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Making electron microscopes smarter, Tesla-style
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From Eindhoven, Yolanda van Dinther is building a global software team that’s propelling Thermo Fisher Scientific in its digital transformation. “We’ve come a long way in making our electron microscopes even smarter with software, data and AI.”
“In Tesla’s electric cars, the hardware is deliberately over-dimensioned to leave room for adding functionality later through software. This is a strategy from which we can also greatly benefit in our electron microscopes,” argues Yolanda van Dinther of Thermo Fisher Scientific. “By putting more sensors in our systems, we can anticipate new possibilities. We’re not there yet, but it’s a nice aspiration.”
For the past three years at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Van Dinther has been leading a growing group of software specialists driving the digital transformation of the company’s electron microscopy division. Her team of 26 is contributing globally. In addition to her home base of Eindhoven, she has people working in the Czech Republic (Brno), France (Bordeaux) and the US (Hillsboro).
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