innovation network

UK-based innovation network to address environmental challenges

An innovation network, named KTN, has launched a new strategy to address some of Britain’s greatest environmental and societal challenges. The UK’s largest innovation network,...
biotech innovation

CEBINA: biotech innovation in the fight against COVID-19

Eszter Nagy, CEO and founder of CEBINA, speaks about the multifaceted activities of the Central European Biotech Incubator and Accelerator, which has joined the...
seaweed-based bioplastics

Sustainable innovation – the rise of seaweed-based bioplastics in Europe

The raw materials used in bioplastics compete for land and resources with food crops, however the development of seaweed-based bioplastics can offer a solution...
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser

Treating women with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome

The Innovation Platform spoke to Professor Sara Brucker, Executive Medical Director of the Department of Women's Health at the University Hospital and Faculty of...
methane on Mars

The mystery surrounding methane on Mars

Dr Scot Rafkin, Programme Director at Southwest Research Institute, describes the puzzling, putative observations of methane on Mars and the importance of that gas...
Europe's recovery from COVID-19

Artificial Intelligence – assisting Europe’s recovery from COVID-19

The Innovation Platform spoke to DIGITALEUROPE’s Director General, Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, about Artificial Intelligence's (AI) role in assisting Europe's recovery from COVID-19. Artificial intelligence (AI) is...
European infrastructure

EuroStruct – bridging European infrastructure needs

EuroStruct President, Professor José C Matos, spoke to The Innovation Platform about the use of sensors (and other technologies) in bridge assessments, the importance...
European Strategy for Particle Physics

UK priorities and the European Strategy for Particle Physics

The Executive Chair of the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Professor Mark Thomson, discusses the recent update to the European Strategy for...
tumour formation

New AI tool can further our understanding of tumour formation

A new Artificial Intelligence-based technology can help researchers better understand tumour formation and unravel cell signalling in response to cancer treatment. Scientists at the Institute...
energy innovators

EIT InnoEnergy offers €7.3m to energy innovators during COVID-19

EIT InnoEnergy will mobilise €7.3m in funding to support energy innovators during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing start-ups to maintain existing operations and capitalise on...