Mission accomplished: South3E wraps up having successfully contributed towards the Southern European deep tech ecosystem
The South3E project has now approached the end of its mission. It has dedicated the last two and a half years to helping forge a stronger deep tech innovation ecosystem in the South of Europe.
After launching in June 2022 and officially wrapping up in December 2024, the four partners of the South3E Consortium are now celebrating the successes achieved by the project and its three tracks, as reflected in its numbers.
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South3E in numbers
S3E START
The hands-on program for research teams to help them explore the commercial viability of their deep tech projects, led by HiSeedTech.
Results of this track:
- 2 Open Calls
- 60 Applications received from research teams
- 31 Applications received from TTOS
- 17 Evaluators
- 34 Selected research teams
- 23 Selected TTOs
- 46 mentors
- Training sessions delivered: 30 online tutorials, 14 webinars
- 2 Open Days with 481 registered participants
🌟 Highlighted achievement: S3E Start received a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 53, which reflects the high satisfaction among the participating teams.
S3E CHARGE
The acceleration program for growth startups to access funding opportunities and expand their business operations, led by Institute for Sustainable Development at EPLO.
Results of this track:
- 3 Open Calls
- 92 Applications received
- 16 Evaluators
- 50 Participating startups
- 39 Training Sessions delivered
- 37 mentors
- 2 Open Days with 240 registered participants
🌟 Highlighted achievement: Thanks to S3E Charge, the participating startups have been successfully connected to 50+ public and private funding opportunities.
S3E REVERSE
The business brokerage program connecting deep tech SMEs and startups with corporates to tackle industry challenges, led by International Development Ireland.
Results of this track:
- 2 Open Calls
- 29 Corporate challenges
- 98 Solvers applications
- 24 Solvers selected
- 25 deep tech Brokers
- 71 successful matches
🌟 Highlighted achievement: The outcomes of the Reverse Brokerage program will help to drive the growth of open innovation and corporate venturing in Southern Europe.
None of this would've been possible without the amazing S3E community we've built over the past 2 years!
We'd like to express our heartfelt thanks to all the S3E Experts that embarked with us on this journey, including mentors, evaluators, assessors and trainers. And, of course, to the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) for supporting our initiative.
S3E Start 2024 | Meet the research team: DOPANTS
At this year's S3E Start Open Day, celebrated at the Tivoli BBVA Theatre in Lisbon, we interviewed the participating research teams to find out more about their projects and how they’re planning to implement the knowledge they’ve gained through our program to take their innovation from the lab to the the market.
DOPANTS is one of the 14 teams that was selected to join the 2024 edition of S3E Start, our program of support for deep tech research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, coordinated by our South3E partner HiSeedTech. Watch below the full interview to hear all about their work and their experience on Start!
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"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 Tzatzadakis.
DOPANTS is a project developed by researchers from Hellenic Mediterranean University, including: Minas Stylianakis, Vasileios Tzatzadakis, Anna Mastrogiorgi, Eleftheria Perivola and Marios Fragkioglou. Their focus lies on innovating with polymer nanocomposites to enhance safety and sustainability in medical consumables, such as catheters, ventilators, surgical handles and more; their plan is to produce filaments and masterbatches that combat infections, offer customization via 3D printing and molding, and ensure durability. This technology provides superior passive benefits over competitors, complementing existing sterilization techniques while reducing environmental impact.
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If you missed the S3E Start Open Day, you can watch the full livestream recording with all the teams' pitches or our event recap for the top highlights.
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S3E Start 2024 | Meet the research team: UPWIND
At this year's S3E Start Open Day, celebrated at the Tivoli BBVA Theatre in Lisbon, we interviewed the participating research teams to find out more about their projects and how they’re planning to implement the knowledge they’ve gained through our program to take their innovation from the lab to the the market.
UWPIND is one of the 14 teams that was selected to join the 2024 edition of S3E Start, our program of support for deep tech research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, coordinated by our South3E partner HiSeedTech. Watch below the full interview to hear all about their work and their experience on Start!
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"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." Luís Tiago.
This project is 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. Their the team behind ZEPHYRUS, an Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) device that generates clean energy using a tethered kite and a generator on the ground. Thanks to its affordability and deployability, this system has the potential to help remote communities transition into cleaner systems of electricity production, contributing to lessen the use of fuel-based generators.
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S3E Start 2024 | Meet the research team: OncoMets
At this year's S3E Start Open Day, celebrated at the Tivoli BBVA Theatre in Lisbon, we interviewed the participating research teams to find out more about their projects and how they’re planning to implement the knowledge they’ve gained through our program to take their innovation from the lab to the the market.
OncoMets is one of the 14 teams that was selected to join the 2024 edition of S3E Start, our program of support for deep tech research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, coordinated by our South3E partner HiSeedTech. Watch below the full interview to hear all about their work and their experience on Start!
