Startups and Innovation

The Cyprus-based fintech company, Armenotech, will be actively participating in central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects internationally in 2023. The company is considering taking part in three ventures, two of which ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (Idek) on Wednesday announced that it has concluded an agreement for its participation in the Academianet Network, with the aim of strengthening women’s activity ...

The beauty and personal care startup Snap is in the process of raising capital through the equity crowdfunding platform CrowdBase, with the company having already raised 70 per cent of the ...

This is the first deal announced by Zubr Capital after the launch of Fund II, its new investment fund, in 2022. A large investment of $13 million went to Oro, a well–...

The University of Cyprus on Monday announced the launch of a new project, in which it will link with foreign organisations, aiming to stimulate excellence and innovation capacity at the ...

Britain said it would extend until the end of June the financial guarantee it has provided to ensure UK applicants to the Horizon Europe scientific research programme receive funding while ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) recently announced two new calls for proposals for the ‘Research in Enterprises’ programme. The total calls budget is €6 million, of which €1 million addresses enterprises ...

The non-profit organisation TechIsland has previously rebuilt the Regional Primary School in Arakapas, which suffered from a terrible wildfire. The organisation has invested more than €200,000 in renovating the school. TechIsland ...

The new Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Philippos Hadjizacharias took over the portfolio of the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy during a brief ceremony ...

As was recently announced, the new Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy is Philippos Hadjizacharias. Hadjizacharias is the managing partner of the consulting and audit firm PHS & ...

Businesses and organisations must adopt a holistic approach and utilise all of the tools at their disposal, if they wish to remain competitive, according to a number of experienced industry ...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) this week announced that new financing agreements signed in Cyprus for the year 2022 amounted to €250 million, with all of them relating to green projects. In 2022, ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) this week announced that a research team under its nursing department has been selected to participate in the Cyprus Seeds programme, one of only ...

The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry this week issued a call for proposals under its digital upgrade scheme for businesses. The scheme is included in the Cyprus Recovery and ...

The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) announced that a delegation travelled to Israel this week in order to promote the district as a travel destination, particularly in the context of ...

It’s alive! The NFT market is twitching out of its torpor, defying reports of its demise. Total NFT sales on the ethereum blockchain – which hosts most trading – jumped to $780.2 ...

Big agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the American Midwest are on a mission to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who have been caught up in a wave of hiring ...

i-BrainTech’s decision is seen as a vote of confidence in Cyprus Israeli sports technology company i-BrainTech, a pioneer in athletic brain training, on Tuesday announced its plan to expand ...

Spending on cloud services is expected to rise by more than a fifth this year, according to a report released this week by industry analysts Canalys. According to the report, ...

Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) and rival Microsoft (MSFT.O) are once again locked in a race to rule the internet zeitgeist after the Google owner launched “Bard” in answer to ...

The University of Cyprus this week announced that five positions have been made available at the KIOS Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence, as part of an undergraduate research opportunities ...

APS Group, one of the leading alternative asset management companies in Central, Eastern, and South-eastern Europe, on Tuesday announced that it has acquired a corporate and SME secured loan portfolio ...

Google owner Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) on Monday said it will launch a chatbot service and more artificial intelligence for its search engine as well as developers, an answer to ...

Europe has gone from thinking music could stop plagues 400 years ago to realising it can help prevent cardiovascular disease today. By Anthony King The opening of a Beethoven symphony thrills ...