S3E CHARGE Open Call results are out!
Between November 7, 2022 and February 10, 2023, growth startups from South European countries submitted their deep tech innovations to the S3E Open Call #1 to participate in our S3E CHARGE Program.
S3E CHARGE is a program that we have designed for growth start-ups with deep tech products, services, or process concepts, grounded in a scientific discovery or meaningful engineering innovation and at a growth development stage, that are already in the market. The program will facilitate selected growth startups to be better aligned with Horizon Europe’s goals, namely by better positioning them to apply for public or private funding and programs, assisting them in linking their business offerings to market needs and becoming market ready to pitch and attract investments whilst having validated and honed their business plan and value proposition.
During the open call period, we received a total of 33 applications and after running and independent evaluation process (counting on external experts) we are very excited to share the selected growth startups that will take part in the first edition of our S3E CHARGE program.
12 GROWTH STARTUPS INVOLVED
| Project name | Team member | Country | Science field | SDG |
| RespiBit | Christodoulos Spagakas | Greece | Medical and health sciences | Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) |
| Distinkt | Luca Venza | Spain | Engineering and technology | Industry Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) |
| Grawindy Renewable Energy INC. | Atilla Öztürk | Turkey | Engineering and technology | Industry Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) |
| Bluana Foods | Florin IRIMESCU | Romania | Other | Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) |
| Inteligg Private Company (P.C.) | Christos Ioakeimidis | Greece | Engineering and technology | Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) |
| Digital Bites | Theodoros Sofianos | Greece | Engineering and technology | Industry Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) |
| Psychomeasure | EDUARDO SAMPAIO | Portugal | Medical and health sciences | Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) |
| ThetaBiomarkers | Olga Begou | Greece | Medical and health sciences | Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) |
| Water2Wk | Juan Suárez | Spain | Medical and health sciences | Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) |
| Freshwater | Naeria Navarro | Spain | Engineering and technology | Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) |
| IIO
Arcan |
Pasquale Bombino
Ilaria Pigazzini |
Italy
Italy |
Engineering and technology
Engineering and technology |
WHAT NEXT?
S3E CHARGE offers selected growth startups a 14-week tailor-made mentoring and networking program that aims to provide skills to growth startups to enable them to:
- link the product/service/process product with market needs,
- better communicate their offerings to potential clients and investors,
- become market ready to pitch, persuade and readapt the business offerings to different audiences, depending on market needs
- connect to ‘Innovation Leaders’ and ‘Strong Innovators’ Ecosystems
- better understand to protect IP
- prepare an investment ready business plan
- get access to funds and funding