(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Danish corporate bank kompasbank a/s have partnered to provide at least €175 million in new loans to Danish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Supported by the InvestEU programme, the three portfolio guarantee … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Small Business
Tagged climate change mitigation, climate mitigation, Danish economy, Danish SMEs, economic growth, education investments, EIF, European Investment Fund, financing, green and sustainable transformation, green transition, InvestEU programme, job creation, kompasbank, Marjut Falkstedt, Michael Hurup Andersen, Nordics, portfolio guarantee agreements, reduced interest rates, riskier lending segments, small businesses, start-ups, sustainability, targeted financing
(IN BRIEF) NatWest plans to accept up to 2,500 entrepreneurs into its accelerator program in September, urging business owners seeking growth opportunities to apply. As the largest bank for startups in Great Britain, NatWest Group serves around one in five … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged accelerator program, Accelerator programme, Amazon, application deadline, British Gas, coaching, Darren Pirie, Diageo, entrepreneurs, GoJoe, NatWest, Networking, Phil Steele, social fitness app, start-ups, Startups
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies is acquiring three startups that previously participated in its TotalEnergies On acceleration program at STATION F in Paris. These acquisitions aim to accelerate the company’s expansion in the electricity sector and enhance its B2B offerings and renewable … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, represented by EIB Vice-President Ricardo Mourinho Félix and a team of finance and innovation experts, is set to spotlight its support for innovation and start-ups in Europe at the 2023 Web Summit in Lisbon from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Media, News, Portugal, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 2023 Web Summit, EIB Group, INNOVATION, Lisbon, partnership, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, SMEs, start-ups, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a five-year strategy for investment in Croatia. The strategy focuses on supporting competitiveness through innovation and good governance, accelerating Croatia’s transition to a green economy, and enhancing resilience … Read the full press release
(IN KÜRZE) Das BioSense Institute in Novi Sad hat ein neues Gebäude eröffnet, das moderne Einrichtungen für wissenschaftliche Forschung und Geschäftsvorhaben in den Bereichen Landwirtschaft und Biotechnologie bietet. Das 34-Millionen-Euro-Projekt wurde mit 14 Millionen Euro an EU-Zuschüssen, 20 Millionen Euro … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Education, European Union, Financial, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Serbia, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Ana Brnabić, ANTARES-Projekt, BioSense Institute, biotechnologie, Biowissenschaften, Branko Ružić, EIB, Europäische Investitionsbank, Felicitas Riedl, Igor Mirović, Jelena Begović, Jelena Tanasković, Jugend Mariya Gabriel, Landwirtschaft, Mariya Gabriel, Marko Blagojević, Mihailo Jovanović, Novi Sad, Serbien, start-ups, Tanja Miščević, Universität Novi Sad, Vladimir Crnojević, wissenschaftliche Forschung
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) Benefit Corporation de Eni, Plenitude, ha anunciado a Enosi y Jedlix como los ganadores de su Call for Innovation. La convocatoria tenía como objetivo encontrar soluciones innovadoras para gestionar la integración y las sinergias entre las líneas … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Italy, Small Business, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Archygram, Call for Innovation, e-mobility, ELIS, energías renovables, Energiency, Eni, Enosi, Episensor, Henshin, Jedlix, LVenture Group, Martina Opizzi, One To Zero Challenge, Plenitude, PYMES, Rabot Charge, scale-ups, start-ups, Streem, Tilt Energía, Zerofy
(IN BRIEF) Eni’s Benefit Corporation, Plenitude, has announced Enosi and Jedlix as the winners of its Call for Innovation. The Call aimed to find innovative solutions to manage the integration and synergies between Plenitude’s renewable energy generation, energy services, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Italy, Small Business, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Archygram, Call for Innovation, e-mobility, ELIS, Energiency, Eni, Enosi, Episensor, Henshin, Jedlix, LVenture Group, Martina Opizzi, One To Zero Challenge, Plenitude, Rabot Charge, renewable energy, scale-ups, SMEs, start-ups, Streem, Tilt Energy, Zerofy
(IN BRIEF) Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure sectors, has expressed concern over the collapse and receivership of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, 2023. While the impact on US venture capital firms, start-ups, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Small Business
Tagged HSBC, insolvency, Invest Europe, private equity, scale-ups, Silicon Valley Bank, start-ups, SVB, SVB UK, venture capital, venture capital firms
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) UK Research and Innovation a lancé le Biotech Business Incubation Centre (Bio BIC) dans le nord-ouest de l’Angleterre pour soutenir les petites entreprises de biotechnologie. Bio BIC, une collaboration entre le Conseil de recherche en biotechnologie et … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amy Farrington, BBSRC, Bio BIC, bioscience, Biotech Business Incubation Center, biotechnologie, Dr Karen Lewis, financement, Massimo Noro, Paul Vernon, R&D, Sci-Tech Daresbury, start-ups, Steve Rotheram, STFC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI
