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EU–Ukraine launches €160M defence innovation programme to unlock €400M in financing
This week, the European Commission and Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence launched a new cooperation initiative focused on investing in innovative and breakthrough technologies. Unveiled during the EU–Ukraine business summit in Brussels, the initiative is an important step toward strengthening Ukraine’s stability, developing the defence-industrial complex, and bolstering the state’s defence capabilities. The agreement establishes a read more
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OrangeQS extends seed round to €15M as it launches quantum chip testing partnership programme
Quantum chip testing company Orange Quantum Systems (OrangeQS) has announced the second closing of its seed round, extending its funding to €15 million. This follows the first closing in summer 2025, at €12 million. The additional funds come from the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Fund, which supports European deep tech innovation through venture capital. To read more
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Doctolib, AP-HP, and Roche launch startup programme to bridge healthtech–clinical gap
Doctolib, @Hôtel-Dieu (AP-HP) and Roche are launching Care Forward, a support program for European health startups at STATION F. Designed to help young companies develop, test and deploy their solutions as close as possible to care delivery needs, it brings together technological expertise, access to clinical environments, and medical and regulatory support. Based in the read more
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Ukraine launches world-first programme giving startups access to real war data for AI training
Ukraine is opening partner access to train AI models using real battlefield data — the first initiative of its kind in the world. According to Mykhailo Fedorov, the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, the government has approved a resolution launching a new framework for cooperation between the state, Ukrainian companies, and international partners. For startups, read more
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Radiant joins Hexa’s Carbon Zero programme and raises €2M to decarbonise industrial heat
Radiant (formerly Neamine) has been selected to participate in Hexa’s Carbon Zero acceleration programme and has closed a €2 million funding round, with minority participation from the business angel networks Tiresias Angels and Selim Cherif. Industrial heat accounts for more than 70 per cent of total industrial energy consumption, yet it remains largely dependent on read more
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New programme fast-tracks European defence innovation with controlled testing in Ukraine
European defence startups have gained a formal, legally compliant route into Ukraine for battlefield testing and front-line user feedback. The programme, run by 17Tech.fi in partnership with Ukraine’s defence-innovation ecosystem, provides structured access to real combat environments—speeding up development and boosting NATO–Ukraine interoperability. European defence startups have long faced challenges in accessing realistic operational environments read more
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Empowering women to shape the future of food: inside EIT Food’s EWA programme
Women across Europe are building innovative solutions in agrifood — yet many still lack access to the support, visibility and networks needed to scale. The EWA — Empowering Women in Agrifood program from EIT Food was designed to change that. It is open to women from selected European and neighbouring countries (in 2025, 13 countries read more
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