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Issue #5
Even though a virus and the different vaccines being developed against it have been highly relevant to our daily lives for quite some time, now, the processes behind vaccine development … →
Skills are the new gold standard of the working world. An assertion reflected in the HR tech start-up Cobrainer’s recent EUR 11 million financing round and EUR 100 million valuation. … →
Munich-based medical technology company iThera Medical has developed an innovative, non-invasive diagnostic imaging method called multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT). It could soon achieve decisive breakthroughs in the diagnosis of several … →
One of the biggest challenges for medical device manufacturers is the tremendous increase of costs that is associated with regulatory activities. At the same time less than 50 percent of … →
Severe weather conditions are becoming more frequent worldwide and the risk of forest fires is growing rapidly, with extended droughts and winds often causing fires to spiral out of control. … →
The investor landscape in Germany is changing and more capital is available on the market. Venture capitalists are investing earlier and actively seeking contact with start-ups long before their financing … →
Electromobility in Germany and Bavaria – Bayern Innovativ publishes whitepaper on charging infrastructure
As a direct method of minimizing a major source of CO2 emissions, electromobility is an important cornerstone of … →
Over a period of about a decade, commercetools has grown into a globally market-leading provider of enterprise e-commerce solutions with offices in Europe, the USA, Asia and Australia. Numerous renowned … →
Within a very short time, the start-up Conntac, based in Augsburg, less than an hour’s drive from Munich, has acquired a range of high-profile customers and is well on its … →
This year has proven to be much more than a post-pandemic recovery in venture investing, with early-stage funding in the US reaching historic levels: USD 70.3 billion invested in … →
Issue #4
Although 5G (5th Generation) mobile technology is still ramping up, research and development of 6G have already begun. Bayern Innovativ’s new “Thinknet 6G” initiative is focusing on the next generation … →
What are the key challenges for venture capital investors (VCs) during international investment rounds? How do international business angels and VCs assess the strengths and weaknesses of the European investor … →
“If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics.” – Richard P. Feynman, Nobel Laureate for Physics, 1965.
This rather discouraging quote by Mr. Feynman probably no longer … →
The company CENTUM, with headquarters in Bavaria, Germany, has announced that the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has selected its Lifeseeker technology for Royal Canadian Air Force Search and … →
Smart, robotic assistants for the early mobilization of intensive care patients provides a valuable contribution to relieving the physically difficult workload of nursing staff through innovative technology, and to aiding … →
Making 100 percent renewable energy available 24/7. That is the vision that has driven VoltStorage since its founding in 2016. The Greentech company, based in Munich, develops and produces energy … →
Accelerator Life Sciences programTubulis aims to develop a new generation of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). By using a dual platform approach, the company is able to create uniquely matched ADCs that … →
After its successful expansion in Europe, Munich-based grow-up parcelLab is now keen to expand its influence in the USA. The founders secured financial support as part of their Series C … →
The Bavarian state government has launched a new fund with a volume of EUR 200 million, which is to enable a significantly higher number of large-volume financing rounds for scale-ups, … →
Issue #3
Quantum technology is one of the focal points of the Bavarian “Hightech Agenda Plus”. To promote this important future technology, the Bavarian State will spend up to 60 million Euro … →
The German company Hermith GmbH, a producer and supplier of titanium materials for over 16 years with headquarters in Munich, is developing a project advancing its current supply chain for … →
For 25 years, the Munich Business Plan Competition has enabled (prospective) founders to use expert feedback to put their business model on a solid footing and prepare their market entry.
In … →
Investing in cybersecurity, health technology, smart factory and smart city was the focus of the 8th annual, Bavarian-American investors and partnering conference, OktoberINVESTfest.
This half day virtual conference on October 29th … →
Covid-19 has – without question – had a significant impact on both economy and businesses. But the effects are not always negative: German-based medtech company Mecuris set out to digitalize … →
CatalYm, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer immunotherapies, today announced the closing of its EUR 50 million Series-B financing round. The financing was led by Vesalius Biocapital III and joined … →
As the pandemic wears on and shifts in the acceptance of home office and remote work find greater resonance in Germany and Europe, Silicon Valley’s storied ecosystem of fledgling start-ups, … →
The real estate sector is one of Europe’s most important industries, but still largely lagging behind on digital maturity. Munich-based casavi GmbH set out in 2015 to change this by … →
About one third of all produced food is wasted along the value chain. Using modern technology however enables us to reduce food waste in one of the most essential areas … →
Wind turbine rotor blades play a key role in the pursuit of a lower cost of wind energy. In recent years, wind turbine producers have achieved immense progress in innovative … →
A requirement for successfully scaling up an IT business model is an innovative technology with a noticeable impact. In modern industrial enterprises, hundreds – if not thousands – of IT … →
The time has finally come: Munich’s public utilities company (“Stadtwerke München”) and five cooperation partners – among them Ismaning-based THEVA – have the green light to start development and testing … →
Issue #2
The best ideas are created in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – that is especially true for Bavaria with its large number of SMEs in many different sectors. Bayern Innovativ, … →
The Sydney-based start-up Tiliter, founded in 2017, is a global pioneer in the recognition of products without barcodes. With the help of artificial intelligence, Tiliter’s technology enables the precise identification … →
Invest in Bavaria, the business promotion agency of the State of Bavaria recorded 125 successful inward investment projects in 2019. The overriding force for many of these projects was the … →
To drive innovation together and get access to production-related technologies, three family-owned companies Hirschvogel, MAX AICHER and HOERBIGER joined forces and established FASTTRACK, a project-oriented accelerator … →
It is always a testament to the technology when a start-up is able to secure a substantial financing round. In March, Blickfeld was able to do so: The Munich-based LiDAR … →
ChromoTek is a pioneer as well as a global market and product leader in the development and commercialization of reliable, high-quality research reagents.
Based in Martinsried near Munich in Germany, … →
wealthpilot, a FinTech start-up based in Munich and Graz, has achieved several milestones in its growth journey. wealthpilot develops and provides a software-as-a-service platform for “hybrid wealth advisory”.
The software supports … →
SimScale, based in Munich, Germany, launched the world’s first production-ready SaaS application for engineering simulation in 2012. This spring, SimScale again shook up the industry by allowing teams to scale … →
It is estimated that millions of patients get infected during hospital stays (also referred to as healthcare-associated infections – HAIs), every year. Many of these infections have fatal and costly … →
Issue #1
ProGlove – a fitting brand name for Workaround GmbH, one of Bavaria’s many exciting start-up ventures. After all, the company is all about gloves – but very special gloves: Gloves … →
numares, based in Regensburg, Germany, is an innovative diagnostics company that applies machine learning to metabolic data to develop analytical tests for high-throughput use in clinical diagnostics and life science … →
Finding the most innovative start-ups in the field of robotics and urban mobility in the Asia-Pacific region was the aim of an initiative launched by Schaeffler Japan. Meanwhile, Schaeffler Germany … →
Valuable support is what the BayStartUP investor network provides in preparation for financing rounds, for example through financing coaching or organizing investor conferences such as “VentureCon Bavaria”. At the latest … →
In August, Immunic, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing oral therapies for the treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, has been awarded a grant by the German Federal … →
