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The road to success for the electric car
A year ago, the media reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had caused a significant reduction in CO2 emissions thanks to the various stages of confinement in all major cities around the world. In fact, the decrease in activity led to a 5% reduction in global carbon dioxide gas emissions when compared to the previous year. (...)
Aug 16, 2021
Why corporate innovation trends mean opportunities for all
The term ‘corporate innovation’ has become a staple of today’s business world—and understandably so. Even as far back as 2010, 84% of executives cited corporate innovation as ‘extremely or very important to their companies’ growth strategy.’ In the time since then, the focus on innovation has not wavered. If anything, it’s become even more crucial (...)
Jul 22, 2021
Digital technology: making healthcare more personal for everyone
Digital health is so much more than just booking a doctor’s appointment online. With exponential advances in technology, as well as the need for remote healthcare and accelerated digitisation of medical systems during the COVID-19 pandemic, digitally enabled healthcare is quickly becoming a reality.   This trend will redefine the way we connect with healthcare (...)
Jul 22, 2021
Innovation Directors Breakfast at 4YFN Barcelona 2021
We’re organizing an Innovation Directors Breakfast at 4YFN Barcelona 2021. Join us at MWCapital area at 4YFN – Hall 2 (2E27). Meeting of corporate innovation directors for engagement and networking, where they will be able to discuss their innovative ambitions and current challenges, as well as the latest advances in technologies that potentially can respond (...)
Jun 29, 2021
Why digitalising supply chains is key to business success
We are living in an era defined by constant change and unpredictability. And as we catapult towards Industry 4.0, companies increasingly face the need to digitally transform their supply chain or risk falling behind.   Today’s supply chains are incredibly complex, but they’re also fragile. Largely composed of a series of fragmented steps, they have (...)
May 13, 2021
Do we go ‘all in’ on autonomous vehicles?
Anybody working in technology knows that new tech doesn’t simply transition smoothly from science fiction to science fact. There are always challenges and setbacks to overcome; ideas that don’t translate from concept to prototype, insufficient funding or a lack of faith in the innovation from outside. New technology, even before it sees the harsh light (...)
Mar 31, 2021
If we can’t stop generating waste, we must find more ways to use it
As recently as 2018, around half of all municipal solid waste generated in the United States went to landfill. That represents an astounding 146.2 million tons of waste in just a single year, for a single country. Changing attitudes to sustainable urban living mean that landfill is increasingly seen as undesirable, and space for landfill (...)
Mar 9, 2021
The strongest link: deep tech and the supply chain
The potential of deep tech lies in its ability to make genuine and practical improvements to people’s lives. Many of the start-ups born in our tech transfer hotbed are already disrupting their industries and turning possibility into reality.   Deep tech has been described as a technology that isn’t focused on end-user services, such as (...)
Feb 16, 2021
How AI is changing the state of healthcare
The use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector has already brought about positive changes such as cost reduction, improved consumer engagement and automated workflow. With the rapid growth of AI technology and the importance of tech transfer in the medical and pharmaceutical fields, it is expected that AI will become an indispensable part of (...)
Jan 27, 2021
Deep-tech Innovation and the Agri-Food Sector
By 2050, 68% of the projected 9.9 billion people in the world will be living in urban areas according to the UN, and feeding this growing population is among the top concerns of our time. But current farming and agricultural practices are inefficient, unsustainable and often ethically dubious. As the world changes, the agri-food sector (...)
Jan 13, 2021