Comate Engineering & Design

🚀Hardware founders, this one’s for you! Building a hardware startup is a wild ride - design, prototyping, manufacturing, supply chains... we get it (because we’ve been there, many, many moons ago). That’s why we’re beyond excited to support Start it Hardware, a brand-new accelerator program initiated by Start it Accelerate | @KBC and Leuven MindGate and tailored specifically for hardware startups & scale-ups. This program brings hardware entrepreneurs the tools, network, and mentorship they need to go from prototype to production, in a faster and smarter way. And where better than the Leuven Innovation Region - Belgium’s #1 hardware hub? Why join? ✅Learn from expert mentors ✅Join hands-on production workshops ✅Work with top production partners ✅Access exclusive supplier networks ✅Get proven marketing strategies ➡️First stop: an online info session on February 11! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eV_CBqMQ More startups = more innovation, so let’s get the word out. Know a hardware founder? Let them know! #hardware #startups #engineering #entrepreneurship #pioneering

⚡Want to talk about life-saving medical electronics? Catch us in Nijmegen on Thursday! This Thursday, January 30th, we’ll be at the Medical Electronics event by FHI Industriële Elektronica Nijmegen. Together with Assemblics, our very own Johan Coosemans and Sam Schellekens will give a talk on ‘Wireless Powering in Small Medical Devices’. Curious about your own challenges in medical electronics? Drop by booth #15 to chat with us! We’d love to hear about your healthcare hardware ideas and explore how electronics can take them to the next level. 📅Thursday, January 30th 🏥Experience Center Radboudumc Nijmegen 💡High-tech innovations, inspiring talks, and networking with industry pioneers Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, engineer, or healthcare innovator, this event is your chance to explore the future of healthcare electronics. We’d love to connect with you there. See you in Nijmegen? #Electronics #MedicalDevices #HealthcareInnovation

It’s encouraging what this dedicated team of students have researched during this innovative project: “Closed-Loop Neurostimulation for ALS.” They have looked into the possibility of an Active Implantable Medical Device that could deliver real-time, adaptive therapeutic interventions tailored to each patient’s unique needs. This research was brought to life in collaboration with talented students, researchers, and the NeuroTech Leuven team. Why does this matter? Brain disorders like ALS present immense challenges for patients and their families, as the brain progressively loses its ability to control voluntary movements. By integrating AI, feedback control systems, and real-time data analysis, this innovation may pave the way for a new era of personalized healthcare. The closed-loop system that was developed has the potential to significantly improve symptom management and quality of life - offering hope to many. ➡️Learn more about this project on the NeuroTech Leuven website: https://lnkd.in/eHEW3aDS #neurotechnology #healthcare #activeimplants #hardware

Like every year, we love looking back at the milestones that stood out over the past year. Brace yourselves, because the list is long - but each achievement is worth mentioning, so bear with us.   Here’s a glimpse of our 2024 highlights:   🏆 Proud to have received several awards together with our clients and partners: Red Dot Design Award, Henry van de Velde Award (Dripl), iF Design Award (Bar.on - The Future of Beverages), Nature Magazine Spinoff Prize (Trince), TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of 2024 (ONWARD Medical's ARC-EX), nomination for the Trends Gazellen 2024 📜 For the second year in a row, we've received the Baanbrekende Werkgever 2025 Certificate 🎨 Partnered with FTI and& 2024 by Leuven MindGate for an inspiring & innovative 3-day festival in the heart of Leuven 🤝 Co-hosted Health Meets Hardware at Sportoase Philipssite Leuven, welcoming 600+ hardware professionals with groundbreaking showcases from ONWARD Medical, Epic Blue, Orgonex B.V., UNEEG medical A/S, the Vent-Defense project (Michiel Stiers), and many, many more 🚀 Launched Europe’s first Active Implant Summit ever, driving healthcare innovation forward. 💡Engaged audiences with impactful hardware sessions, from Strategic Design to Hardware Innovation in Life Sciences. 🌍 Connected with the innovation community at major events like SuperNova, Compamed/MEDICA - Leading International Trade Fair, Knowledge for Growth, HealthTech Investor Summit, SMAFACC and much more. 🤝 Built durable partnerships with NeuroTech Leuven, Technovation Hub, Beckhoff Automation Belgium, MEDVIA, imec.istart, Start it Accelerate | @KBC, Leuven MindGate, Gentrepreneur, multiple universities, ... 🔧 Had a blast seeing our 1.550 square meter workshop in Wilsele in full swing and being the home of many hardware projects after more than a year in operation 🎉 Bonded over countless team events, from thursday drinks, pizza-fridays, Italian aperitivos, to epic team-building adventures, christmas parties and quizzes together with our +90 colleagues 🌟 Best of all, celebrated our clients' successes - launching new products, raising funding, expanding internationally, and winning awards.   Like we said, a long list - but definitely worth mentioning if you ask me. Seeing these milestones written down one after the other fills us with joy and motivation for what we do: giving hardware ideas the best chance to succeed. I think we can put a ✅ next to this goal for the year, right? To our team, clients, and partners: Thank you for making this year remarkable. Your passion and collaboration inspire us every day. Here’s to an inspiring 2024 and an even brighter 2025! #innovation #engineering #teamwork #hardware #2024 #recap

