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We're very excited to introduce the 22 startups that have been selected to join the S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration ?? After a short but extremely intense Open Call, and having carefully reviewed the 40+ submissions we've received through F6S Europe, today we officially welcome a new cohort of Deep Tech growth startups joining us for a 4-week acceleration journey as part of #S3ECharge. For this final edition, we have a great selection of innovative entrepreneurs from all over Southern Europe, operating across multiple sectors — from healthcare and agriculture, all the way to manufacturing, automotive and wellbeing. Please join us in congratulating and welcoming them into the #South3E community of deep tech innovators! ?? Head to our website to find out more about who they are and the solutions they've developed ?? https://lnkd.in/e8N6Vy3Y Full list of selected startups: Wastecloud | TELENAVIS A.E. | Enismaro | explicit.ai | Conartia | aquacloud | EyeCheckup - early diagnosis | Carbon Gate | Envagro | Shemha Health Ltd. | LynxCraft | Bio Innovative Green Growth | NodeCosmos | Triple Idea | Biolibrary srls | Salnus | RED CORAL | I4byDesign I Competence Center | Cherry Mic. Biyoteknoloji | volvero | ATENXIA | ExSeed Ltd. ???? #EUfunded by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and led by Institute for Sustainable Development at EPLO as part of the #HorizonEurope South3E Project.

?? We are thrilled to announce that our S3E partner HiSeedTech has been recognised as one of the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative's 2024 Trainers of the Year! ?? Having secured third place in the NGO category, this award celebrates their commitment to #DeepTech skills training and highlights their dedication to empowering the next generation of talent, especially as leaders of S3E Start - our EU-funded program of support for researchers in Southern Europe ?? We are proud of the HiSeedTech team for their active involvement in the EIT Deep Tech Talent's Pledger Community, through which they’re working towards a common goal of training 1 million people in deep tech by 2025. Learn more about their Pledge to #EITDeepTechTalent ?? https://lnkd.in/dw8ghkSS Parabéns to the wonderful HiSeedTech team from South3E ?? Claudia Barbosa, Pedro Vilarinho, Cristina Simoes and Cátia Oliveira!

S3E Charge Success Stories ?? Celebrating the achievements of the DeepTech startups we’ve supported in Southern Europe! Today we’re putting the spotlight on Orbiba Robotics ???? the #AgriTech Turkish startup building AI-powered robots for organic farming. Funded by CEO ilker Bektas, with Fatih Mert ?elebi?as CTO, ABDIRISAK ABDIRAHMAN YUSUF as AI Team Leader, Bü?ra ?zer as Chief Agriculture Officer, Mirza TüRKYILMAZ?as Robotics Software Engineer and Rukiye Elde? as Corporate Communications Specialist. Some of their biggest successes since completing the S3E Charge accelerator program include: ?? Being named as one of the TOP 50 Global Agritech startups by Founders Lair ?? Entering the CERN Venture Connect program as the first AgroRobotics startup and pitching at this year's Venture Connect Summit ?? Winning the Excellence Award at Global AgriInno Challenge 2024, organised by United Nations, FAO and Zhejiang University ?? Joining the NVIDIA Inception Program for startups revolutionising industries with advancements in AI and data science ?? Making their first official sale! ?? We are extremely proud of all their amazing achievements! If you want to know more about their story and their technology, watch this interview we did with their CEO ?? https://lnkd.in/eyqk_shR S3E Charge is a #EUfunded accelerator program fostering deep tech innovation and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, led by Institute for Sustainable Development - EPLO and supported by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) ?? ????