(IN BRIEF) UK Research and Innovation has launched the Biotech Business Incubation Centre (Bio BIC) in the north-west of England to support small biotech businesses. Bio BIC, a collaboration between the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Science … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amy Farrington, BBSRC, Bio BIC, bioscience, Biotech Business Incubation Centre, biotechnology, Dr Karen Lewis, funding, Massimo Noro, Paul Vernon, R&D, Sci-Tech Daresbury, start-ups, Steve Rotheram, STFC, UK Research and Innovation, UKRI
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) PARIS, 9-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), eines der sieben „Supermajor“-Ölunternehmen, hat kündigte den Start seines Startup-Beschleunigerprogramms namens „TotalEnergies On“ mit Fokus auf Strom und erneuerbare Energien auf der STATION F in Paris, dem weltweit größten Start-up-Campus, an. Ziel … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology
Tagged accelerators, Elektromobilität, entrepreneurs, Erneuerbare, Patrick Pouyanné, renewables value chain, Roxanne Varza, start-ups, STATION F, Strom, Strom Start-up Accelerator, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies On
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 9-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced the launch of its startup accelerator program called “TotalEnergies On” with focus on electricity and renewables at STATION F in Paris, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged accelerators, electric mobility, electricity, electricity start-up accelerator, entrepreneurs, Patrick Pouyanné, renewables, renewables value chain, Roxanne Varza, start-ups, STATION F, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies On
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 4-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays (LON: BARC), a British multinational universal bank, has announced that Rainmaking, a leading corporate venture builder, will be joining the Rise Start-Up Academy, a non-equity digital programme targeted to early-stage FinTech companies, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged A FinTech Venture Studio, Barclays, Chris Locke, corporate venture builder, digital skills-building accelerator, fintech, Mariquit Corcoran, Rainmaking, Rise Start-Up Academy, Sonal Lakhani, start-ups
Strategic partnership with German startup Magment to enable roads that recharge electric vehicles Highway trials planned in the US Other applications include robot recharging in warehouses and factories (PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, 6-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Holcim (SWX: HOLN), one of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Construction, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged 3D printing, CCB Greentech, charging stations, Edelio Bermejo, electric vehicles, electrification, German startup, high magnetic permeability, holcim, Holcim Innovation Center, Holcim MAQER, inductive charging, industrial floors, Magment, magnetizable concrete technology, Mauricio Esguerra, negative carbon footprint, precast construction, Purdue University, recharge robots, recharge wirelessly, road surfaces, start-ups, TimberRoc, transition to net-zero, wood concrete, XtreeE
(PRESS RELEASE) BERLIN, 3-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen AG (ETR: VOW3), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles, has announced it will become a new shareholder of EIT InnoEnergy, the world’s leading innovation engine for sustainable energy. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Germany, Industrial, Netherlands, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Audi, automobile manufacturers, Bentley, Bugatti, carmaker, climate tech, Cupra ŠKODA, decarbonisation, Diego Pavia, Ducati, EIT InnoEnergy, electromobility, energy transition, European Battery Alliance, European Green Hydrogen Acceleration Centre, European Institute of Innovation and Technology, European Solar Initiative, H2 Green Steel, Jens Wiese, Lamborghini, Northvolt, Porsche, renewable energy tech, SEAT, start-ups, sustainable energy, transport sector, Volkswagen, Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
The next step in building a digital ecosystem (PRESS RELEASE) STUTTGART/ SHANGHAI, 18-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Porsche Ventures, the venture capital arm of Porsche AG, has announced an investment in iMaker, China’s leading provider of virtual influencers and digital ecosystems. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged animation software, automotive industry, avatars, computer-generated characters, digital content, iMaker, investment, Jens Puttfarcken, Porsche AG, Porsche vehicles, Porsche Ventures, Sports car manufacturer, start-ups, virtual influencers, Xia Bing
(PRESS RELEASE) BERNE, 27-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Swisscom AG, (SWX: SCMN), Switzerland based leading provider of communication, IT and entertainment services, has announced the top 10 picks of its inaugural 5G StartUp Challenge. This year’s Swisscom StartUp Challenge was for … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, 5G StartUp Challenge, Aero41, artificial-intelligence, autonomous drones, Christoph Aeschlimann, Enrico Salvatori, Ericsson, Esther Hüsler, Hegias, Internet of Things, Martin Bürki, Mobile World Congress, Morphean, Perspective Robotics, qiio, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, Rigi Technologies, Robotic Systems, robots, Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler, Smart Mobile Labs, Somniacs, start-ups, Swisscom StartUp Challenge, Virtual Reality, ZaiNar
(PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 20-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s largest cross-industry digitization initiative Digital X has announced the winners of this year’s Digital Champions Award across Germany. The Four companies honored are as follows: University Medicine Essen for their “Colleague AI” … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Awards, Germany, Healthcare, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged artificial-intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Beat Balzli, Beumer Group, BIT Technology GmbH, Digital Champions Award, digital personal trainer, digital solutions, digital workouts, Digital X, digitization, digitization initiative, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, fitness, Freeletics GmbH from Munich, Hagen Rickmann, logistics, Smart Hospital, start-ups, Telekom Deutschland GmbH, University Medicine Essen, University of St.Gallen, WirtschaftsWoche
(PRESS RELEASE) SWINDON, 22-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), a United Kingdom government body and part of UK Research and Innovation, has announced that five promising startups have chosen to relocate their businesses at Daresbury … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, News, Science, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D printing, advanced purification technologies, Alphabiolabs, analytics, augmented reality, chemical manufacturing, Covid-19 testing technologies, Daresbury Laboratory, Delyth Edwards, digital transformation, electronics, Envisage Space, GALILEO, GNSS, GPS, Immersive Storylab, immersive technology, Internet of Things Specialist, IoT, IoT Horizon, LR Consultancy, R&D, research facilities, satellite, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Science and Technology Facilities Council, SECURITY, semiconductor, Sensors, SMEs, software, start-ups, STFC, Virtual Reality
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces new partnership with Startup Wise Guys, a leading start-up accelerator with a presence across the Baltic states. This collaboration will benefit start-ups across the regions … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 4-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — According to the UKBAA, an estimated £1.5bn is invested annually by angel investors in the UK, which is more than three times the amount of venture capital (VC) investment. Therefore, it is paramount … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Cowley, Biometric Technology, digital healthcare, global health, health challenges, Invested Investor, investing, medical identity problem, Peter and Alan Cowley, Simprints, start-ups, Toby Norman, UKBAA
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 20-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EU institutions have just reached to partial political agreement on Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe is the future EU research and innovation programme and aims at facilitating the investment in research and innovation to … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Automotive, Belgium, European Union, Investment, News, Pharma & Biotech, Politics, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged #EUBudget, #HorizonEU, Carlos Moedas, chemicals, EU, EU global competitiveness, European Research Council (ERC), fashion, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, INNOVATION, innovators, Juncker Commission, leader in research, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, RESEARCH, SMEs, start-ups, The European Innovation Council, unthinkable discoveries
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 27-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — PhDs in University College London’s top-ranked Computer Science programme will now be able to turn their dissertation into a deep tech start-up. This will become possible thanks to the new initiative launched by … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged AI, AI Frenzy, Barclays, Barclays UK (BUK) Ventures, Blockchain, BUK Ventures, Conception X, deep tech, deep tech start-ups, diversity, Eagle Labs, entrepreneurs, experiment with riskier technologies, female founder, funding, Incubator, intraprenuers, PhDs, quantum computing, research infrastructure, Riam Kanso, start-ups, Steven Roberts, UCL, University College London
LONDON, UK/ SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, 10-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BP and RocketSpace, founders of the Mobility Tech Innovation Collaborative, are shaping the future movement of people, goods, and services in collaboration with global mobility and smart transportation industry leaders. Today … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged autonomous driving, Avis Budget Group, BP, connected cars, electrification, IBM, Mitsubishi, mobility, Nissan, Renault, Robin North, RocketSpace, Roy Williamson, smart transportation, start-ups, technologies
Experts in ride-pooling for kids, pay per app at filling stations, recording of vehicle histories, innovative route planning, early booking of charging stations, and detection of potholes in the road were selected Start of the third startup class in Dresden … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Internet & Online, Small Business, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged "Future Mobility Incubator", CarPay-Diem, carVertical, Dr. Nils Kristian Hueske, Gläserne Manufaktur, Go To-U, incubator program, Kai Siedlatzek, Make My Day, start-ups, ToporAuto, Volkswagen, Zouzoucar
