S3E START Open Call results are out!
Between November 7, 2022 and February 10, 2023, research teams and tech transfer offices from South European countries were able to participate in our Open Call #1.
S3E START is a programme made for research teams with deep tech projects, grounded in a scientific discovery or meaningful engineering innovation and in any stage of development, that want to explore the path from the lab to the market, and also for technology transfer offices that want to learn a thoroughly tested methodology to foster science-based entrepreneurship and technology commercialization.
During the open call period, we received a total of 43 applications for S3E START and after running and independent evaluation process (counting on external experts) we are very excited to share the selected research teams and tech transfer offices that will take part in the first edition of our S3E START program.
18 RESEARCH TEAMS SELECTED AND 67 RESEARCHERS INVOLVED
| Project Name | Country | Researchers involved | Science field | SDG addressed | Affiliation | |
| Male | Female | |||||
| SIRIUS-AAGI | Spain | 2 | 3 | Engineering and technology | Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | Complutense University of Madrid The Mindkind SL |
| Brine Utilisation for CO2 to be ‘Koncretely’ Sequestered, Solidified and Stored – BUCKS$$$ | Italy / Greece | 1 | 3 | Engineering and technology | Affordable and clean energy Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Responsible Consumption and Production Climate Action |
Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH) | Sapienza University of Rome | Queen Mary University of London |
| Nanofertilizer | Turkey | 1 | 1 | Natural Sciences | Climate Action Life on Land |
Ege Universisty |
| Device for vacuum sublimation (DVS) | Spain | 1 | 3 | Engineering and technology | Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | ICREA/ICMAB-CSIC |
| Sumatrix Biotech | Turkey / Germany | 2 | 3 | Engineering and technology | Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Climate Action |
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| Nano-ink: Exploring Nanofluids for High Throughput Thin Film Production | Turkey | 3 | 1 | Engineering and technology | Affordable and clean energy Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Responsible Consumption and Production Climate Action |
Eskisehir Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering | Izmir Katip Celebi University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences | Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of History of Medicine and Ethics |
| In vitro system for metastatic breast cancer diagnostic | Spain | 0 | 2 | Medical and health sciences | Good Health and Well-being | Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela |
| CAVI | Greece /Slovenia | 3 | 1 | Engineering and technology | Clean water and sanitation Affordable and clean energy Industry, Innovatiuon and Infrastructure |
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana | National Technical University of Athens |
| COPPER (II) NITROPRUSSIDE (Cu(II)NP) FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TUMORS | Italy /Slovenia | 3 | 2 | Medical and health sciences | Good health and well-being | Ca’ Foscari University of Venice | Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano |
| ENIGMA | Italy | 2 | 2 | Engineering and technology | Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | Politecnico di Milano |
| MET Lab – Protein Portflolio for Sustainable Chemicals | Portugal | 2 | 1 | Natural Sciences | Affordable and clean energy Sustainable Cities and Communities Responsible Consumption and Production Climate Action |
ITQB NOVA – Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier |
| RL-based solution for managment of RAN slicing in 5G networks | Spain | 3 | 1 | Engineering and technology | Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Sustainable Cities and Communities |
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Researcher at Mobile Communication Research Group |
| Breast 4.0- AR-enabled breast cancer localization | Portugal | 3 | 0 | Medical and health sciences | Good health and well-being | Clinical Center Champalimaud |
| Colloidal inks for Superconductors (HTS-INKS) | Spain | 0 | 5 | Engineering and technology | Affordable and clean energy Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Sustainble Cities and Communities Responsible Consumption and Production Climate Action |
Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) |
| The potential of EntomoPathogenic Fungi as Biological contol agents, Biofertilisers and Biostimulants (EPF3Bio) | Greece | 2 | 2 | Agricultural Scienses | Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-being, Decent work and economic growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Climate Action, Life On Land | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| Life on healthy land- Circular economy for microbial inoculants to improve soil quality (CE4Land) | Serbia | 0 | 3 | Engineering and technology | Zero Hunger Responsible Consumption and Production Life On Land |
Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad |
| BioMicroElectroMechanical Systems for hard tissue engineering – BioMEMs | Portugal | 2 | 1 | Medical and health sciences | Good health and well-being | University of Aveiro |
| GENOME EDITING OF THE KOZAK SEQUENCE FOR TREATING DISEASES | Italy | 3 | 0 | Medical and health sciences | Good Health and Well-being | University of Trento | Fondazione Hub Innovazione Trentino (HIT) |
12 TECH TRANSFER OFFICES SELECTED