S3E Start 2024 | Meet the team ?? DOPANTS, a #MedTech project pioneered by researchers from Hellenic Mediterranean University, including: Minas Stylianakis, Vasileios Tzatzadakis, Anna Mastrogiorgi, Eleftheria Perivola and Marios Fragkioglou. "Our decision to enrol in the S3E Start program stemmed from our desire to transcend the confines of our laboratory and test our innovations in the real world. We wanted to challenge ourselves to see how we would navigate and thrive in the market environment," Vasileios told us. Watch the full interview ??? https://lnkd.in/e-hDBwHT DOPANTS?is one of the 14 teams that joined the 2024 edition of S3E Start, our program of support for deep tech research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, coordinated by HiSeedTech and funded by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) ?? ???? Learn more about all the projects we supported this year ?? https://lnkd.in/eBaNjwsT With special thanks to mentors Bruno Primo Diniz and Ziga Gosar for positively contributing towards DOPANTS' journey during their participation in S3E Start. #EUfunded #DeepTech #DeepTechInnovation #FromLabToMarket

S3E Charge Fast-Track Accelerator ?? Introducing the startups harnessing the power of AI, Machine Learning, IoT and Blockchain to offer #HighTech solutions across several industries ????????? ?? TELENAVIS A.E. (Greece), offering quality services and products utilizing cutting-edge IC technologies such as AI, machine learning and blockchain. The team: Konstantinos Haniotis, Founder and CEO;?Panagiotis Evangelou, Project Manager. ?? LynxCraft (Slovenia), have designed an end-to-end cloud-based platform for homebuilders, powered by patented construction technology, serving as an all-in-one ecosystem for homebuilding. Co-founded by Marko Hozjan and?Iztok ?u?ter?i?. ???I4byDesign I Competence Center (Greece) are devising a a holistic plan to accelerate the process of digital and technological transformation in Greece, providing training, education and learning programs in Industry 4.0. The team: Fokion Tzourdas, General Manager; Grigorios Matenoglou, Ph.D., R&I Manager. ?? NodeCosmos (Montenegro), a Single Source of Truth (SSOT) web-based platform that empowers organizations to manage the structure, workings and evolution of their innovation ecosystems. Founded by?Goran Brkuljan. ?? Explicit.AI (Greece) develop tailored and scalable AI solutions for agriculture, logistics and ITS, focusing on practical, cost-effective and data-driven innovation. Founded by Georgia Papadopoulou. ???volvero (Italy), an innovative drive sharing app powered by AI and blockchain to ensure security, transparency and efficiency. The team: Marco F., Founder and CEO;?Kayode Alao, Co-Founder;?Emre Yigit ALPARSLAN, Head of Product. ???Conartia (Greece) offers digital solutions for enterprises and sports organizations, including ERP, CRM, collaboration tools, data analytics, and internal communication platforms. The team: Co-founded by?Efthimis Tzourdas and?Dimitris Bampas. We’re thrilled to welcome a new cohort of #DeepTechStartups from Southern Europe into #S3ECharge, our #EUfunded acceleration led by Institute for Sustainable Development - EPLO and supported by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Meet the 22 selected startups that have been selected to join the last edition of the program ?? https://lnkd.in/e8N6Vy3Y

S3E Start 2024 | Meet the team ?? UPWIND Research Project, led by researchers from Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, including: Fernando A C C Fontes, Luís Tiago P., Manuel Matos Fernandes, Sérgio Vinha, Gabriel M. Fernandes and Rui da Costa. "Since our team has reached a key stage or product development and we are planning to spinout into a startup, the S3E Start program has been highly beneficial for us, especially to learn how to articulate our value proposition for potential customers," told us Luís Tiago. Watch the full interview ??? https://lnkd.in/eN2NWXHr UPWIND?is one of the 14 teams that joined the 2024 edition of S3E Start, our program of support for deep tech research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, coordinated by HiSeedTech and funded by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) ?? ???? Learn more about all the projects we supported this year ?? https://lnkd.in/eBaNjwsT With special thanks to mentors Alexandre Santos & Thalia Deniozou for positively contributing towards UPWIND’s journey during their participation in S3E Start. #EUfunded #DeepTech #DeepTechInnovation #FromLabToMarket

