Founded in 2002 in Athens iKnowHow is a Greek SME of around 100 employees that provides custom-built robotics and automation solutions to the industry and software solutions to the public and private sectors. During 2016, IKH merged with Innora, a highly innovative robotics and control company, and has transformed into a one-stop-shop when it comes to robotics, embedded systems, AI, ML and computer vision combined into data-driven intelligence.
iKnowHow delivers a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art solutions, compliant to ISO 9001:2015, 27001, 14001 and 13485 standards, to fit the needs of the end customer. Since 2002 iKnowHow has executed more than 60 large scale product development and commercialisation projects in the private and public sector.

iKnowHow’s core competencies span across 3 distinct business units:

  • Digital Health
    • Evorad
  • Digital Transformation
    • Digital Government
    • Industrial Internet
  • Robotics, IoT & Automation
    • Service Robotics | simulators, mechatronics, industrial design, inspection, NDT
    • Data Driven Intelligence | computer vision, cognitive control, human-machine interfaces
    • Internet of Things | embedded control, instrumentation, connectivity
    • AI and ML

Combining results of the three business units into ready to market products has been an added challenge taken by iKnowHow. Recent examples of commercializing and launching new products in the market include:

UCanDrone PC was the first company that operated in the field of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in Greece.

It focuses on innovative commercial services and applications for the aerial surveying, recording and analysis of data based on the use of drones. Specifically, UCanDrone undertakes the design and manufacturing of unmanned aerial systems depending on the requirements and wishes of each client. It also offers integrated solutions and services for the mapping of both large and small areas, precision agriculture applications, 3D surveying of industrial sites and mines, and the surveillance of wind turbines, cellular phone masts and electricity pylons. These flights are carried out by planes and copters designed by UCanDrone and equipped with the latest-technology thermal, optical cameras, as well as laser scanners. At the UCanDrone facilities in Glyfada, there is a fully equipped workshop with 3D printers, CNC machines and a 6-stage production line for the design, production and equipping of unmanned aerial platforms, as well as a highly advanced cutting-edge electronic digital infrastructure for data processing and analysis.

With more than 70% of the company’s annual turnover from the design & assembly of specialized equipment for academia, research institutes, and government, UCanDrone brings to Oenolytics the needed competence and expertise in the design, modelling, manufacturing, integration, and evaluation of unmanned aerial vehicles.

UCanDrone’s team has more than 9 years of experience in the UAV industry, Environmental monitoring, Remote sensing, GIS and Mineral resources.

QCell was founded in 2016 by Professor Costas Balas, after attracting seed funding from the Jeremie Open Fund II.

QCell has a team of brilliant employees and develops innovative products as prescribed by its ambitious business plan.
QCell’s team key competencies include:

  • High execution capacity with several advanced imaging products in global markets
    Long-term experience in writing and prosecuting international patents
    Achieved FDA approval
    Developed skills for shortening the distance between concept to industrialization
    Well-trained personnel in all aspects of scientific imaging (opto-mechanics, electronic hardware,
    algorithms, software, testing, etc.)
    Strong and long-term relations with Key Opinion Leaders in imaging
    Long term experience in developing applications including design and coordination of international clinical trials

QCell specializes in portable imaging technologies. QCell’s technology converts the smart phone’s imaging subunit from a low performance picture-taking device to an advanced imager offering, with high (real) resolution, accurate colour reproduction-device/ambient light independent and metamerism-free photography. It also facilitates advanced analytical/diagnostic capabilities for non-destructive/invasive testing.

For Oenolytics, QCell’s snapshot spectral imaging (SSI) system will be adapted to operate in precision viticulture settings. The SSI system will enable the detection of alterations in the spectral characteristics of plants and the assignment of these alterations to various conditions such as viral stress, nutriment stress, environmental stress or the presence of various pathogens. The SSI system will be loaded onto the Oenolytics drone and will transmit spectral maps to the ground. Spectral databases will capture correlations between the various spectral classes with various compositional conditions or pathologies as they have been identified with reference-golden standard methods.