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Analysis | Health | 26 Jun

20 Spanish healthtech companies to watch

Spanish healthtech is booming, with big acquisitions and new funding sources.

Analysis | Fintech | 24 Jun

Fintech sector grapples with Wirecard fallout

Europe's fintech sector relies heavily on scandal-hit Wirecard. The risks are limited — but there's still panic in the air.

Analysis | Policy | 23 Jun

How Europe can dominate the next decade of tech

Europe can leverage its expertise in frontier tech, its powerful institutions and its ability to attract talent.

Analysis | Funding | 19 Jun

Why it’s not too early to think about an IPO

Think an IPO is a million miles away for your startup or scaleup? Think again.

Analysis | Travel | 18 Jun

Meet the Valencian startup taking on Richard Branson in the Hyperloop race

Valencia-based Zeleros recently scored €7m to get its nose in front of the Hyperloop race.

Analysis | Deeptech | 17 Jun

Building a utopian Martian village in the Californian desert

Interstellar Lab is building a prototype Mars settlement in California to research living on the red planet. Tourists could go for $6,000 a week.

News | Coronavirus | 10 Jun

IDnow in immunity passport talks with the UK government

The German company's technology, already used to verify fintech customers, could be used to identify those who have recovered from Covid-19.

News | Government | 10 Jun

French tracking app tops one million downloads

StopCovid launched on June 2. Since then, France’s app for tracing the spread of coronavirus has been installed on more than 1m phones.

Interview | Coronavirus | 9 Jun

Startups can re-invent the post-pandemic world, says Armenian president

President Armen Sarkissian talks tech startups, reinventing the world and his idea for a club of small nations.

Interview | Science | 5 Jun

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

Could this be Europe's equivalent to the US Defence department's DARPA?

News | Startup Life | 4 Jun

94% of VC-backed startups are going to survive Covid

Station F’s ecosystem survey looks at how startups are coping with coronavirus. The answer is: mostly well.

Analysis | Robotics | 29 May

Delivery robots thrive in the coronavirus lockdown

Estonian companies Starship and Cleveron have rolled out a ballet corps of smart robots to help in coronatimes.

Analysis | Fintech | 28 May

Digital banks vs high-street players: A battle for speed

A new study shows a number of incumbents are catching up with digital banks on user experience.

An illustration of how the French StopCovid virus tracking app works.

News | Government | 27 May

French tracking app faces moment of truth

France is getting ready to launch its own virus tracking software. But there’s no guarantee a “made in France” app will win over parliament — or the French.

Analysis | Education | 26 May

Edtech’s biggest threat? Kids

As coronavirus has forced classrooms around the world to move online, kids are getting creative in trying to sabotage lessons

Analysis | Hiring and workforce | 25 May

Developers still kings and queens of tech jobs through Covid

Developers remain in high demand. Furloughed staff from sales to human resources are enrolling into coding bootcamps to spice up their resumes.