CAMBRIDGE, 31-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Founded by Peter and Alan Cowley, The Invested Investor is aiming to increase the success rate of start-ups by learning from the experience of entrepreneurs, investors and start-up specialists. They recently interviewed two leading investors: David … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Cowley, angel investments, angel investor, angels, Bridget Connell, Cambridge Angels, collaboration, David Gammon, entrepreneurs, executive coaching consultancy, family investment company, interview, investors, leading investors, mentor, Peter Cowley, Rockspring, serial entrepreneur, Soraya Jones, start-ups, Startups, The Invested Investor, Thinking Partnerships
CAMBRIDGE, 25-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Founded by Peter and Alan Cowley, The Invested Investor is aiming to increase the success rate of start-ups by learning from the experience of entrepreneurs, investors and start-up specialists. In this podcast, Peter Cowley interviewed two … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Cowley, angels, Automist, building control, entrepreneurs, fire sprinklers, Imperial College, innovative sprinkler system, interview, investors, Peter Cowley, Plumis, serial entrepreneur, Soraya Jones, sprinkler, sprinkler system, start-ups, Startups, The Invested Investor, William Makant, Yusuf Muhammad
PARIS, 28-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — For this year’s Viva Technology, Orange is pleased to announce the launch of Orange Fab France “Women Start”. The initiative is dedicated to female entrepreneurs around the world The aim is to help sign business … Read the full press release
SWINDON, 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) flagship new business innovation centre – which will bring together the best of academia and industry – is now welcoming applications from start-up companies. The recently-completed Higgs Centre for Innovation at … Read the full press release
AIL Acceleration Programme of BayWa and RWA MUNICH, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The five-month Acceleration Programme 2017 of the Agro Innovation Lab (AIL) ended yesterday evening with the Demo Days in Vienna. The six winning start-ups of this year’s round of … Read the full press release
The six best start-ups for 2017 have been decided MUNICH, 16-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Agro Innovation Lab (AIL), a joint innovation platform of BayWa AG and RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG, has selected the six best start-ups for this year’s acceleration … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 16-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Agro Innovation Lab GmbH (AIL), a joint innovation platform spearheaded by BayWa AG and RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG, has nominated ten start-ups for this year’s acceleration programme. The best start-ups out of a total of 265 entries … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Germany, Small Business, Technology
Tagged acceleration programme, Agro Innovation Lab GmbH, Reinhard Bauer, start-ups
St. Gallen, Switzerland, 05-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — New business ideas for products and services, as well as the start-ups emerging through them, are essential for our national economy. Now firms which have started out of the HSG can apply for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Small Business, Switzerland
Tagged chef Eduard Hitzberger, start-ups, the CfE-HSG, University of St.Gallen
Winners secure equity free funding and opportunity to become a Capgemini partner. Each also receive the Serge Kampf Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award PARIS, 20-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced the … Read the full press release
Economic and political reforms are needed to give young people hope and to allow them to thrive as entrepreneurs New careers are emerging, and education is key to creating the talent required for start-ups A diverse group of clerics called … Read the full press release
Finalist start-ups compete to secure equity free funding and opportunity to become a Capgemini partner PARIS, 17-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced the ten finalists of its InnovatorsRace50, a worldwide … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Capgemini, InnovatorsRace50, Jean-Dominique Séval, Lanny Cohen, start-ups, VivaTech
Aims to foster innovation for its brand-new laser-based space communication system Winner will be awarded €75,000 investment and will get support of Airbus BizLab TOULOUSE, 17-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Transmitting large volumes of data in near real time through space at … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Technology
Tagged Airbus, entrepreneurs, Hughes Boulnois, SMEs, start-ups, “Enter the SpaceDataHighway” challenge
PARIS, 13-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ten start-ups were selected from among the 175 candidates that entered the 5th season of the Orange Fab France acceleration programme. Cadre de vie offers an innovative API that identifies customers of its partners who are … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5th season of Orange Fab France, acceleration programme, Bloomin, Cadre de vie, Orange, Orange Fab, Plussh, Popcorns, Pumpkin, QIK OBJECTS, RESTOPOLITAN, start-ups, Textolife France, Toot Sweet, Whoog
Apply now! Prizes awarded to 16 regional winners and one na-tional winner Award ceremony and selection of winner by audience on 8 October 2015 in Berlin Frankfurt am Main, 6-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The application period has started for this … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Technology
Tagged Award, KfW Entrepreneurs' Award 2015, start-ups
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