Startups and Innovation

By Tom Cassauwers Michiel Scheffer is hardly new to the world of innovation. For 15 years the Dutch national ran an innovation consultancy for fashion and textile companies. And on top ...

Eurobank Cyprus this week said that its five-year support programme for non-profit organisation Cyprus Seeds, which aims to bolster the island’s entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem, has borne fruit, with ...

European University Cyprus on Tuesday announced that its school of medicine has joined the VERDI project, a “Horizon Europe” project that prioritises vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, children and other ...

Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) is close to breaching $1 trillion in market capitalization, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club. The gaming and AI chip company, ...

Artificial intelligence means everyone can now be a computer programmer as all they need to do is speak to the computer, Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang said on ...

The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation will this year hold its first-ever Young Entrepreneurs Award in Cyprus, it announced on Monday. The award has been organised every year since 2008 exclusively in Greece ...

Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) on Wednesday forecast second-quarter revenue more than 50 per cent above Wall Street estimates, and said it is boosting supply to meet surging demand for its artificial-intelligence ...

Junior Achievement Cyprus (JA Cyprus) is set to host the highly anticipated Finale and Awards Ceremony of the “JA StartUp 2023” programme, according to an announcement recently released by the organisation. ...

Non-profit organisation TechIsland this week announced the launch of “Startup School,” an innovative workshop series designed to empower startups in Cyprus. “This groundbreaking initiative, powered by Zubr Capital, a renowned ...

Junior Achievement Cyprus, a member of the world’s largest non-profit organisation dedicated to educating students on entrepreneurship, this week announced that in collaboration with Metlife, will organise a trade ...

The highly anticipated Best Invest Congress is set to take place on May 29-30 at the Parklane Hotel in Limassol, bringing together experts and stakeholders from the local business and ...

Cypriot telecommunications company Cyta this week officially announced its collaboration with ABS, a prominent international satellite provider. According to the announcement, the partnership aims to support ABS’s satellite navigation ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) and the Chamber of Commerce of Famagusta this week announced that they will collaborate on the launch of a ‘free university’ initiative in Famagusta. ...

The General Secretariat for European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated a study visit of EU officials on Monday, with the aim of enhancing relations between the administrations ...

Cities across Europe are working with researchers to turn organic waste such as coffee grounds into valuable goods. By Pieter Devuyst It’s hard to imagine a world without coffee ...

PwC Cyprus, a strategic partner of Junior Achievement, on Monday released a statement about its pivotal role in the successful execution of the “Company Programme” and “Our Community” initiatives. The ...

US lawmakers are grappling with what guardrails to put around burgeoning artificial intelligence, but months after ChatGPT got Washington’s attention, consensus is far from certain. Interviews with a US ...

The European University of Cyprus this week announced that it will be hosting a conference on Accessibility and Assistive Technology in Education on May 19, 2023, from 4:30 in the afternoon to 8:30 in ...

In times of crisis, identifying and taking advantage of opportunities is crucial for economic growth, the president of the Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA), Andreas Yiasemides, said on Thursday. Yiasemides ...

A “fire hose” of differing regulatory approaches to cryptoassets lack the global consensus needed to attract established investors that would create a maturer market, a conference was told on Wednesday. ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation’s (IDEK) Central Knowledge Transfer Office (CKTO) this week announced that it has started officially accepting applications from interested parties. “We encourage everyone who has ...

German business software maker SAP (SAPG.DE) and German engineering company Siemens (SIEGn.DE) have joined US tech giants in criticising draft EU laws on the use of data generated ...

The Kinisis Ventures (KV) Fund I and Host Trust, the investment vehicle of the Kulik family, long-time partners of MGD Heroes Made, on Monday announced that they are making a ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting May 1: Credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar has acknowledged that the Cyprus government announced that it aims to achieve ...