LUMICKS, Photanol and Optics11 in top 250 scale-ups
September 9, 2021VU spin-offs LUMICKS and Optics11 and UvA spin-off Photanol are in the top 250 scale ups in the Netherlands.
The Top 250 Scale-ups is made up of the 250 Dutch companies that grew the most in turnover and/or employees during the period 2016 until 2019.
LUMICKS, Optics11 and Photanol have grown as companies despite of the COVID-19 crisis. Together with the other scale-ups, they make the Dutch economy more resilient, by creating jobs for the future. 
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