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“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
This project is led by researchers from i3S - Institute for Research and Innovation in Health, including: Ana Ribeiro, Joana Paredes, Rita Carvalho, Ines Conde, Bruno Freitas and Barbara Macedo. They're the team behind ONCOSECRET, an in vitro diagnostic tool for breast cancer monitoring, driven by a groundbreaking circulating biomarker discovery platform that will enable early detection and reduce mortality rates, thus empowering oncologists to combat breast cancer effectively.
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S3E Start 2024 | Meet the research team: THYMI
At this year's S3E Start Open Day, celebrated at the Tivoli BBVA Theatre in Lisbon, we interviewed the participating research teams to find out more about their projects and how they’re planning to implement the knowledge they’ve gained through our program to take their innovation from the lab to the the market.
THYMI is one of the 14 teams that was selected to join the 2024 edition of S3E Start, our program of support for deep tech research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, coordinated by our South3E partner HiSeedTech. Watch below the full interview to hear all about their work and their experience on Start!
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“As scientists, we lacked a lot of the knowledge required to transition an idea from a research setting into a more entrepreneurial setting, and we knew the S3E Start program would help us with everything we needed to turn our project into a viable business." — Pedro Ferreirinha
This project is pioneered by researchers Rute Pinto and Pedro Ferreirinha from i3S - Institute for Research and Innovation in Health. They've created an innovative solution that offers, for the first time, the possibility to produce in laboratory patient-specific T cells that can be used to supplement patient immunity with no risk of transplanted cell rejection or side-effects.
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Introducing the startups selected to join the S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration
After a short but extremely intense Open Call, and having reviewed the 40+ submissions we've received through the F6S Platform, we're very excited to announce the 22 startups that have been selected to participate in the S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration — an express 4-week version of S3E Charge, our European Funded acceleration program for growth deep tech startups from Southern Europe. Keep on reading to find out who made the cut for this final edition!
Meet the 22 startups selected for S3E Charge Fast-Track Acceleration
WASTECLOUD 🇬🇷
Digitising waste management, an asset and infrastructure intensive sector.
The solution: Wastecloud offers web & mobile apps for end-to-end waste traceability, boosting reporting, sustainability, efficiency, and reducing costs.
The team: Kyriakos Tsitouridis, CEO.
Website: wastecloud.co
TELENAVIS A.E. 🇬🇷
Geographic Information Systems, task management and fleet monitoring.
The solution: 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.
Website: telenavis.com
ENISMARO 🇮🇹
Agrifood-tech company specialised in food & wine traceability.
The solution: An end-to-end platform for B2B customers that allows to create, update and consult all information relating to the production process. The platform is integrated by two frameworks: a structure for the management of IOT sensors and a layer developed in Blockchain.
The team: Isabella D'Addeo, CEO; Marco D'Addeo, CTO; Rossella D'Addeo, UI/UX Designer.
Website: enismaro.com
Explicit.ai 🇬🇷
Leveraging AI to optimize data processing and decision-making.
The solution: Tailored and scalable AI solutions for agriculture, logistics and ITS, focusing on practical, cost-effective, and data-driven innovation.
The team: Georgia Papadopoulou, CEO.
Website: explicit.ai
Conartia 🇬🇷
Consultancy and integration of digital solutions for the sports sector.
The solution: Digital solutions for enterprises and sports organizations, including ERP, CRM, collaboration tools, data analytics, and internal communication platforms.
The team: Efthimis Tzourdas, CEO and Co-Founder; Fokion Tzourdas, Business Development Manager; Dimitris Bampas, Co-Founder.
Website: conartia.com
Aquacloud 🇮🇹
AI-powered cloud systems for the blue economy
The solution: SMARTFISH, a platform as a service (PaaS) for aquaculture and precision farming, fostering sustainable fish farming off shore and inland for climate resilience.
The team: Luca Pozzato, CEO; Filippo Cozzini, CTO; Michela Cariglia, R&D Manager.
Website: aquacloud.it
EyeCheckup 🇹🇷
Non-invasive diagnosis of eye, heart, and kidney diseases using AI.
The solution: Multimodal AI-powered eye disease diagnostics, covering the complete scope of retina exams performed by an ophthalmologist.
The team: Rim Khazhin, CEO; Burak Bilgin, Product Manager.
Website: eye-checkup.com
Carbon Gate 🇹🇷
AI-driven all in one platform customizing your carbon management
The solution: A comprehensive platform that allows businesses to automatize their carbon emissions reporting, including indirect emissions throughout a company’s value chain.
The team: Okan Dursun, Co-Founder and CEO.
