KOALA Startup Network’s Post

At Carbon Minds, we’ll always be grateful to the people who’ve helped us on our journey from a research project to a fully-fledged company – and it’s always a pleasure to do the same for future startups in our field! That’s why we’re delighted that our very own Raoul Meys attended the recent QuinCAT event at RWTH Aachen University in his role as a member of the QuinCAT Strategy Board! 🌱 The QuinCAT (Quick Innovation in Catalysis) incubator helps to bridge the gap between the worlds of business and academia to facilitate the creation of innovative green chemistry startups. This initiative, generously supported by the European Union and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, aims to reduce the barriers that many young companies face when starting up. It does this by providing eligible entrepreneurs with access to cutting-edge laboratories and office space, as well as many other benefits. Meanwhile, the QuinCAT Strategy Board is dedicated to helping potential founders develop a solid business model, which gives them a much better chance of long-term success. All of these resources were a great help in the early days of Carbon Minds, enabling us to make the transition from research to startup much more easily. QuinCAT’s full-spectrum support includes: 🔬 State-of-the-art laboratories and office spaces 📊 Essential equipment and analytics 🧪 Expert mentoring and networking opportunities 🤝 On-site guidance and consultation By empowering more ambitious leaders to drive innovation in this field through targeted support and constructive collaborations, we can catalyze a more sustainable chemical industry. #quincat #chemicals #startup #sustainability

The results of the Academic Startup Competition 2023 are in.

Four academic startups from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), University of Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC are among the 20 selected startups in the Academic Startup Competition 23/24! A big congratulation to Veridis, Eddytec, SolarFoil and Ayuvant. In the final stage of the ASC, the startups will participate in workshops, promotional programmes and peer-to-peer learning to help founders accelerate the growth and scalability of their companies. Good luck to all! Academic Startup Competition is a joint initiative of Techleap, Universiteiten van Nederland, NFU - Nederlandse Federatie van Universitair Medische Centra ,Netherlands Academy of Engineering, University of Twente, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) and Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat #AcademicStartupCompetition #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Networking #ScienceStartups #SmartIndustry #Cybersecurity #Diversity #SustainabilityTransition #Cleantech #startup #startupchallenge https://lnkd.in/divkzmiF

🌟 Exciting News!🌟 Our very own Nakia Melecio is conducting an exclusive seminar at UAB today, “COMMERCIALIZATION & Launching a New Venture in Academia." 🔍   In the dynamic world of academia, unlocking the potential of research and translating it into real-world ventures is more critical than ever. Nakia Melecio's workshop offers a comprehensive journey through the intricacies of this process, shedding light on the processes, challenges, and strategies involved in transforming academic research into commercially viable ventures.   Don't miss this opportunity to amplify the impact of your research! 🚀 #AcademicEntrepreneurship #Seminar #UABEvent #DrNakiaMelecio #EntrepreneurialJourney #MedTech #GeorgiaTech

We are pleased to share our colleagues Jordan B. and Joynita S. with Skysong Innovations (SI) will begin hosting office hours at the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC) on the first Thursday of each month beginning September 7, 2023  with an aim to enhance commercialization and entrepreneurship at the bioscience campus.  Jordan and Joynita focus exclusively on life sciences - Jordan on identifying, protecting, and managing intellectual property, and Joynita on licensing and accelerating technology commercialization. SkySong Innovations is ASU’s exclusive intellectual property management company, established in 2003. To date, it has launched more than 200 startups, issued more than 1,200 patents and generated more than $108M in state revenue. The Phoenix Bioscience Core is a public-private partnership with developer Wexford Science + Technology, the Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona’s three public universities -  Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona -  and the City of Phoenix. PBC is a 30-acre urban health and bioscience campus planned for six-million square feet of biomedical-related research, academic and clinical facilities. Office hours will be located in the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute co-working space located on the first floor of 850 PBC, from 3:00 - 4:30 pm, preceding Venture Café. #EconDev #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #intellectualproperty #850PBC #bioscience #yesPHX #ASU

We've had a great time at the SUND Innovation Day at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen 🙌 And we have gathered some interesting insights into the world of Academia regarding the importance of having inspiring role models who've navigated the startup path. A solid support structure is crucial; it's not just about great ideas, but making things happen. The speakers also tackled the topic of implementation. The key to real innovation is research that goes beyond academic boundaries and creates a genuine impact in the real world. Because if there is no tangible impact, the research doesn't contribute to much. Stephan Christgau from Eir Ventures and Anne-Marie Engel, CSO at LEO Foundation // LEO Fondet shared valuable insights that resonated with us 🙌 Their experiences highlight the importance of collaboration between academia and industry in order to bring about positive change. Events like these inspire us to keep supporting MedTech startups on their quest to bring groundbreaking ideas to life. So let's keep pushing the boundaries of innovation💡 #SUNDInnovationDay #HealthcareInnovation #UCPH #TeamInnovation #entrepreneurship #healthcare

