In addition to the direct financial support in form of vouchers for Customised Solution Innovation and Prototyping, DIGI-B-CUBE supports the companies that benefitted from its funding by bringing them to big international events where they can commercialise their products and meet relevant stakeholders.

In October 2021, four of the SMEs that received funding from DIGI-B-CUBE participated in the GITEX Technology Week in Dubai, the World’s Largest Enterprise & Government Technology Event. These startups were AlteriaAutomation, FlexSight, PandaWhale and Pixelabs. They had the opportunity to present their ideas and managed to obtain excellent results, such as invitations for acceleration programmes in the United Arab Emirates, private investment processes, B2B collaborations and potential R&D projects.

Last week, DIGI-B-CUBE financed a mission to Boston for the SLAS2022 International Conference and Exhibition, a premier must-attend conference dedicated to life sciences discovery and laboratory automation, hosted by the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening. This time, The DIGI-B-CUBE delegation included 13 beneficiaries from different European countries:

– BIOND Solutions BV (Bi/ond), The Netherlands

– DataHow AG, Switzerland

– IMcoMET, The Netherlands

– Integrated Systems Engineering Srl, Italy

– KML VISION, Austria

– Loopdx, Spain

– NORGANOID, Austria

– Omnigen BV, The Netherlands

– Respiro BV, The Netherlands

– SG Papertronics B.V., The Netherlands

– ShanX Medtech BV, The Netherlands

– Sophion Bioscience A/S, Denmark

– Think Biosolution, Ireland

These startups had the opportunity to showcase their latest products and services, network and share scientific content to a diverse audience of scientists, researchers, engineers and technology professionals from around the world while getting inspired by new ideas and connections.

Testimonials from SLAS2022

“There is a lot of technology around, which I think it is very useful for our industry”.

Pasquale de Blasio – Integrated System Engineering srl

“SLAS provide us the the chance to talk with possible partners, customers and suppliers, not only in the conference itself but also outside”

Gaio Nikolas – Bi/ond

“It is wonderful to meet all these people (…) and build new relationships and collaborations”

Koushik Kumar Nundy- Think Biosolution

“Thank you very much for having us on the trip and giving us the opportunity to participate on your mission! I had the opportunity to meet some very promising industry contacts.”

Siegfried Schwarz – KML Vision GmbH

“I sincerely enjoyed every single bit of the trip and I managed to build a lot of partnerships, and bridges with either other delegates or people I met at the conference and beyond. Therefore, I can say that the trip has been very constructive to us.”

Sophia E.Shanko-ShanXMedtech BV

DIGI-B-CUBE Final Conference and Consortium Meeting will take place in the context of the Health Valley Event (HIVE) 2022 at the event venue.

HVE is the place to be in the Netherlands to meet everyone involved in innovations, science and business in Life Sciences and Health. Past editions of the event attracted more than 1,200 visitors each year.

In 2022, HVE will take place on 15 March – 17 March 2022 in hybrid form: onsite in Pathé Nijmegen (Netherlands) with an online event programme.

DIGI-B-CUBE Final Conference and Consortium Meeting will be held on March 15 at the event venue.

DIGI-B-CUBE beneficiaries will have the chance to present their project during pitching sessions on March 16 with the following draft agenda:

AGENDA

On March 16 and 17, DIGI-B-CUBE will also have a booth for companies to presents their technologies.

More details about DIGI-B-CUBE activities at the Health Valley Event 2022 will be released soon.

Check out more information about the Health Valley Event 2022 at: https://www.healthvalleyevent.com/

On February 6^th – 9^th, DIGI-B-CUBE organised a mission to SLAS2022 International Conference and Exhibition, in Boston, United States of America (USA).

The DIGI-B-CUBE delegation included 13 beneficiaries from different European countries (see full list below).  This activity was part of the follow-up support provided to the companies that received funding from DIGI-B-CUBE.

During the mission, we had the chance to witness innovation in the making – new strategic relationships, networking activities, company presentations and a truly motivated group of DIGI-B-CUBE beneficiaries who travelled to Boston for SLAS 2022. The DIGI-B-CUBE team is very pleased with the results of this mission!

The SLAS 2022 International Conference and Exhibition is the premier must-attend conference dedicated to life sciences discovery and laboratory automation. SLAS2022 offered technology providers the opportunity to showcase their latest products and services, network and share scientific content to a diverse audience of scientists, researchers, engineers and technology professionals from around the world.

List of attendees:

• BIOND Solutions BV (Bi/ond), The Netherlands
• DataHow AG, Switzerland
• IMcoMET BV, The Netherlands
• Integrated Systems Engineering srl, Italy
• KML Vision GmbH, Austria
• Loopdx, Spain
• NORGANOID, Austria
• Omnigen BV, The Netherlands
• Respiro B.V., The Netherlands
• SG Papertronics, The Netherlands
• ShanX Medtech BV, The Netherlands
• Sophion Bioscience, Denmark
• Think Biosolution Limited, Ireland

Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming DIGI-B-CUBE opportunities!

DIGI-B-CUBE keeps supporting its beneficiaries through follow-up coaching activities, this time in Dubai.

On 17-21 October 2021, four of the SMEs that received funding from DIGI-B-CUBE participated to the GITEX Technology Week, the World’s Largest Enterprise & Government Technology Event.