Website: carbongate.io
Envagro 🇹🇷
Combining agriculture and chemistry to innovate.
The solution: Smart fertilizers that provide controlled nutrient release from biodegradable wastes, a sustainable and advanced solution aiming to revolutionize the agricultural sector.
The team: Fatih Özönder, CEO.
Website: envagro.com
Shemha Health 🇧🇬
Transforming cancer care with AI-driven personalized solutions.
The solution: PrOPA 360° AI, а virtual environment for guiding and advise patients and physicians at every step of their oncological disease.
The team: Violeta Naydenova, Co-Founder.
Website: propa.health
LynxCraft 🇸🇮
Homebuilding simplified.
The solution: End-to-end cloud-based platform designed for homebuilders, powered by patented construction technology, serving as an all-in-one ecosystem for homebuilding, simplifying the design, sales, and construction processes.
The team: Marko Hozjan, Co-Founder and CEO; Iztok Šušteršič, Co-Founder and CTO.
Website: lynx-craft.com
Bio Innovative Green Growth (BiGG) 🇹🇷
30-day home compostable disposable food packaging paper material.
The solution: Environmentally friendly and cost-competitive food packaging products made of 100% natural, deforestation-free, unbleached, home compostable paper.
The team: Mustafa Can, CEO; Ayberk Avci, CTO; Tuncay Avci, CSO; Irmak Çağlayanel, COO; Selen Atar, CCO; Alper Hidayet Parlak, Community Relations Manager.
Website: biggbiodesign.com
NodeCosmos 🇲🇪
Collaborative Space for Innovation Development and Research Projects.
The solution: A Single Source of Truth (SSOT) web-based platform that empowers organizations to manage the structure, workings, and evolution of their innovation ecosystems.
The team: Goran Brkuljian, Founder and CEO.
Website: nodecosmos.com
Triple Idea 🇵🇹
Design life without limits.
The solution: Health-tech devices to improve patients' quality of life and their diagnostics while contributing towards more effective clinical procedures and the overall progress of the medical industry.
The team: Daniela Cardoso, Co-Founder and CEO; André Santos, Co-Founder and CTO.
Website: tripleidea.pt
Biolibrary 🇮🇹
Delivering orthopedics tech solutions based on 3D modeling & printing.
The solution: An online platform that allows orthopaedists and doctors to create custom ready-to-print 3D models of prostheses and muscle-skeletal devices thanks to a patented algorithm.
The team: Antonio Puce, CEO; Davide Maria Donati, Engineer.
Website: biolibrary.it
Salnus 🇹🇷
Empowering orthopedic surgery through AI-enhanced medical imaging solutions.
The solution: An AI-assisted surgical planning software that analyzes medical imaging data, like MRI and CT scans, to create precise and patient-specific preoperative plans.
The team: Burak Serteser, CEO.
LinkedIn: /salnus
RED CORAL 🇮🇹
Accelerating precious coral growth for sustainability and industry.
The solution: A patented method that accelerates coral growth by leveraging fusion isogenic and allogeneic, enabling sustainable aquaculture while enhancing efforts for reef restoration.
The team: Giandomenico Lucchini, CEO.
I4byDesign 🇬🇷
The Competence Center for Industry 4.0
The solution: 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, CEO. Grigorios Matenoglou
Website: i4bydesign.gr
Cherry Mic. Biyoteknoloji 🇹🇷
The initiative for sustainable agriculture using biological fertilizers.
The solution: An innovative piece of technology converting agricultural waste into microbial fertilizer using fertile bacteria.
The team: Iraz Aktay, CEO and Founder.
Website: cherrymicbiyoteknoloji.com.tr
Volvero 🇮🇹
Drive the power of sharing.
The solution: An innovative drive sharing app powered by AI and blockchain to ensure security, transparency and efficiency.
The team: Marco Filippi, Founder and CEO; Olukayode Alao, Co-Founder; Emre Yigit Alparslan, Head of Product.
Website: volvero.com
ATENXIA 🇪🇸
Technology-driven solutions to help children with ADHD and dyslexia.
The solution: An AI-driven platform that focuses on improving attentional parameters in school-age children facing challenges related to ADHD and dyslexia.
The team: Emilio Jiménez, CEO; Manuel Hernandez, COO.
Website: atenxia.com
ExSeed 🇧🇬
Novel technologies for sunflower protein isolate.
The solution: Technology to extract optimal quantities of sunflower protein isolate from the by-products of sunflower oil production, with the objective of manufacturing the best value-for-money plant-based protein.
The team: Boyan Zahariev, CEO.
Website: ex-seed.eu
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 following 4 weeks, the selected startups will participate in a 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
The whole South3E consortium is very proud to welcome these 22 startups into the S3E Charge program!
