanced and beyond
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Health technologies
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Sensing and actuation
Explore imec’s CMOS- and photonics-based sensing and actuation systems.
Connectivity technology
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Research
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Venturing and startups
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Education and workforce development
Imec supports formal and on-the-job training for a range of careers in semiconductors.
NanoIC pilot line
Aligned with the EU Chips Act, access to the pilot line will accelerate beyond-2nm innovation.
imec spin-offs
Imec has a long history of launching start-ups and supporting innovative ideas. Here you can find a list of imec spin-offs since 1986.
| Est. | Company name | Activities | |
| 2025 | Vertical Compute | Deep-tech Semiconductor Startup Tackling AI’s Compute Memory Bottleneck | |
| 2024 | Skinetix | The Skinetix data platform matches sensor data collected through their unique sportswear with a personalized AI model, providing quantified biomechanical insights to adjust training and rehabilitation plans to maximize athletes' performance or get them back in the game, faster. | |
| 2024 | Brailsports | Brailsports, an imec, University of Antwerp and University of Ghent spin-off, is developing a platform that supports athletes and their coaches to determine optimal training volume and adjust training schedules based on data. | |
| 2023 | Specifix | Specifix is developing groundbreaking software for patient-specific fracture fixation, designed to assist orthopaedic surgeons in choosing the most suitable implants (surgical plates and screws) for stabilizing wrist fractures – one of the most common fracture in the human body. | |
| 2023 | Axithra | Therapeutic drug monitoring technology for fast and accurate measurement of drug concentration in blood paves the way to more efficient care | |
| 2023 | Enfoil | Enfoil offers pliable, extremely robust solar panels of only a few millimeters thick that can be integrated on various surfaces. | |
| 2023 | ioSA | ioSA is a animal behavior monitoring tool for research, conservation, and agriculture purposes | |
| 2022 | Swave Photonics | Swave Photonics is an innovator in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) technology to bring the metaverse to life | |
| 2022 | DYAMAND | DYAMAND focuses on enabling data exchange between physical equipment and applications in a dynamic and vendor-agnostic way. | |
| 2022 | SOLiTHOR | SOLiTHOR is spearheading the development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative solid-state lithium (Li) battery cell technology to reliably and economically offer high-energy storage solutions. | |
| 2021 | Azalea | Azalea develops smart contact lenses automatically adjusting to the surrounding environment for patients with high light sensitivity or ocular disorders. | |
| 2020 | Crowdscan | CrowdScan provides a wireless crowd density system that predicts size and density of large crowds to monitor the capacity in terms of humans per m². | |
| 2020 | Shavatar | Shavatar predicts your 3D body shape up to 7 mm accurate, without the need for a scanner. Allowing for accurate size & fit recommendation in online shopping channels & workwear fulfilment processes. | |
| 2020 | BiFAST | BiFAST is a fabless semiconductor company offering interconnect solutions for the data center and HPC market. | |
| 2020 | Deltaray | DELTARAY offers disruptive 3D X-RAY equipment for 100% inspection of mission critical mechanical parts:AI enabled - 10 to 100 times faster - detection at production speed - CAD file as quality master – form fit inspection at 100 to 50um resolution. | |
| 2020 | Lopos | To ensure social distancing at work, Lopos developed a privacy-friendly, UWB-based wearable that automatically warns you when that distance is not respected. | |
| 2019 | Say-It Labs | SAY IT Labs represents the intersection of speech recognition technology and speech and language pathology all bundled in a video game. | |
| 2019 | MICLEDI | We develop super-bright, high-resolution microLED displays for future AR glasses. Augmented Reality has never looked so realistic before. | |
| 2019 | Pulsify Medical | Pulsify Medical will develop wearable ultrasound patches for non-invasive, real time monitoring of physiological parameters inside the body. | |
| 2019 | DigiTrans | This tailor-made solution paves the way to faster and more cost-efficient cargo transports. | |
| 2019 | Pharrowtech | Pharrowtech designs next-generation solutions for fixed-wireless access, wireless VR/AR and ultra-high capacity wireless links. | |
| 2019 | nextAuth | The next generation in user authentication. No more usernames, no more passwords. | |
| 2018 | MouSensor (now Yesse Technologies) | At Yesse Technologies, we are building a technology platform that harnesses the biology of the real nose and merges it with cutting-edge nanotechnology to ultimately decode the last mystery of the senses. | |
| 2018 | D-PAC | Digital platform for assessment of competences. | |
| 2018 | Spectricity | Miniaturized spectral sensing solutions. | |
| 2018 | Onera | Next-Generation Sleep Diagnostic Device. | |
| 2018 | Sentea | Fiber optic sensors. Everywhere. | |
| 2017 | EYEco eyeCO | Age-defying eyewear | |
| 2017 | ALOXY | Enabling the Industrial Internet of Things. Capture real-time insights and automate processes. | |
