Startups and Innovation

Cyprus promoted its business environment and opportunities in financial technology at an international blockchain summit held in Washington and New York between September 29 and October 2, with government representatives taking part ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) organised the Robotex Cyprus 2026 awards ceremony this week, hosted by the Bank of Cyprus (BoC), recognising the winners of the ninth Robotex Cyprus Educational and ...

The impact of artificial intelligence on education, employment and future career prospects was at the centre of a Bank of Cyprus (BoC) event this week, bringing students together with experts ...

Cyprus has put AI safety, cybersecurity and scientific research at the centre of its discussions with international technology leaders, following warnings from Google DeepMind co-founder Sir Demis Hassabis that recent ...

Cyprus wants to become a leading artificial intelligence hub in the Eastern Mediterranean by 2032, with the government focusing on how the technology can improve public services and strengthen five of ...

Silicon Valley has unicorns. I believe Cyprus should have agrinos. Here is why. By Stylianos Lambrou In 2021, I came up with the name TechIsland as a country brand for Cyprus. ...

Cyprus is seeking to strengthen clinical research and improve patients’ access to innovative medicines, with government officials, healthcare professionals and pharmaceutical industry representatives calling for closer cooperation to address delays ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday that Cyprus aims to strengthen its position in financial innovation, presenting the country as a gateway to the European market for international businesses and ...

Cyprus startups raised €112.8 million across 28 funding rounds in 2026, bringing the sector close to its full-year total for 2025 with three months remaining, according to analysis by Dionysis Partsinevelos, an associate at ...

The American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus (AmCham Cyprus) has welcomed Complytek AI as a new business member, strengthening its network of companies operating in technology, regulatory compliance and financial ...

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) will lead work on artificial intelligence in healthcare under PHAROS-CY, Cyprus’ national AI Factory Antenna, giving researchers and organisations greater access to ...

Cyprus has committed €13.5 million to European Space Agency (ESA) programmes for 2026 to 2028 as it seeks to strengthen its domestic space industry, support technology businesses and expand its role in Europe’...

Digital asset provider Teroxx has expanded its presence in Cyprus with new headquarters in Nicosia, a move which Invest Cyprus described as further evidence of the island’s appeal to ...

On October 19, Panis.News in collaboration with GrantXpert and Future Skills Hub brings business leaders together at European University Cyprus for an evening focused on practical AI conversations. Picture the ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) took part in the 23rd Science and Technology in Society Forum in Japan from October 4 to October 6, 2026, bringing Cyprus into international discussions on the ...

Berlin-based embedded lending company finmid has raised €17 million in new funding as it expands into vehicle finance and marketplace lending through partnerships with Bolt and Skroutz. The Series A extension, ...

Cyprus has taken its research and innovation agenda to the global stage, with Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides representing the country at the ministerial roundtable of the 23rd Science and Technology ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Monday launched a public consultation on Cyprus’ proposed research and innovation funding portfolio for 2028 to 2034, with stakeholders invited to submit their views by ...

The second ECT Forum will bring together academics, researchers, technology specialists and industry representatives in Nicosia on October 8 to examine how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are changing the skills ...

DCO Secretary-General Deemah AlYahya has been appointed to a United Nations high-level panel examining freedom of transit for landlocked developing countries, the UN has announced. UN Secretary-General António Guterres ...

Cyprus company develops software layer for Europe’s quantum ambitions Superpositions Studio is building a quantum computing software platform from Limassol, aiming to help businesses determine whether the rapidly developing ...

Cyprus’ deep-tech ecosystem has grown to more than 150 start-ups, backed by almost €1 billion in competitive research and innovation funding over the past decade, according to ecosystem mapping presented at the ...

Cyprus’ Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has more than tripled the number of EU state aid provisions it uses to fund research and innovation, expanding from three key articles in 2016 ...

National Bank of Greece is bringing senior technology and investment executives to Cyprus for Innovation Cyprus 2.0, with Microsoft, Mastercard, Amazon Web Services and leading investment funds set to take part ...