Welcome, dear Innovators, to the Winter 2024 Edition of Dealflow.eu’s Quarterly Newsletter!
As the year draws to a close, we’re excited to share the latest highlights and opportunities from the Dealflow.eu community, from celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Innovation Radar Prize to launching new features on our platform.
In this edition, discover stories of collaboration from our community, explore upcoming events like the Multicorporate Matchmaking Event on Sustainable Construction, and take a closer look at our upgraded discover.dealflow.eu platform designed to better connect innovators and investors.
Stay inspired, stay innovative, and warmest wishes for the season!
Project News
Highlights from This Year’s Innovation Radar Prize
The Innovation Radar Prize 2024, held in Lisbon last month, celebrated its 10th anniversary by recognizing four standout EU-funded startups. Polish biotech Cellisclaimed the top prize for its breakthrough immunotherapy targeting difficult-to-treat cancers, showcasing Europe’s potential to lead in healthcare innovation. Other winners included Gelatex(Estonia), which uses eco-friendly nanofiber technology for industrial applications; AEinnova(Spain), pioneering energy-harvesting solutions for the Internet of Things; and Qilimanjaro(Spain), advancing quantum computing with an emphasis on hybrid solutions for real-world challenges.
The event, organized by Dealflow.eu in partnership with the European Commission, featured over 200 participants, including entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers. By spotlighting these startups, the EU continues to foster a vibrant ecosystem for cutting-edge technologies with transformative social and economic impacts.
Join Our Sustainable Construction Matchmaking Event: Open Call for Innovators
Dealflow.eu’s Multicorporate Matchmaking Event dedicated to Sustainable Construction is coming up! The event, co-organised with Eura AG, will be held online in the first quarter of 2025.
The goal of the matchmaking event is to bring together EU-funded innovators and corporates headquartered in the EU to foster collaboration on different levels, namely: further technological development (open innovation), piloting of products/solutions, purchase of solutions by corporate (commercial relation), investment relation.
Are you an innovator in the field of Sustainable Construction? Apply hereuntil 10 January 2025!
Discover.Dealflow.eu: Smarter Navigation and Upcoming Insights
Discover.Dealflow.euhas a new look and easier navigation, helping innovators and investors to quicker find what they are looking for. You can also explore the new dashboard, with even more insights on the EU-backed ecosystem and the latest reports and charts in one place. Claim your innovation today!
Don’t miss the upcoming report in collaboration with the Innovation Radar Bridge project on the EU-backed startup ecosystem, to be launched in January, using data from the discover.dealflow.eu platform. Signup to pre-register for the reporthere.
At our most recent Multicorporate Matchmaking Event, CUF joined forces with Siemens Healthineers to connect with 18 startups specialising in Health and MedTech innovations, exploring avenues for collaboration and investment prospects.
We spoke with representatives from CUF to gain their perspectives on the event and to learn why they believe innovators should seise the opportunity to take part in such collaborative ventures.
For this article, we met with Nora Alonso, a seasoned entrepreneur and executive with over 20 years of experience in agribusiness and biotech, specialising in company structuring, fundraising, and international partnerships, and currently serving as a partner at DnA Advisory Services and General Partner at Swanlaab Agrifood-Tech Fund.
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