| 2017 | QRAMA | The Big Data framework tailored to your needs. | |
| 2017 | ML2GROW | We help organizations with advanced machine learning. | |
| 2016 | EUV RMQC | Development of photoresist solutions for the semiconductor industry to manufacture the most advanced devices. | |
| 2016 | Boenk.be | Radically innovating the television production content chain. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | Molecubes | Molecubes builds preclinical imaging cubes - allowing you to combine SPECT, PET and CT imaging. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | SnapTonic | The best wireless communication solution is the one that fits your use case. We make IoT happen. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | Versasense | VersaSense provides wireless Internet of Things (IoT) products and services that radically reduce the total cost of ownership for industrial sensing and control systems. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | Azilpix | AZilPix Studio.One is a multi-camera video capture and production system enabling immersive broadcasting of complex events, at low operational cost. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | Siruna | Siruna facilitates easy development of mobile applications or websites on any kind of mobile device. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | SDNSquare | SDNsquare guarantees performance, reliability and scalability for network, storage and data centers. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | Ultra Pictura | An animation production house specializing in recreating painterly looks traditionally considered impossible to bring to life. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | Camargus | Camargus centers around multi-camera and video stitching technology for the broadcasting market. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | Viloc | Automated tool management for the construction industry. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | Splan | Ex-iMinds spin-off | |
| 2016 | Epilog | Effective EEG analysis to guide epilepsy diagnosis. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | Letsclap | Solution for customer service teams to deliver customer service & commerce via messaging apps. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2016 | Indigo Diabetes | Glucose sensor for diabetic patients. | |
| 2016 | Morrow | Digital lenses for glasses with an uncompromising field of view, all the time. | |
| 2016 | BioSensource | Increase the pace of drug discovery by developing novel measurement and data analysis technologies. | In collaboration with VUB |
| 2015 | LindaCare | LindaCare created a platform that offers a unified view on patients' implanted medical device messages. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2015 | Seaters | Getting you live to sold-out events. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2015 | Chestnote | Making messages matter by empowering users to shape the context in which their messages are unlocked. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2015 | Citizenlab | A civic engagement platform on which citizens co-create their city. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2015 | Minze | Bringing healthcare to the household. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2015 | Prior-IT | Aiming to save lives in emergency situations by using new digital technology. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2015 | miDiagnostics | Accurate and integrated diagnostic devices and data that enable faster and more efficient healthcare at any point of need. | |
| 2015 | Zembro | Development and commercialization of smart monitoring watch for senior people. | |
| 2015 | sureCore | Low-power memory IP. | |
| 2014 | Solvice | Simplifying complex planning solutions towards Planning-as-a-Service. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2014 | UgenTec | Universal Software for PCR Analysis. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2014 | RedBeaver Media | Developing custom web solutions from scratch. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2014 | Tripodmaker | Home 3D printing on a professional level. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2014 | Waylay | Bringing smart reasoning to the Internet of Things. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2014 | Bloom | Wearable devices and services for pregnancy monitoring. | |
| 2014 | Luceda Photonics | Software and services for photonics designers. | |
| 2013 | Appiness | Appiness makes disruptive products that redefine markets by combining thorough market knowledge with infinite creativity. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | Graphine | Graphine delivers state of the art graphics middleware for the games and visualization industries. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | POSIUS | POSIOS has created the ultimate hospitality cash register for iPad & iPhone. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | eXia | eXia introduces innovative sensor technology to make road transport safer and less damage prone. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | Permission Machine | Permission Machine helps you and the photos author come to an agreement that is legal and fast. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | Sign2Pay | Sign2Pay allows secure payments on mobile with your signature. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | Data Science Central | The fastest and easiest way to learn R programming and data science. