#Funding

Securing funding for deep tech hardware startups in Europe represents a unique set of challenges, often requiring a strategic pivot from purely academic research to commercial productization. While founders frequently leverage various non-dilutive grants across Europe to finance early feasibility studies, the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator stands out as …

Securing the initial grant for a deep tech instrument is a monumental achievement in academic research. However, researchers and Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) frequently encounter a critical and often under-discussed challenge once the prototype is built: funding the ongoing maintenance, calibration, and iterative improvement of complex hardware. The gap between …

The Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale, originally developed by NASA, is a ubiquitous framework in university tech transfer. While the scale runs from 1 to 9, any experienced Technology Transfer Office (TTO) knows that the journey is not linear. There is a specific, treacherous segment of this path where most …