Ian Mundell

With plenty of start-ups to choose from, CEE business angels are increasingly comfortable putting their money into deep-tech

A supply chain for cultivating meat from cells in bioreactors is emerging, as start-ups develop technologies that will make it easier and cheaper to scale up production

UK companies can now get grants of up to €2.5M from the EIC Accelerator programme but are still excluded from its equity fund - and investments of up to €15M

As the EU’s 10-year graphene flagship project comes to an end, spin-offs and other start-ups in its orbit give their verdict on its achievements and look to maintaining momentum - as they search for continuing support

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs participants from Poland, Slovenia and Hungary learned much from their mentors. Now they want to see the EU work experience programme do more to help them make wider connections

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology is one of the few cogs in the innovation ecosystem to craft something useful from the EU’s nebulous New European Bauhaus initiative

Start-ups in Malta and Cyprus are facing up to the challenges of small domestic markets, a shortage of private capital and a limited skills base. But, they say, support is needed to scale companies without having to move to the mainland

The EU is legislating to encourage the use of multiple vote share structures that enable founders to maintain control when listing on a public market. But deep tech investors see no added value in the move

Recycling could help with one of Europe’s toughest strategic raw material challenges, but multiple issues must be solved if the ecosystem is to thrive

The EEA and Norway Grants have carved out a niche supporting start-ups from the Widening countries that are looking for international collaboration and green prestige