?? As the South3E - S3E Charge Fast-Track Accelerator comes to an end this week, it was a pleasure to host today Odysseas Spyroglou, team leader from International Development Ireland, our consortium partner. ?? Odysseas presented the EIC Accelerator and other funding opportunities, all relevant to our 22 #DeepTech growth startups participating in the Accelerator! Thank you all for your participation and engagement! #Innovation #Acceleration #Sustainability European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) Stella K. Selin Do?rus?z Claudia Barbosa Christina Deligianni Spyros Kouvelis

S3E Charge Fast-Track Accelerator ?? Introducing the #startups driving a new era in #Agriculture and #Farming thanks to their #GreenTech solutions ???? ?? ?? Enismaro (Italy), the agrifood-tech startup promoting transparency and traceability in the food & wine production chain, thanks to their an end-to-end platform for B2B customers powered by IoT sensors and Blockchain. The team:?Isabella D’Addeo, Co-founder & Business Developer;?Marco D’Addeo, Co-founder & CTO;?Rossella D’Addeo, UI/UX Designer. ?? envagro (Türkiye), combining agriculture and chemistry, they’ve developed smart fertilizers that provide controlled nutrient release from biodegradable wastes, a sustainable and advanced solution aiming to revolutionize the agricultural sector. Funded by Fatih ?z?nder. ?? aquacloud (Italy), the startup building AI-powered cloud systems for the blue economy, such as SMARTFISH, a platform as a service (PaaS) for aquaculture and precision farming. The team:?Luca Pozzato, CEO;?Filippo Cozzini, CTO;?Michela Cariglia, R&D Manager; Simone Marangoni, Machine Learning Engineer. ?? Cherry Mic. Biyoteknoloji (Türkiye), promoting sustainable agriculture through a technology capable of converting agricultural waste into biological fertilizers. The team: Iraz Aktay, Founder & CEO; Semanur Ya??z, Biotechnologist; Ahmet Hüsrev Y?lmazel, Marketing Specialist. We’re thrilled to welcome a new cohort of #DeepTechStartups from Southern Europe into #S3ECharge, our #EUfunded acceleration led by Institute for Sustainable Development - EPLO and supported by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Meet the 22 selected startups that have been selected to join the last edition of the program ?? https://lnkd.in/e8N6Vy3Y

S3E Start 2024 | Meet the team ???? OncoMets, a project led by researchers from i3S - Instituto de Investiga??o e Inova??o em Saúde, including: Ana Sofia Ribeiro, Joana Paredes, Rita Pereira de Carvalho, Inês Sousa Conde, Bruno Freitas?and Bárbara Macedo. They're the team behind ONCOSECRET, an in vitro diagnostic tool for #BreastCancer monitoring that will empower oncologists by enabling early detection and helping to reduce mortality rates. ”As a translational research group, we realised that we didn't have the tools to transform our knowledge into a product that could be made available for the clinical community and for the patients. We found the S3E Start program and thought it had the perfect combination of elements we needed to bring our solution to the market," Ana Ribeiro told us. Watch the full interview ??? https://lnkd.in/eDnDdb8x OncoMets is one of the 14 teams that joined the 2024 edition of S3E Start, our program of support for deep tech research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, coordinated by HiSeedTech and funded by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) ?? ???? Learn more about all the projects we supported this year ?? https://lnkd.in/eBaNjwsT With special thanks to mentor António Dinis for positively contributing towards OncoMets’ journey during their participation in S3E Start. #EUfunded #DeepTech #DeepTechInnovation #FromLabToMarket

?????? The European Commission adopted the 2025 work programme of the European Innovation Council. With funding opportunities worth over €1.4 billion for strategic technologies and scaling up companies, it provides support to innovators whilst creating a community and ecosystem of investors, corporates and ecosystem actors! #Innovation #Acceleration #ImpactInvesting #Sustainability Spyros Kouvelis Christina Deligianni South3E - S3E