No invention has changed the world quite like the printing press. Initially developed in China and then later commercialized in Europe by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1400s, the printing press revolutionized society through mass production of the printed word. Today, a company in western Poland has been developing a manufacturing process that aims to make […]
What is community and how do you sustain it? It was these fundamental questions that brought Severin Matusek and Kristoffer Tjalve together in 2017 to launch co-matter. Today, co-matter is a global network that examines the foundations of community, and how communities can be sustained across organizations, spaces and geographies. Based both in Copenhagen and […]
On June 11th, the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and Health 2.0 Europe Conference kicks off in Helsinki, Finland. One of the world’s most preeminent digital health and medtech events, the event showcases some of the world’s leading innovations at the forefront of healthcare. One of this year’s exhibitors and featured companies is hometown […]
Just off of Charlottenstraße and not far from Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin’s Mitte stands a nondescript bar and cafe. From the outside, along a strip of storefronts that includes both a balloon store and the discount grocery Lidl, the cafe is easy to overlook. But once inside, if you go up a few stairs and […]
Radiotherapy is one of the leading techniques used to stop the growth and spread of cancer, which today is the second leading cause of death in Europe. While being effective for many types of cancers, radiotherapy treatment can be aggressive, potentially damaging healthy cells and tissues in the area where the treatment is being applied. […]
Following the publication of the ‘Enhanced European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot’ work programme for 2019-20 – which you can find more information about here – and our podcast interviews with Commissioner Carlos Moedas and former head of Startup Europe, Isidro Laso, we thought it would also be a good idea to interview Caroline Bergaud. Caroline […]
Today in the European Union, between 27 and 36 million people are affected by a rare disease, for which there is often no cure, or limited treatment options. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of clinical trials are taking place worldwide, looking for patients. However, few patients are aware that clinical trials might be […]