S3E Start 2024 | Meet the research team: OncoMagnetoSweep
At this year's S3E Start Open Day, celebrated at the Tivoli BBVA Theatre in Lisbon, we interviewed the participating research teams to find out more about their projects and how they’re planning to implement the knowledge they’ve gained through our program to take their innovation from the lab to the the market.
OncoMagnetoSweep is one of the 14 teams that was selected to join the 2024 edition of S3E Start, our program of support for deep tech research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, coordinated by our South3E partner HiSeedTech. Watch below the full interview to hear all about their work and their experience on Start!
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“We enrolled in S3E Start because we wanted to check if our our technology had the potential to be commercialized. Thanks to this program and the expert support we've received from our mentor, we've learned how to turn our idea into a startup and how to introduce it to a wide network of investors." — Marta Laranjeira
This project is pioneered by researchers from i3S - Institute for Research and Innovation in Health and CBQF - Center for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry, including: Marta Laranjeira, Diana R. Fonseca, Luísa Fialho and Natacha Rosa. This team have developed a magnetic extracorporeal device able to remove circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from whole blood to improve metastatic cancer treatment and prevent early metastasis formation for high-risk patients, significantly enhancing prognosis and survival rates.
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S3E Start 2024 | Meet the research team: NemAway
At this year's S3E Start Open Day, celebrated at the Tivoli BBVA Theatre in Lisbon, we interviewed the participating research teams to find out more about their projects and how they’re planning to implement the knowledge they’ve gained through our program to take their innovation from the lab to the the market.
NemAway is one of the 14 teams that was selected to join the 2024 edition of S3E Start, our program of support for deep tech research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, coordinated by our South3E partner HiSeedTech. Watch below the full interview to hear all about their work and their experience on Start!
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“We decided to join S3E Start because we needed a push in our transfer of knowledge from academia to industry. It's been a very important experience for us and we've learned a lot from this program — from how to communicate to investors to how to build a business project from scratch." — Cláudia Vicente
This project is pioneered by researchers from University of Évora, including: Cláudia Vicente, Margarida Espada, Pedro Barbosa and Madalena Mendonça. With the aim of developing bio-based and sustainable solutions to combat plant-parasitic nematodes, they've created NemAway, a fast and efficient action bionematicide that helps to protect crops and foster environmentally-friendly practices in agriculture.
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S3E Start 2024 | Meet the research team: GENESIS
At this year's S3E Start Open Day, celebrated at the Tivoli BBVA Theatre in Lisbon, we interviewed the participating research teams to find out more about their projects and how they’re planning to implement the knowledge they’ve gained through our program to take their innovation from the lab to the the market.
GENESIS is one of the 14 teams that was selected to join the 2024 edition of S3E Start, our program of support for deep tech research and entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, coordinated by our South3E partner HiSeedTech. Watch below the full interview to hear all about their work and their experience on Start!
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“It was wonderful to participate in this program! This experience has helped us to jump from the research stage into starting a company." — Diogo Silva
This project is pioneered by researchers the Faculty of Engineering at University of Porto (FEUP) in collaboration INEGI, including: Alexandra Rodrigues Pinto, Diogo Silva, Helder Xavier Nunes and Lucas Marcon. Their main focus is to help the maritime sector reduce their dependency on oil-based fuel engines and in turn adopt greener and environmentally-friendly practices thanks to GENESIS, a safe plug-and-play off-grid production system that assures clean, pure hydrogen and borate with high value.
Want to meet the rest of the teams? Access the full playlist featuring interviews with other participating teams.
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Webinar: Looking for South European Startups to Solve Deep Tech Corporate Challenges
Are you a startup or an SME from Southern Europe seeking for new business opportunities?
We invite you to participate in our upcoming webinar ''Looking for South European Startups to Solve Deep Tech Corporate Challenges'', which is taking place next Wednesday, 9th of October, 2024, at 13:00 CET.
South3E organises this online session in the frame of the Open Call for scale-ups and SMEs from Southern Europe to join S3E Reverse — our brokerage program that connects corporate challenges with deep tech solutions developed by startups, designed upon a successful open innovation methodology.
The webinar is a perfect opportunity for you to get a deeper knowledge of the available corporate challenges and check if your startup can bring a potential solution.
| 13:00-13:10 | Welcome & Program Presentation by Odysseas Spyroglou, from International Development Ireland |
| 13:10-13:55 | Presentation of challenges by the corporates’ representatives |
| 13:55-14:05 | EIT opportunities and how Tech Brokers could help Solvers by EIT Digital Greece |
| 14:05-14:20 | How to apply? Guidelines for Solvers by Odysseas Spyroglou, from International Development Ireland |
| 14:20 – 14:30 | Q&A |
Don’t miss this opportunity to address specific problems of businesses and expand your commercial network!