Novel collaboration opens up EPFL's talent pool to Biopôle start-ups 🚀🚀🇨🇭 Biopôle Lausanne is partnering with Catalyze4Life. Run by the EPFL School of Life Sciences, the initiative aims to foster #entrepreneurship and innovation in the sector. Three startups (Limula, PeriVision, biped.ai) have already benefited from this collaboration offering EPFL students the opportunity to explore career prospects within the life sciences industry, while also gaining experience in a fast-paced start-up environment. Simultaneously, Biopôle’s members will be able to connect with talented recent EPFL graduates, thereby forging valuable connections. Learn more about this promising collaboration with this article published by Startupticker.ch https://bit.ly/40pJJZf Have a nice day, keep on innovating and stay healthy! #swisstech #VDtech #lifesciences #carreers

Deeptech Investor summit at ETH Zürich It was great to meet again the alumni of CAS in Entrepreneurial Leadership in Technology Ventures (ELTV) at ETHZurich yesterday. One of the big questions of the summit is: how could we have a healthier ecosystem of entrepreneurship in this part of the world ? Many things are needed to have healthy startups growing into healthy unicorns, i.e. healthy ecosystem: 📚Availability of programs and trainings that help scientists/ techies to get into the world of business, so that we have technology actually is resolving a real-life problem 🏢 Larger innovative corporates which act almost as industry incubators encouraging spinoffs among their employees: the ecosystem mindset 🎓 Academic instutions and their close collaboration with industry 💶 Availability of financing, investors with diverse backgrounds who actually understand the tech startups they invest in 🌳Last but not least: a strong community. In the ups and downs of startup adventure, the founders need a community to share their challenges and successes. Super happy to see my peers continuing successfully their ventures: Hélène Iven & Sonia Meller making agriculture more data & analysis driven Digit Soil Alexandre H. C. Anthis eliminating bowel leakage & death risk after intestinal surgery Veltist Lukas Ambühl creating digital twins of road traffic for cities, and thus managing traffic jams Transcality Bettina Thumm monitoring success of skin transplation, increasing chance of on-time interventions Citus AG Samira Haghbin-Fend contributing to research on deeptech entrepreneurship D-MTEC ETH Zurich #ethzurich #pioneerfellowship #caseltv #ethz #deeptech #deeptechinvestorsummitzurich

Exciting News! Allegrow Biotech Limited Wins 1st Runner-Up at the Bangkok Business Challenge 2024! We are incredibly proud to announce that Allegrow Biotech Limited has been awarded the 1st Runner-Up, Best Presentation Award, and Best Business Plan Award at the Bangkok Business Challenge 2024 hosted by the Sasin School of Management! Incubated by the HKUST Entrepreneurship Center, Allegrow Biotech's co-founder and HKUST alumnus Laurence LAU, along with HKUST MBA students Bryan W., Amy Rong Liu, Marshall Ma, and Pie Chayanin Wong, competed against global teams, securing 2nd place out of 276 entries this year. Allegrow Biotech, the Champion of the HKUST-SINO One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2023, is revolutionizing cell manufacturing with its proprietary platform. This platform enables cost-effective, high-volume production of therapeutic cells. Their hydrogel microparticles and biomimetic coatings create an optimal environment for generating therapeutic cells, such as tumour-killing cytotoxic T cells, potentially accelerating access to life-saving cell therapies for patients. In addition to celebrating Allegrow Biotech Limited, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to another HKUST team, JT Space comprising YuQi SHI, JingKun LU, XingZe CHEN, SiMin Yang and Yang LI, for being a finalist in Sustainbility Track. Are you ready to take one step forward toward your dream? The HKUST-SINO One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2024 is now open for applications! Whether you are an HKUST student or an international student (invitation code: UST1M24), all are welcome to apply. Do you want to shine on the global stage? Shine at UST first! Register now https://lnkd.in/ddXyH8SZ #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #HKUST #Startups #Competition #BangkokBusinessChallenge The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HKUST Business School HKUST MBA HKUST Engineering

Whereas most people fear the advent of AI will bring about job losses, I am optimistic it will bring about accelerated wealth creation in growth economies. Join me and my amazing co-panelists on April 30 for a panel about precisely this topic moderated by the excellent Jinane Abounadi. Thank you Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT for the invite! What are some of the questions you’d like the panel to answer?