by ATHENA | Jan 15, 2025 | News
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced that as of 1 January 2025, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Israel have joined its EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS). This programme addresses Europe’s persistent innovation...
by ATHENA | Jan 15, 2025 | News
The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has published a new study on ‘The benefit of an EU strategic innovation agenda’. The study was carried out in view of the Europen Commission’s upcoming strategy for start-ups and scale-ups (mid-2025)...
by ATHENA | Jan 15, 2025 | News
On 14 January 2025, the European Commission opened applications for two awards inspired by the New European Bauhaus (NEB): the fifth edition of the New European Bauhaus Prizes and the new NEB Boost for Small Municipalities. Awarding beautiful, sustainable, and...
by ATHENA | Jan 14, 2025 | News
AI foundation model company Bioptimus has raised a further $41 million cash injection, bringing its funding to $76 million. Bioptimus is redefining how we approach biological research by addressing a longstanding issue: the siloed nature of biological...
by ATHENA | Jan 14, 2025 | News
Netherlands startup PHOTON IP, a manufacturer of advanced low-power optical chips, has raised a €4.75 million Seed round. PHOTON IP is accelerating the future of integrated photonics, by reducing the energy consumption and footprint of advanced optical...