{"id":338,"date":"2025-10-10T09:42:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/?p=338"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:16:56","slug":"methods2business-joins-siemenscre8ventures-sovereign-digital-twinmarketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/2025\/10\/10\/methods2business-joins-siemenscre8ventures-sovereign-digital-twinmarketplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Methods2Business Joins SiemensCre8Ventures Sovereign Digital Twin Marketplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Siemens Cre8Ventures is delighted to welcome Methods2Business to our Sovereign Digital Twin Marketplace and our first-of-a-kind dual-use sovereign dual use drone campaign, designed to accelerate Europe&#8217;s leadership in secure, intelligent, and energy efficient connected systems. This groundbreaking partnership represents a pivotal moment in European technological sovereignty, bringing together semiconductor innovation with digital twin capabilities to create next-generation autonomous platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/10\/Image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\" style=\"width:374px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/10\/Image.png 806w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/10\/Image-600x343.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/10\/Image-768x439.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Company Profile<\/strong><br>Methods2Business, headquartered in Eindhoven (Brainport, Netherlands) with an R&amp;D centre in Novi Sad (Serbia), is a fabless semiconductor company pioneering the world&#8217;s first Wi-Fi HaLow chip with integrated Edge AI. As a co-founder of the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow# standard within the Wi-Fi Alliance, the company combines deep protocol expertise with silicon-validated IP platforms and strong ecosystem partnerships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Revolutionary Technology<\/strong><br>The HaLowEdge chip uniquely merges low-power, long-range Wi-Fi HaLow connectivity with on-chip intelligence, enabling real-time decision making at the edge. This paradigm shift from cloud-centric to edgecentric<br>AI allows autonomous systems to act faster, consume less energy, and ensure data sovereignty4attributes vital for both civil and<br>defence applications across European operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Wi-Fi HaLow + Edge AI Integration<\/strong><br>Contributing advanced capability to enable autonomous sensing and communications subsystems in next generation drones and other connected platforms, establishing new standards for European sovereign technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Proof-of-Technology Engagement<\/strong><br>Participating in ideation with European universities<br>through the Higher Education Programme alongside Arm, leveraging Siemens EDA tools and accessing nondilutive<br>EU Chips Act funding opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Proof-of-Concept Pilots<\/strong><br>Integrating HaLowEdge into Siemens&#8217; multi-physics<br>digital twin capabilities to demonstrate secure, long range, low-power connectivity in comprehensive full system simulations and validation environments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Proof-of-Value Collaborations<\/strong><br>Enabling start-ups, OEMs, and tier-suppliers to co-innovate across full-system multi-physics digital twins, accelerating sovereign manufacturing whilst reducing time-to-market for critical applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Technology Advantages &amp; Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Long-Range Connectivity<\/strong><br>Wi-Fi HaLow delivers up to 10x the range of conventional Wi-Fi, enabling robust communications across challenging environments whilst maintaining exceptional energy efficiency profiles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Edge Intelligence<\/strong><br>On-chip AI processing eliminates cloud dependency, enabling real-time autonomous decision-making with reduced latency, enhanced privacy, and complete data sovereignty for sensitive<br>operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Energy Efficiency<\/strong><br>Optimised power consumption extends operational duration for battery powered platforms, reducing environmental impact whilst enabling deployment in remote or infrastructure limited<br>scenarios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Edge AI and Wi-Fi HaLow together represent the next frontier for autonomous, intelligent systems. Through Siemens Cre8Ventures we can demonstrate how our technology helps Europe&#8217;s sovereign innovation agenda fly higher.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Marleen Boonen, CEO &amp; Founder, Methods2Business<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Application Domains<\/strong><br>Secure communications for autonomous platforms requiring data sovereignty and resilient connectivity in contested environments, Smart Logistics: Long-range coordination of warehouse automation, inventory tracking, and autonomous delivery systems Critical Infrastructure: Real-time monitoring and control of energy grids, water systems, and transportation networks Agricultural Technology: Precision farming applications with extended coverage across large rural deployments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Ecosystem Partnership Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Academic Collaboration European<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Universities gain access to cutting-edge semiconductor IP and digital twin platforms, fostering next-generation talent development in strategic technology domains whilst accelerating research-to-market pathways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Manufacturing<br>Excellence<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OEMs and tier-suppliers can co-innovate using comprehensive<br>digital twins, reducing physical<br>prototyping costs, shortening<br>development cycles, and enabling<br>sovereign European manufacturing capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Start-up Acceleration<\/strong>                                <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>                                          Emerging companies benefit from<br>non-dilutive funding access, world class design tools, and validation infrastructure, accelerating their path from concept to commercial deployment in strategic markets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Technical Differentiation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Standards Leadership<\/strong><br>Co-founder status in Wi-Fi Alliance&#8217;s HaLow certification programme ensures protocol maturity, ecosystem readiness, and long-term interoperability across European deployments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Silicon-Validated AI<\/strong><br>Proven on-chip intelligence<br>architecture delivers deterministic<br>performance for safety-critical<br>applications whilst maintaining ultralow power consumption profiles essential for autonomous operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Sovereign Security<\/strong><br>Edge-based processing architecture ensures sensitive data never leaves the device, meeting stringent European data protection requirements and defence-grade security standards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Looking Forward: Shaping Europe&#8217;s Technological Future<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By combining Methods2Business&#8217;s leadership in sustainable, intelligent IoT with Siemens Cre8Ventures&#8217; digital-twin-based collaborative venturing model, this partnership will help Europe pioneer new classes of autonomous drones capable of secure, resilient, and energy-efficient operation across defence,<br>logistics, and smart-infrastructure domains. The collaboration represents more than technological integration it embodies a strategic commitment to European sovereignty in critical semiconductor and<br>embedded systems capabilities. Through comprehensive digital twin validation, accelerated development cycles, and access to strategic funding mechanisms, Methods2Business and Siemens Cre8Ventures are establishing a new paradigm for how European innovation ecosystems can compete globally<br>whilst maintaining strategic autonomy.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, we are shaping a future where sovereign connectivity and intelligence meet sustainability4by design. This partnership demonstrates that European technology leadership is not merely aspirational but achievable through focused collaboration, world-class engineering, and strategic ecosystem partnerships that leverage our collective strengths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About the Sovereign Digital Twin Marketplace: Siemens Cre8Ventures&#8217; innovative platform enables collaborative venturing through comprehensive digital twin environments, connecting start-ups, academic institutions, and industrial partners to accelerate European technological sovereignty whilst reducing time-to-market for critical innovations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Siemens Cre8Ventures is delighted to welcome Methods2Business to our Sovereign Digital Twin Marketplace and our first-of-a-kind dual-use sovereign dual use&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105110,"featured_media":339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"industry":[],"product":[],"coauthors":[10],"class_list":["post-338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eda"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2025\/10\/Image.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":360,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338\/revisions\/360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=338"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=338"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/cre8ventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}