Category: upSpark

Agri-tech
Winning the EIC Accelerator: How Proteine Resources Secured €9.5M for ProteinBoost
Introduction: Proteine Resources is a Polish agri-tech startup (established in 2017, based in Masłomiąca, near Kraków) operating at the intersection of circular economy, waste management and sustainable food systems. The company has developed a novel approach to convert mushroom-industry by-products into premium insect-based ingredients for pet food, using Lesser Mealworm larvae reared in highly controlled, …
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EIC Accelerator
Funding the Next Leap in Micro-3D Printing: Photosynthetic’s €5.5M EIC Win
Introduction: Photosynthetic B.V. is an Amsterdam-based deep-tech startup founded in 2018, developing Volumetric Micro-Lithography (VML) – an ultra-fast micro-3D printing technology capable of producing complex micro- and nano-scale structures with feature sizes below 1 µm. Unlike conventional microfabrication methods, VML forms entire 3D objects simultaneously (volumetric printing), enabling industrial-scale throughput without sacrificing resolution. VML targets …
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Biotech
Akiram Therapeutics: Eurostars success story
Overview: Akiram Therapeutics is a Swedish biotechnology company headquartered in Uppsala and focused on developing groundbreaking targeted therapies for cancer treatment. PreTT is a spin-off from the University of Copenhagen, a pioneer in the field of pre-targeted radioligand therapy for cancer theranostic. TetraKit Technologies is another spin-off from the University of Copenhagen that combines deep …
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