Ton van Mol graduated with honors from Eindhoven University of Technology in Chemical Technology in 1997, and received his PhD in the area of Thin Film technology in 2001. He worked at Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore) as visiting scientist and joined TNO in 2003 as senior scientist in the area of flexible solar cells. In 2005, Ton helped set-up the open innovation initiative between imec and TNO called Holst Centre, where he had various roles, such as program manager and partnership director, before he become managing director in January 2014.
Director
We believe that flexible and wireless electronics can contribute significantly to solving the world’s biggest challenges. By offering both the technology and its integration into existing systems, we can offer a complete solution for our partners.
Holst Centre, named after Gilles Holst, a Dutch research and development pioneer and the first director of Philips Research, was founded in 2005 by leading research institutes imec and TNO. By combining valuable expertise in wireless sensor technologies and flexible electronics, our clients benefit from a unique research and innovation centre for microelectronics, currently employing over 180 specialists from 28 nations. Our partners particularly value our ability to develop demonstrators and prototypes. Building on this proof-of-concept, they turn our technologies into new products and new manufacturing processes.