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The fastest-growing spinout teams in Europe

Europe has some of the best technical universities in the world — from ETH Zurich and UCL to Oxford and TUM — here are the companies they’ve spun out that are hiring the most

Tom Nugent

5 min read

University spinouts typically have their foundations in deep science — think drug discovery, nuclear energy, robotics — which means that when it comes to scaling up, finding the right operational talent can be an uphill battle.

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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers robotics, chips and university spinouts. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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