MedPhab Partners

Both industrial and research partners are working together. The founding members are as followed:
* Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT
* Tyndall National Institute Ireland
* Philips MEMS and Micro Devices (Acquired by Neways)
* Jabil Inc.
* Joanneum Research Austria

VTT is one of Europe’s leading research institutions. We are owned by the Finnish state. We advance the utilisation and commercialisation of research and technology in commerce and society.

Tyndall National Institute is a leading European deep-tech research centre in integrated ICT (Information and Communications Technology) hardware and systems. Specialising in both electronics and photonics – materials, devices, circuits and systems

Jabil is a global manufacturing company with more than 250,000 employees across 100 locations in 30 countries. At Jabil, we strive to make anything possible and everything better.
We combine unmatched breadth and depth of end-market experience, technical and design capabilities, manufacturing know-how, supply chain insights, and global product management expertise to enable success for the world’s leading brands.

At Philips MEMS and Micro Devices we design, develop and manufacture custom microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and assemble micro devices. Our 140 experts working at the MEMS Foundry and Micro Devices Facility follow a phase-gated approach to demonstrate the feasibility and give proof of concept, develop the process to the required maturity level and manufacture your devices with the right quality. Neways successfully completes acquisition of Philips Micro Devices in March 2026

JOANNEUM RESEARCH is a leading Austrian research and technology organisation focused on applied research in information and production technologies, human technologies and medicine, and society and sustainability.

Within MedPhab, the MATERIALS institute contributes its expertise in sensors, photonics and manufacturing technologies, including roll-to-roll nanoimprint lithography, lab-on-foil microfluidic platforms and biofunctionalisation processes, enabling scalable, cost-efficient photonics-based diagnostic devices and other medical disposables.