Fundsup connects investors and numerous entrepreneurs who own promising start-ups with each other via a digital platform. On this platform, start-ups can pitch their business and state how much capital they are looking for. Start-ups can pitch for free on…
With a single domain Coronavirus antibody, a group of researchers from Ghent, Austin and Göttingen claim they might have inched ahead in the global race to treat and prevent infections by the SARS-CoV-2 virus currently wrecking the world. The researchers…
For weeks now in Italy it has been practically impossible to find face masks. Except through the black market. Yesterday the Italian FIOD confiscated 10,000 of them. The masks are being sold under the table with 300 to 6000 %…
Each week we take a look with EV specialist and Innovation Origins columnist Auke Hoekstra at what caught his eye on topical issues or what he runs into where the preservation of our planet is concerned. This week Auke swaps…
Entrepreneur Marie Mélinon started her own company Pana Nappy that picks up (with a bicycle that has a front crate), washes and supplies nappies that you can use over and over again. When her nephew was born, she saw how…
Scientists around the world are currently researching vaccines and drugs to combat the coronavirus. This virus is infecting an ever-increasing number of people at breakneck speed. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed a novel method…
In a follow up to yesterdays article, the European Union has announced that it is investing €80 million in CureVac, a German biotech company working on a vaccine against the corona virus. Over the past week it has been reported…
The world is firmly in the stranglehold of the novel corona virus SARS-CoV-2, and fear of it is bringing out the darkest sides in many people. “Solidarity”- my foot. Hoarders’ buying sprees leave supermarkets and drugstores with empty shelves. There…
A drone doesn’t necessarily have to fly. Take Aquatic Drones for instance. A company in Brabant that develops autonomous boats that can be used to survey Dutch waterways. As a country rich in water like The Netherlands really knows how…
The European Commission is urging start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – in particular those who have new techniques for combating the corona virus – to apply for funding for their innovations. These companies can submit an urgent application…