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | IQ Room | An online application to evaluate candidates using psychometric assessments. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | Libaro | Libaro is all about passionate forward-thinking web development. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | neoScores | An OS and device independent web application that dynamically renders sheet music. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | Uxprobe | Tracking the real user experiences of app users to help app developers improve their products. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2013 | Intuo | Bringing all people to a thriving state of mind at work. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | Endare | As digital innovation partner, Endare strives to create tailor-made, innovative digital solutions by combining all relevant technologies. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | Track4C NV | Track4C specialises in end-to-end container and cargo tracking, providing the hardware, software and service, to add security and transparency. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | Hellomydear | Hellomydear helps you capture stories (your family's or company's history) and make it available online & in book. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | G-flux | G-flux is a company located in Ghent specialized in creating smartphone applications for outdoor sports such as walking and cycling. The focus is on a combination of GPS-technology, game elements and sports or exercise. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | Octopin | Octopin offers the best enterprise content marketing platform for managing your brand activities when communicating with images and videos on the web. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | Cluttr | Allowing companies to manage their data centers more efficiently and with a smaller ecological footprint. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | Qualenica | An innovative pharmaceutical company specializing in the production of medicines in pharmacies. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | Twikit | Tweak and create through 3D printing. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | Favsync | A simple collaboration platform for your organization that provides easy access to your applications and organizing your bookmarks. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | Piesync | The all-in-one platform for professional cloud services synchronization. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | TagTagCity | A unique way for businesses to establish their mobile web presence and increase customer interaction. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2012 | Atlas Neuroengineering | Products and services for the brain research market. | |
| 2011 | Carambla | Carambla helps you find the nearest and cheapest parkings in Belgium. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2011 | Zeticon | Zeticon's MediaHaven is a versatile cloud-based asset management platform that helps organizations professionally manage, distribute and archive their digital media content and optimize their workflows. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2011 | Camargus International | Camargus is a start-up centered around multicamera and video stitching technology for the broadcasting market. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2011 | ONTOFORCE | Ontoforce provides semantic search technology for pharmaceutical and biotech research. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2010 | Bubobox / Videolab BVBA | Bubobox helps you generate social buzz through user-generated media content. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2010 | Limecraft | Limecraft offers cutting-edge technology to optimize media production workflows and maximize distribution. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2010 | TinkerTouch | Converting personal messages into fascinating interactive stories. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2010 | Ultra Pictura NV | Ultra Pictura is an animation production house specialising in recreating painterly looks traditionally considered impossible to bring to life. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2010 | Viloc BVBA | Viloc is specialized in innovative solutions for asset management and object security, tailored to the construction industry. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2010 | dINK | d!NK empowers your sales to outperform. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2010 | Candid-media BVBA (SDNsquare) | SDNsquare guarantees performance, reliability and scalability for network, storage and data centers. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2010 | Kidimedia | Offering teachers a tool to develop engaging exercises for tablets. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2010 | EpiGaN | EpiGaN manufactures GaN-on-Si and GaN-on-SiC epitaxial wafer materialsand supplies these to integrated device manufacturers to create high performance power and RF devices. | Acquired by Soitec in 2019 |
| 2010 | Caliopa | Developing and marketing advanced silicon photonics based optical transceivers for the data and telecommunications markets. | Since 2013 integrated in Hauwei |
| 2010 | MagCam | Magnetic field camera measurement platform. | |
