PHEE: resurrecting seagrass for the circular economy
The seagrass Posidonia Oceanica forms some of the oldest and largest living colonies in the world. It is a vital component of Mediterranean oceanic ecosystems, with marine biologists dating some…
Customer feedback at the root of Flipdish success story
Flipdish have had a very successful year with their online ordering software company. Their customers include restaurants, takeaways, convenience stores, supermarkets and cafes which have all required online services during…
Jungle secures investment to grow vertical farms
French agritech Jungle announced a successful €42 million fundraising round at the end of March, a combination of equity and debt financing that will fuel its European expansion. The funding…
AI Cartoon Artist that Turns Real People into 2D Cartoon Characters
Lee Dong-ik, who was an engineering student at Seoul National University, did not know what to expect from a machine learning course he took for fun. This very class later…
A resilient alternative to the industrialized animal agriculture
Disruptions as a wake-up call Covid-19 has demonstrated that the pillars of our economy and our supply chain may be quite fragile and unreliable. When the lockdowns and increasing case…
FarmVent: autonomous indoor micro farming
The risks to food security from the world’s growing population make it imperative that agriculture innovates. The world’s population will reach just under 10 billion by 2050. To feed everyone,…
EU rail rebirth on track for 2021
Zeroing in on climate targets, the European Commission declared 2021 the European Year of Rail. While the health crisis could limit the immediate relevance of this news, rail network plans…
Intelligence platforms that aim to become Google for experts
Compared to decades ago, modern-day people’s everyday questions are easily resolved with an easy, convenient remedy: Google. The first major search engine in the world has most of the answers…
European innovation to be scaled to a global level
European innovation was dealt a helping hand last month when officials from the European Innovation Council (EIC) and European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
AI on-demand: EU delivers fresh salvo of platform projects
In its role as a regulatory powerhouse, the European Union is taking a strict line on rules for artificial intelligence (AI). At the same time, policy makers are clear that…