# Universities

Meet the JEDI fighting Covid...and for Europe’s tech future
Interview
June 5, 2020
Meet the JEDI fighting Covid...and for Europe’s tech future
Could this be Europe's equivalent to the US Defence department's DARPA?
Marie Mawad in Paris
What's happening to the talent market?
Sifted Talks
May 26, 2020
What's happening to the talent market?
Eight key things for startups and scaleups to know about the European talent market during and after the crisis.
Connor Bilboe
German unicorn Celonis' secret sauce: universities
Interview
February 20, 2020
German unicorn Celonis' secret sauce: universities
Celonis is valued at over $2.5bn — but the deeptech company which started as a university project still relishes its research roots.
Catherine Treyz in Berlin
"You need to know where the bodies are buried"
Interview
February 4, 2020
"You need to know where the bodies are buried"
Christina Wallace, entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, on how to hack corporate red tape and get innovation ideas through.
Kimberly Eynon
What Europe needs to survive the quantum wars
Interview
January 9, 2020
What Europe needs to survive the quantum wars
Is quantum just another technological leap that will leave Europe on the side of the road?
Marie Mawad in Paris
Why startups are relocating to Lisbon and what they’re finding behind the hype
Places
January 3, 2020
Why startups are relocating to Lisbon and what they’re finding behind the hype
Three founders tell us why they moved their companies to the Portuguese capital, and how they feel about it now.
Tim Smith
“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock
Analysis
December 10, 2019
“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock
The chief executive of Europe's 100-year-old unicorn tells founders to stop focusing on profit.
Kitty Knowles
European tech startups break records with $34bn in venture capital funding this year
Analysis
November 21, 2019
European tech startups break records with $34bn in venture capital funding this year
There has been a massive 40% jump in venture capital funding for European startups this year, even as funding for US and Asian startups stagnates. That's just one of the seven key takeaways from Atomico's State of European Tech report.
Kim Darrah
Top 10 UK universities for turning research into businesses
Analysis
November 14, 2019
Top 10 UK universities for turning research into businesses
A new "research to riches" ranking places The Queen’s University of Belfast in first place for the number of spinout companies.
Kim Darrah
How to hire like a unicorn
Analysis
November 4, 2019
How to hire like a unicorn
Billion-dollar "unicorn" tech companies are more likely to have someone in their leadership team with no degree than lower valued ones. How come?
Kim Darrah
University launches DeepMind scholarship to get more women into AI
News
October 25, 2019
University launches DeepMind scholarship to get more women into AI
Tuition fees and living costs will be funded by the Google-owned research lab.
Sam Shead
Europe’s killer nanobot startups are taking on cancer
Analysis
August 26, 2019
Europe’s killer nanobot startups are taking on cancer
“Our nanobots could be packaged in pills."
Kitty Knowles
Gen Z want to be founders but can’t name a single role model
Opinion
August 12, 2019
Gen Z want to be founders but can’t name a single role model
Gen Z want to be entrepreneurs but struggle to name founders who inspire them. Those who can, cite old-school blokes like Alan Sugar or Richard Branson.
Maija Palmer
“We must stop tech platforms from distracting us by design”
Analysis
July 29, 2019
“We must stop tech platforms from distracting us by design”
James Williams, the former Google employee and author of Stand Out of Our Light, says we need to win back control of our attention from big tech
Thomas Moller-Nielsen
Europe's skeleton tech startups are 3D printing real bones
Analysis
May 22, 2019
Europe's skeleton tech startups are 3D printing real bones
Tech can rebuild you.
Kitty Knowles
Delft's RoboValley attracts machine startups
Analysis
May 21, 2019
Delft's RoboValley attracts machine startups
EJ Lugt, managing director of the YES!Delft incubator says entrepreneurial activity is increasing but founders need to be more ambitious.
Maija Palmer
Draw the internet: the web as seen by the world’s school children
Opinion
May 6, 2019
Draw the internet: the web as seen by the world’s school children
Here's what happens when you ask 30 school children to draw the internet.
Dries De Roeck
Labstep wants to solve the research reproducibility crisis
Analysis
May 1, 2019
Labstep wants to solve the research reproducibility crisis
Step into the science lab: a world swiftly being taken over by smart hardware but where researchers still make notes on paper. Doh.
Carly Minsky
How the CERN physics lab is supercharging European startups
Analysis
April 17, 2019
How the CERN physics lab is supercharging European startups
The world's biggest physics lab runs startup accelerators all over Europe. But turning science into business isn't much easier than finding the God particle.
Carly Minsky
Insider View: Zurich's cool tech collaborators
Analysis
March 21, 2019
Insider View: Zurich's cool tech collaborators
Zurich is a melting pot for tech startups and big corporates, with gorgeous mountains to boot.
Kitty Knowles
"Ditch the group photo on International Women's day"
Opinion
March 7, 2019
"Ditch the group photo on International Women's day"
This International Women’s Day, a photo of your female co-workers doesn’t go far enough, says iZettle's Sarah Long.
Sarah Long
Adia: My miscarriages exposed an unmet healthtech market
Opinion
February 15, 2019
Adia: My miscarriages exposed an unmet healthtech market
Founder Lina Chan is running pilots to link Adia to better mental health — and healthier pregnancies.
Kitty Knowles

# Universities

Meet the JEDI fighting Covid...and for Europe’s tech future

What's happening to the talent market?

German unicorn Celonis' secret sauce: universities

"You need to know where the bodies are buried"

What Europe needs to survive the quantum wars

Why startups are relocating to Lisbon and what they’re finding behind the hype

“Forget the money, startups” says chief executive of German unicorn Otto Bock

European tech startups break records with $34bn in venture capital funding this year

Top 10 UK universities for turning research into businesses

How to hire like a unicorn

University launches DeepMind scholarship to get more women into AI

Europe’s killer nanobot startups are taking on cancer

Gen Z want to be founders but can’t name a single role model

“We must stop tech platforms from distracting us by design”

Europe's skeleton tech startups are 3D printing real bones

Delft's RoboValley attracts machine startups

Draw the internet: the web as seen by the world’s school children

Labstep wants to solve the research reproducibility crisis

How the CERN physics lab is supercharging European startups

Insider View: Zurich's cool tech collaborators

"Ditch the group photo on International Women's day"

Adia: My miscarriages exposed an unmet healthtech market