| 2009 | Meshbone | Meshbone addressed the challenge of providing wireless network coverage in large, hard-to-reach geographic areas. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2009 | Streamovations | Streamovations is thé software specialist to help you transferring your video images to the World Wide Web. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2009 | Userplus | UserPlus helps to make your site more userfriendly with Tools & Advice. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2009 | Lumoza | Printable electronics (electroluminiscent flexible panels). | In collaboration with UHasselt. Liquidated in 2014 |
| 2009 | Pepric | Developing sensitive in-vivo molecular and functional imaging for pharmaceutical applications. Pepric's technology is based on direct imaging of magnetic labels. Acquired by Sygma since 2017. | |
| 2008 | Geosparc | Geosparc professionally supports Geomajas, the open source GIS application development software, coupling the innovation of open source with the reliability of a true enterprise-class platform. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2008 | 8Seconds | 8Seconds optimizes your email marketing based on your customer's behavior. All in realtime. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2008 | Tagger.fm | Tagger.fm connects local culture, radio stations, venues, artists and music fans. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2007 | Siruna (Mobixx) | Siruna offers businesses, webdesigners, web-and softwaredevelopers a complete online service that allows them to easily develop mobile applications of websites on any kind of mobile device, without any knowledge of programming. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2007 | M4S | A fabless semiconductor company developing multi-mode, multi-band RF devices. | Since 2011 integrated in Huawei |
| 2006 | KPIware (Drobots.com) | Drobots empowers end customers and expert partners with a ‘next generation’ data analysis & reporting platform. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2006 | Vodtec | Vodtec developed innovative solutions for handling, archiving, managing, accessing and sharing of video content. | Ex-iMinds spin-off |
| 2006 | Trinean | Microfluidic optical lab-on-chip systems for the biotech and life sciences market. | In collaboration with UGent. Acquired by Unchained Labs in 2017 |
| 2005 | Essensium | Developing microelectronic solutions for wireless sensor networks and system-on-chip/system-in-package technologies. | |
| 2004 | Gemidis (+UGent) | Microdisplays for high resolution projectors. | In collaboration with UGent. Liquidated in 2008 |
| 2003 | Magwel | Simulation software for high-frequency electromagnetic behavior of integrated passives and interconnect structures. | |
| 2003 | PowerEscape | EDA tools for power-efficient design of digital data-intensive systems. | Since 2006 integrated in ARM |
| 2002 | LoraNet | Development and commercialization of network systems for broadband wireless communication. | Incubation project stopped in 2003 |
| 2002 | Vivactis | Production of a micro calorimeter for the pharmaceutical sector. | Liquidated in 2008 |
| 2001 | Photovoltech | Production of photovoltaics cells. | Liquidated in 2012 |
| 2000 | XenICs | Developing and commercializing high-quality infrared image sensors. | |
| 2000 | Septentrio | Developing and commercializing satellite navigation systems (GPS Glonass). | |
| 1999 | Fillfactory | Commercializing CMOS image sensors. | Since 2004 integrated in Cypress |
| 1999 | Q-Star Test | Commercializing IDDX current monitors. | In collaboration with KHBO |
| 1999 | 3E | Engineering office specialized in sustainable energy technology and concepts. | |
| 1998 | OligoSense | Production of sensors for an electronic nose based on electric conducting oligomers. | In collaboration with University Antwerp. Liquidated in 2006 |
| 1998 | AnSem | Analog design services. | In collaboration with KU Leuven |
| 1996 | ACUNIA | Development of a telematics platform. | Since 2003 integrated in Punch International |
| 1996 | SmartPen-LCI | Commercialisation of LCI-SMARTpen. | Liquidated in 2002 |
| 1996 | CoWare | Hardware/software co-design. | Since 2010 integrated in Synopsis |
| 1996 | Target Compiler Technologies | Retargeteable code generation for design and programming of DSP processors. | Since 2014 integrated in Synopsis |
| 1996 | Sirius Communications | Satellite communication ICs based on spread spectrum and imec design technology. | Since 2001 integrated in Agilent Technologies |
| 1996 | C-CAM Technologies | Marketing and services for image sensors. | Since 1998 integrated in Vector Technologies |
| 1992 | Destin | Measuring of the reliability of electronic components and systems. | In collaboration with LUC. Liquidated in 2000 |
| 1992 | Alphabit | Development of CAE software for the design of high-frequency and high-speed electronics. | Since 1994 integrated in KeySight Technologies |
| 1992 | Easics | Design of VLSI ASICs. | In collaboration with KU Leuven |
| 1989 | Frontier Design | Development of CAE designsoftware. | Since 2001 integrated in Adelante Technologies and since 2003 in ARM |
| 1989 | Soltech | Photovoltaic systems based on silk screen process technology. | |
| 1987 | Cobrain | Optical lithography, etching, and surface treatment. | Since 1990 integrated in Matrix which is integrated in Axcelis Technologies in 2003 |
| 1986 | UCB Electronics | Lithographic resist materials and plasma. | Since 1993 integrated in JSR Electronics |