🔥If you're as passionate about breakthroughs in medical hardware development as we are, this news is for you! After years of dedication, ONWARD Medical has received FDA De Novo classification and authorization for the ARC-EX® System, the world’s first non-invasive spinal cord stimulation therapy proven to enhance strength and sensation for individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries. This news is nothing short of extraordinary, and we’re deeply honored to have been part of this incredible journey with the outstanding team at ONWARD Medical. What a way to close 2024! We’ll be popping the champagne early this year to toast to this amazing achievement! ➡️Want to know more? Check out ONWARD’s press release: https://lnkd.in/eEQXX9YA #activeImplants #healthcare #medicaldevices #engineering #innovation

🎉 Proud to Partner with Beckhoff Automation! We’re excited to share a special milestone in our journey: Comate is now officially Beckhoff Solution Provider! As a trusted partner of Beckhoff Automation Belgium with a long-standing experience in innovative machinery, inspection and robotics, we’re leveraging their powerful PC- and Ethercat-based automation technology to engineer smarter, more efficient solutions for our clients. Last week, Alexander Hermans from Beckhoff Automation Belgium presented us with the Beckhoff emblem. This emblem is more than just recognition - it symbolizes a collaboration built on shared innovation, expertise, and the drive to create impactful hardware and systems.   Thank you, Beckhoff, for this honor. We’re ready to keep pushing boundaries together!   #Beckhoff #Automation #Engineering #Hardware #ProudPartner

🏃What if sportswear could improve your performance and shorten your recovery time? ️That very same question was asked by the team behind SKINETIX, a new spin-off of imec and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Solution? They came up with smart sportswear that transforms the way athletes train and recover. With advanced sensors and AI, this game-changing gear delivers real-time insights into muscle activity, movement, and fatigue, helping athletes avoid injuries, recover faster, and perform better. Currently tested with Team Belgium and RSCA Women, this hardware solution is already proving its potential to revolutionize sports. We’re proud to have co-developed this innovative piece of hardware! ➡️Read all about this hardware invention in this article from De Tijd: https://wllw.co/QDRcK0dfi #Hardware #SmartSportswear #InnovationInSports

It's the final day of the HealthTech Investor Summit, organized by MEDVIA! Yesterday, Rob Nijs and Julie Verlinden's testimony, highlighted the transformative impact of innovation in healthtech. Julie, as the first woman to receive ONWARD Medical's active implant, regained the ability to walk - a powerful example of how innovative medical devices can change lives. Hearing testimonials like these sparks questions that inspire us daily: How can we make the next breakthrough? How many lives can we impact? These are the challenges that fuel our passion and drive to develop life-changing innovations!

🙌What a proud moment! Check out how the first custom-designed chip is being inserted into the prototype we engineered for the research centre Health and Water Technology - HOGENT! You see, when research & hardware engineering come together, great things can happen! From idea to prototype, this milestone marks a significant step forward. We're excited to see how this breakthrough continues to evolve and will make an impact. ➡️Stay tuned, more details about this device coming soon! #engineering #innovation #healthtech #hardware

When it comes to hardware and entrepreneurship, we love celebrating milestones - and we’ve got an exciting one to share! Zeal Robotics has earned a spot as a finalist for the Supply Chain Start-Up of the Year award at the prestigious Supply Chain Awards 2024 by Supply Chain Masters & PICS Belgium - Premier APICS Training Partner! This incredible recognition reflects their bold vision, and we’re beyond proud to have been part of their journey as co-developers of their groundbreaking Zeal Runner. If you already know Zeal Robotics, you’ll agree they deserve this award, so go ahead and cast your vote! If you don’t, here’s why: Zeal Robotics is an innovative start-up reshaping warehouse automation with autonomous mobile robots. Their technology improves speed, efficiency, safety, and accuracy of autonomous mobile robots. Let’s help them take home this well-deserved award and give us all another reason to celebrate! ➡️Vote now for Zeal Robotics: https://wllw.co/XN0Cz0OD2 ⏳Be quick, voting closes tomorrow at 12 PM! Let’s cheer them on to victory! 🏆 #entrepreneurship #hardware #award #supplychain #startup Yasim Coene João Martins imec.istart