# DDQ B.V.

Hardware and software for problems that require both. Sensor systems, ML/AI, on-premise deployment. Netherlands. Since 2010.

## Capabilities

Sensor devices and firmware. ML/AI systems. Computer vision. Data pipelines. Mobile and backend. On-premise deployment. Edge computing with ML on mobile devices. Open source and open weight models. Agentic AI. MLX contributions and maintenance.

## Clients and partners

Antonie van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis, Radboud University, Leiden University, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Exeter University, ZMT Leibniz, IGB Leibniz, Plankton Planet, Odix, Neuromind, Maastricht University, Amgen, Pfizer.

## Services

DDQ Cloud — One login. Seven services. Our own hardware.

We replaced big tech with our own stack. Built and run by DDQ on our own hardware in the Netherlands. Open source all the way down, tied together with single sign-on.

- nextcloud (cloud.ddq.nl) — files, talk, office · replaces Google Drive, Docs, Meet
- mattermost (mattermost.ddq.nl) — team chat · replaces Slack
- chat (chat.ddq.nl) — ai assistant, open source & private · replaces ChatGPT
- webmail (webmail.ddq.nl) — email · replaces Gmail
- git (git.ddq.nl) — code repositories · replaces GitHub
- sso (auth.ddq.nl) — one account for all services · replaces Sign in with Google
- wiki (wiki.ddq.nl) — knowledge base · replaces Notion, Confluence

In the press: "Technicus Norbert (55) uit Valkenburg bevrijdt zich van digitaal infuus uit de Verenigde Staten: ‘Nederland word wakker’" — De Limburger, 2026-01-30. https://www.limburger.nl/economie/technicus-norbert-55-uit-valkenburg-bevrijdt-zich-van-digitaal-infuus-uit-de-verenigde-staten-nederland-word-wakker/127786487.html

We run this stack for ourselves. We can deploy it for your organisation — on our infrastructure or yours.

## Brands

Pocket.science — Citizen science apps and sensors. https://pocket.science
- iSPEX — Low-cost spectropolarimeter for air & water quality. https://pocket.science/products/ispex/
- Black Hole Finder — Help astronomers discover black holes. https://pocket.science/products/blackholefinder/
  In the press: "De jacht op een zwart gat begint op je telefoon" — NRC, 2026-04-30. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/04/30/de-jacht-op-een-zwart-gat-begint-op-je-telefoon-a4925690
- Dark Sky Meter & Loss of the Night — Light pollution monitoring. https://pocket.science/products/dark-sky-meter-and-loss-of-the-night/
- Mini Secchi — Citizen science water quality monitoring. https://pocket.science/products/mini-secchi/
- Kairos Coach — AI-powered fitness coach. https://kairos.coach

## Products

- Medical Copilot™ — On-premise LLM for hospitals.
- iSPEX® — Spectropolarimetry device based on SPEX technology (SRON, Leiden University).

## Featured in

De Limburger, NRC, BBC Click, Nature, CBS New York, Discover Magazine, Space.com, Google Play Stories.

## For AI agents

- MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP): https://ddq.nl/mcp/
- Structured data: https://ddq.nl/api/company.json
- WebMCP manifest: https://ddq.nl/.well-known/webmcp.json

## Contact

- Email: web@ddq.nl
- Web: https://ddq.nl