These startups were AlteriaAutomation, FlexSight, PandaWhale and Pixelabs. They had the opportunity to present their ideas and managed to obtain excellent results, including:

• 2 invitations for acceleration programmes in the United Arab Emirates;
• 2 private investment processes initiated;
• 4 B2B collaborations;
• 3 potential R&D projects;
• 2 potential acceleration opportunities;
• 1 potential investments.

On DIGI-B-CUBE behalf, we would like to thank all the participants and our hosts for such an inspiring event.

If you want to see the highlights of GITEX 2021 Edition, please visit: https://gitex.com/show-highlights/

DIGI-B-CUBE keeps offering assistance to its beneficiaries by financing a mission to the “SLAS2022, the 11th International Annual SLAS Conference and Exhibition”. In fact, this activity is part of the follow-up support provided to the companies that received funding from DIGI-B-CUBE.

The event will take place in-person in Boston, MA, USA, but with a hybrid component for those wishing to assist online. It will start on the 5th of February of 2022 and will last until the 9th of February 2022.

The SLAS 2022 International Conference and Exhibition is the premier must-attend conference dedicated to life sciences discovery and laboratory automation. SLAS2022 will offer technology providers the opportunity to showcase their latest products and services, network and share scientific content to a diverse audience of scientists, researchers, engineers and technology professionals from around the world.

More information at: https://www.slas.org/events-calendar/slas2022-international-conference-and-exhibition/

This week the DIGI-B-CUBE consortium met at Oslo Cancer Cluster for a project consortium meeting. The partners were thrilled to have the opportunity to meet face-to-face again! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some partners joined the meeting virtually.

From the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) side, the Project Advisors Mrs. Milena Stoyanova and Mr. Gerry Renders were present at the meeting in Olso.

During the meeting, all parties involved highlighted the importance of supporting and empowering SMEs in their innovation activities.

In  a nutshell,  DIGI-B-CUBE has funded a total of 55 projects, resulting in 2,5 MEUR provided directly to companies to boost development of disruptive techsolutions and healthtech innovations across Europe.

On 29 September 2021, the DIGI-B-CUBE project held a 2-hour coaching workshop on the topic of the Horizon Europe programme and recommendations on the successful development of proposals. The workshop was moderated by the DIGIBCUBE partner SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação with the key expert Francisco Rocha, a senior specialist consultant at SPI.

After the introductory presentation, the fifteen participants and representatives of the European SMEs had a chance to learn more about the specificities of the programme and had a chance to clarify their doubts with the key expert. Within this process, participants demonstrated great interest in the EU funding opportunities and their successful approaches in getting funding to commence or continue with the development of their innovation projects.

The coaching session encouraged a thematic discussion on the topic of interest for SMEs and also helped SMEs learn more about eligibility and relevant calls for SMEs in Horizon Europe. Participants had the chance to learn more about tools and places to identify relevant calls, about the EIC Pathfinder challenges and the EIC Accelerator, amongst other topics.

The next learning opportunity will be on ‘Practical approach to patent search with free tool Espacenet’ on 12 October 2021 at 09:00 AM, CEST. The registration is open and free to anyone at 🔗 https://bit.ly/3CcUBMs

For more information and feedback, please contact us at: omareddin@spi.pt

The project announced the results of the Open Call applications.
16 projects involving 38 SMEs will be funded.

The DIGI-B-CUBE consortium is glad to announce that the second round of voucher applications by SMEs was a full success. In total, 198 applications from a total of 450 unique SMEs were received in this second cut-off date (3^rd February 2020). Applications were received from SMEs based in 35 countries, including all European Union member states and Horizon 2020 associated countries.

In line with the Open Call objectives, SMEs submitted 157 ideas for Customised Solution Innovation Voucher projects and 41 ideas for Prototyping Voucher projects. While the first ones foster cross-sectoral cooperation between SMEs to support joint development of a novel product or service based on an existing proven concept that addresses a digitalization challenge, the later aim at supporting the prototyping or conceptualising of a solution (e.g. with a proof of concept or feasibility study) for a digitalization challenge in the Medical Diagnostics and related value chains.

Detailed results corresponding to deadline 2 of the Open Call can be seen in the figure below.

The huge competition of good and excellent proposals required a strict selection of projects to be funded, based on the evaluation criteria defined in the voucher framework, involving both internal DIGI-B-CUBE reviewers as well as external experts.

In the next few months, 19 SMEs will be granted financial support to implement their Customised Solution Innovation Voucher projects with an overall budget of almost 1 Million Euros. In addition, 19 SMEs with an overall budget of 256 k€ will be financially supported by the DIGI-B-CUBE project to implement their Prototyping Voucher projects.

The full list of projects approved (including the companies involved and the countries of origin) can be found here:

The project team thanks all applicants that contributed to this success story with their participation.

About the project

DIGI-B-CUBE project, funded under the European Union´s Horizon 2020 Programme, aims to unlock the cross-sectoral collaborative potential of SMEs by combining novel Digital Technologies with the Bioimaging-Biosensing-Biobanking industries. The project will support development and delivery of new market sensitive disruptive technologies and key digital innovations to reconfigure patient-centred diagnostics towards a Health Economy 4.0.

The project offers direct financial support up to €60,000 per SME from relevant sectors including healthcare, medicine, biotech, biopharma, IT, robotics, automation, electronics, and nanotech. It supports digital innovations and solutions for the reconfiguration of the Medical Diagnostics and related value chains towards a Health Economy 4.0 with a special focus on Biobanking, Bioimaging, Biosensing and related industries.

🔗Project website: https://digibcube.eu  

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