| TTO Name | Description | Country | |
| Aliağa Industrial Zone Technology Transfer Office (ALOTTO) | ALOTTO leads the trustworthy information flow between universities, industry and start-ups to create innovative products, processes and services. |
Turkey | |
| Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol | Gerència Territorial Metropolitana Nord | Institut Català de la Salut | Its activities have focused on driving cultural change through the development of early-stage projects, as well as on evangelising the healthcare community in the hospital on what innovation in healthcare is and what it entails. |
Spain | |
| Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano | The National Cancer Institute /C.R.O. Aviano, a public institute operating under the authority of the Italian Ministry of Health /MoH and leading center for cancer research, diagnosis and therapy works to advance medical knowledge, provides outstanding medical care, and prepares tomorrow’s physicians, scientists, and other professionals. |
Italy | |
| ODTÜ Technology Transfer Office | METU TTO Commercialization Department works on the commercialization of 150+ academic inventions from various technology areas. Commercialization activity is initiated by the patent application of an academic invention, to the national patent office. During the grace period, we begin to assess the commercial potential of the invention. |
Turkey | |
| Tec Labs | The incubator of the Faculty of Sciences of ULisboa and the place where all the science and technology-based entrepreneurship and innovation related initiatives happen. For the last 30 years we have been supporting and promoting the economic valorisation and knowledge transfer in this school | Portugal | |
| International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) | It is a research organization created in 1987 at the heart of the prestigious Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) as a partnership between the Government of Catalonia and UPC, in cooperation with UNESCO. The aim of CIMNE is the development of numerical methods and computational techniques for advancing knowledge and technology in engineering and applied sciences. The ultimate goal of CIMNE is to become an international reference centre and leader in computational mechanics, through achieving excellence in all the activities carried out by the centre. | Spain | |
| Bilkent University | As Bilkent TTO, we carry out works involving deep and high technologies. |
Turkey | |
| Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) & Competence Center I4byDesign | CERTH: is one of the leading research centres in Greece & listed among the TOP-15 E.U. institutions with the highest participation in competitive research grants Integrating digital and technological Industry 4.0 & Logistics 4.0 solutions in Greek and international MSMEs | Greece | |
| Babes-Bolyai University | Given the market value of our research team results (Constantin Cosma Radon Labortaory from Babes Bolyai University – LiRaCC), we had laid the foundations for our university’s first innovative spin-off, RadonControl. |
Romania | |
| ODTÜ Technology Transfer Office | As METU TTO Commercialization Department, we are working on the commercialization of 150+ academic inventions from various technology areas. Commercialization activity is initiated by the patent application of an academic invention, to the national patent office. During the grace period, we begin to assess the commercial potential of the invention. |
Turkey | |
| Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – Institute of Robotics | It is a leading scientific institution integrated in the international research community. The creative work of the institute is focused in 9 labs and departments. The team works on cutting-edge inventions and events that aim to familiarise the public with robotics and its benefit for the society, education and business. | Bulgaria | |
| UniSMART- Fondazione Università degli Studi di Padova | UniSMART – Fondazione Università degli Studi di Padova aims to bridge the gap between academia, more specifically University of Padova researchers, and industry, be it an established company or a Venture Capital firm. |
Italy |
WHAT NEXT?
S3E START offers selected researchers and tech transfer offices an 18-weeks hands-on experience that involves:
- Online classes, mainly on the topics related to the process used to guide the participating teams in the development of a business case for a product, service, or process grounded on the proposed technology. Note: classes are held every week for one hour.
- Webinars, on diverse topics pertinent to the development of the relevant skills (e.g. intellectual property, financials, business development, venture funding.). Note: a total of six webinars (one hours long) will be held.
- Mentoring (industry experts) that will guide the teams on validation of the project and in the development of the business case. The mentors supporting the S3E Start edition are individuals who are somehow connected to the area of deep tech and entrepreneurship, and who are prepared to help teams solve problems that arise throughout the program. You can see an updated list of mentors on the S3E website (https://south3e.eu).
- Networking with industry leaders and showcase opportunities at the S3E Open day.
Outcomes:
- The teams will undergo a training program that will have as the visible outcome a business case for a product/service or process concept sustained by the technology proposed.
- The teams will pitch their project, at S3E Open day, to pre-seed stage investors and corporate ventures.