Startups and Innovation

Technology executives, prominent venture capitalists and founders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raced this weekend to keep alive companies caught up in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB.O). ...

Non-profit organisation TechIsland this week announced a partnership with an annual international educational initiative for project-driven software development. TechIsland is becoming the ecosystem partner of Joint Advanced Student School(JASS), ...

The 5th CASSINI hackathon will be held later this month by the NGO organisation Citizens In Power (CIP) in Cyprus. The event, which will start on Friday, March 24 and end ...

The new Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy has started to meet with various key stakeholders, including the ambassadors of Japan, Estonia and Greece. The Deputy Minister also ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) this week announced its participation in the SIEQUA-CERT project, which focuses on indoor environment quality, something which can affect employee satisfaction and have an ...

The hybrid working model is here to stay and may offer an advantage for Cypriot businesses competing for domestic and international talent, Kyndryl Cyprus general manager Marios Kapiris said on ...

The Cyprus Computer Society this week released a statement congratulating Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Philippos Hadjizacharias for his recent appointment to the role. “The Cyprus Computer ...

The Cyprus Computer Society this week released a statement congratulating Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Philippos Hadjizacharias for his recent appointment to the role. “The Cyprus Computer ...

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 ...