EU
Projects
We team up with innovation players in Cyprus and Europe
in competitive projects funded by the European Commission
Cyprus Seeds is a partner in the PHAETHON Center of Excellence, alongside UCY, the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Groningen. Its role and responsibility as the innovation partner are to undertake the setup of the Innovation Hub and the Technology Transfer Office of the Center and promote the entrepreneurial mindset and skills of the scientists working under this project and beyond.
PHAETHON Centre of Excellence is being established through the eponymous Teaming for Excellence Horizon Europe project, representing the evolution and upgrade of the University of Cyprus FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy, towards a world-class autonomous Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence (CoE).
The Centre aims to serve as a catalyst for excellence in the energy field, focusing on the development of solutions and applications that can address a wide range of contemporary global energy challenges. Driven by the timely energy transition and prevailing climate change challenges, the Research and Innovation (R&I) focus of PHAETHON CoE is on intelligent, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions, aligned to the European Green Deal priorities. This remit places PAHETHON CoE at the heart of the energy ecosystem in Cyprus, the surrounding region, and worldwide, to ensure a more sustainable and secure energy future.
DiGiNN is a one-stop-shop for all companies and public sector organisations, providing for them, an end-to-end experience in their digitisation journey. That includes coaching and mentoring by reputable experts, access to the most advanced infrastructure and facilities, support to find investment, as well as networking and access to innovation ecosystems. To achieve this, the project gathers the local champions in digital technologies and partners them with national industrial representation bodies and sectoral associations. Blending in are the most active incubators, whose mission is to nurture innovative start-ups in the early stages of commercialisation and support them in terms of upskilling, networking, and accessing funds for further development.
DiGiNN themes include:
- artificial intelligence
- high performance computing
- cybersecurity
- advanced digital technologies
Cyprus Seeds role as a partner in this EU project, is to connect SMEs and startups with investors and create networking opportunities through events.
EU funding & forward - looking partnerships
We aim to foster meaningful partnerships in the space of innovation, start-ups and commercialization of scientific research. Our core competencies in mentoring, training and connecting scientific teams with the marketplace are the cornerstone of impactful partnerships.