Start-up of the day: helping the brain via music
Music is one of the oldest art forms known by humankind. While it might be difficult, maybe impossible, to know how prehistoric music sounded, we do know it was around. Throughout history, it has...
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Start-up of the day: Patented VacuuAir technology delivers hardboard performance for SUP-Inflatables
Inflatables – inflatable stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the main – have conquered the water sports market in recent years. But times are changing – these days hardboards are in...
Start-up of the Day: ‘Autonomous robots make life easier, more fun and safer.’
Self-propelled robots are increasingly more common in industry. RUVU makes software that allows a robot to work autonomously. That’s how they help various companies in various industries with...
Start-up of the day: sewts aims to establish fully-automated, local garment production
T-shirts can testify to having undergone long journeys. Prior to being offered for sale in Germany, they first migrate from the cotton plantations in the USA to the weaving and dyeing mills in India...
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Start-up of the Day: Surfing against the current
Up Stream Surfing brings surfing into the city. All it takes is a river whose current has a velocity of one meter per second and a bridge. It is based on a pulley block system and uses the resources...
Start-up of the day: looking out for (hu)man’s best friend
A dog is our best friend, always by our side taking care of us. Now we can take care of them in a way that could extend their lives by up to two years. Czech start-up Actijoy offers the technology...
Start-up of the day: NeoSound makes analysis of call center calls easier
NeoSound Intelligence makes it easier to monitor the quality of calls in call centers. Normally this is done by listening to recordings based on your own selection. This takes a lot of time and only...
Start-up of the day: Bicomer uses biotechnology to make feed & cosmetics more sustainable
Astaxanthin is the first product with which Bicomer, a start-up company based in Bielefeld, Germany, hopes to make the animal feed and cosmetics industries more sustainable by using biotechnology....
Start-up of the day: fashioning graphene out of food waste
A French start-up has developed a high-quality liquid graphene that can be used in material resistance, thermal management and metal substitution. Unlike graphene oxide dispersion, Carbon...
Start-up of The Day: presize puts an end to online fashion returns
Everyone knows that problem: You order pants, a shirt, a jacket, exactly your size and when the piece arrives, it is either too big, too small, too tight, too wide… And you send it back. On...
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Start-up of the day: Munevo – wheelchair mobility using head motion
Healthy people can hardly imagine what it is like to be immobile and have to sit in a wheelchair. It is especially difficult for those who cannot move their mobile vehicle manually. As then they are...
Start-up of the day: CoVince is the ‘Netflix of e-Learning’
Richard van Tilborg, co-founder of CoVince, describes his idea as “the Netflix of e-learning”. By which he means that CoVince is a platform on which all kinds of various e-learning...
Start-up of the day: 3DQR aims to make AR integration accessible to everyone
Do you still remember the days when we had to build each website independently? When there was no WordPress, Jimdo & Co.? We are currently at this stage when it comes to Augmented Reality: Those...
Start-up of the day: Artificial Ecosystems bring ecology and artificial intelligence together
With the motto “We green the World” Artifical Ecosystems wants to make our cities greener. What’s new about the concept: Founders Dr. Tobias Graf, biologist and plant ecologist, civil...
Start-up of the day Qwiek: making healthcare more enjoyable
A projection on the wall, whether or not supported by music – this is what helps the elderly in a care facility become more relaxed or more active. And this is just one of the healthcare...
Start-up of the day: Bittiq helps young families organize their personal finances
The Dutchman Hidde Koning and his Italian partner Federico Spiezia have a start-up that should take away the financial hassles for young families. What is Bittiq? Bittiq is an app that provides...
Start-up of the day: food made from air
A world in which we won’t have to use land or water in order to produce food is closer thanks to the work of Solar Foods. The Finnish start-up aims to make food without the use of agriculture. They...
Start-up of the Day: eco is the new cool and eventually the new normal
Mirjam Smend wants to promote sustainable fashion labels, educate and inspire consumers and use her voice effectively so as to be heard by politicians and the industry. She founded the Greenstyle...
Start-up of the day: smart technology for more energy efficiency
In Spain, a start-up founded by passionate professionals aims to contribute to sustainable growth and energy renewal. By developing intelligent platforms, SMARTIVE wants to improve operations and...
Start-up of the Day: How milk is made into fiber
Microbiologist and fashion designer Anke Domaske developed a textile fibre from cow’s milk. The milk fibre QMILK is ecologically and biologically degradable and exceptionally skin-friendly....
Start-up of the day: bringing healthcare to your home
Patients with chronic conditions are the biggest users of the majority of healthcare resources. The Norwegian start-up Dignio is working towards a system that allows the patient to be more involved...
Start-up of the day: individual eyewear design by 3D-printing process
Glasses have been around since the early Middle Ages. While they were worn as an optical aid in the past, today they are increasingly used as a fashion accessory. And although every face, every head...
Start-up of the day: bound4blue – full sail ahead for a greener future
The start-up bound4blue is helping shipowners reduce their pollutant emissions as well as reduce their fuel-related costs, aiming at shipping vessels in particular. The Spanish start-up has...
Gerard & Anton Award winner Skotty: Privacy for everyone
The Gerard & Anton Awards have been presented again! High time to have a closer look at the winners and what we can expect form these start-ups in the coming years. Today: Skotty Read all our...
Start-up of the day: Phytoprove – handy device identifies health status of plants
Too dry, over-fertilized or is everything OK? The wrong kind of care can kill plants. Hobby gardeners can probably get over that. Yet in agriculture, it quickly causes great damage. And that can...
