100 Science Start-ups to Watch
We are presenting the Falling Walls Venture TOP 100 start-ups 2026, nominated by renowned institutions, evaluated by our esteemed Advisory Board.
Falling Walls Venture is an international pitch competition for founders who have successfully turned science into business. Our 25 finalists, invited to pitch at the Falling Walls Science Summit on 6 November, will be announced on 11 August.
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Company | Cluster | Country | Founded | Stage | Nominated by |
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We are developing an inhaled drug to treat inflammatory lung diseases and respiratory infections such as bronchiectasis, COPD, and asthma. Our product is a protein delivered directly to the lungs to reduce inflammation and improve quality of life. | Health | Germany | 2021 | Series A | SPRIND |
Donated livers have hours before they're used or discarded. Apersys keeps them alive for days — saving organs and patients, while creating an unprecedented platform for drug testing, gene therapy, and regenerative medicine. | Health | Switzerland | 2024 | Series A | ETH Zürich |
We develop a post‑fabrication tuning process that corrects frequency errors in superconducting quantum chips (like tuning a guitar, but we tune QPUs). The method improves yield and scalability by adjusting Josephson junctions after manufacturing. | Engineering | Sweden | 2025 | Pre-Seed | Chalmers Ventures |
We use ultrasound-responsive nanoparticles to transform existing antibiotics. Activated by clinical ultrasound, they explode to shatter protective bacterial shields and eradicate chronic infections, replacing surgery once and for all. | Health | United Kingdom | 2025 | Seed | Conception X |
AVaTAR MedTech develops surgical devices for growth-adaptive heart valve repair in pediatric and adult patients, using the patient’s own tissue and avoiding the need for anticoagulation therapy. | Health | Argentina | 2023 | Seed | OncoPrecision |
AY Sensors is developing semiconductor crystal X-ray detectors. We are audaciously aiming to radiation dose by up to 90%, to remove the CT Dilemma, enabling clinicians to image more frequently and confidently without compromising patient safety. | Health | Canada | 2022 | Pre-Seed | University of Victoria |
BioBlends develops gas-based bio-preservatives that protect food from spoilage using natural antifungal compounds produced by bacteria, helping manufacturers extend shelf life and reduce food waste without chemical additives. | Sustainability | Argentina | 2024 | Seed | GRIDX |
Think of it like a CCTV for your heart, but coin-sized and comfortable to wear. It continuously monitors your heart health and alerts on abnormal changes. For cardiac patients, the elderly, or anyone wanting regular home heart checks. | Health | Hong Kong | 2025 | Seed | The University of Hong Kong |
Blueprint Biomed delivers the new standard of care for bone regeneration with stand-alone, resorbable implants. Our off-the-shelf solution eliminates the need for bone harvesting, optimizing surgery, maximizing patient safety, and cost-efficiency. | Health | Germany | 2025 | Pre-Seed | UnternehmerTUM |
Bonescreen is building radiology-native screening infrastructure to prevent silent chronic diseases. Our flagship, SpineQ, identifies patients at high risk of osteoporotic fractures and moves them into treatment and follow-up without extra scans. | Health | Germany | 2022 | Seed | TUM ForTe – Office for Research and Innovation |
Brineworks’ core technology is its electrolyzer, which pulls CO₂ directly out of the air using electricity and salt water. The same machine also makes green hydrogen, the second critical building block for clean fuels. | Sustainability | Netherlands | 2023 | Seed | University of California Davis |
We create tiny human tissue models on chips to test how drugs really work in the body. This helps replace unreliable animal testing, so medicines can be developed faster, cheaper, and with better chances of success. | Health | Germany | 2023 | Seed | Potsdam Science Park |
MitraMag is a biodegradable implant that repairs a leaking heart valve while delivering local antibacterial therapy. It gradually dissolves and is replaced by natural tissue, reducing infection risk and avoiding permanent implants. | Health | Austria | 2026 | Pre-Seed | Medical University of Vienna |
We address the gap in care for stroke survivors post-discharge through a non-invasive, continuous outpatient monitoring device for early stroke detection. We help get survivors to the hospital early to decrease the severity of a recurrent stroke. | Health | United States of America | 2024 | Pre-Seed | New York University |
CARTemis develops personalized immune cell therapies designed to eliminate hard-to-treat cancers by revealing a new targeting mechanism to strike both the tumor and its surrounding defense network, ensuring a more durable cure for patients. | Health | Germany | 2023 | Seed | JUNI |
CellRep uses AI-discovered small molecules to rejuvenate exhausted T cells during CAR-T cancer therapy manufacturing—a 6.6x improvement in cancer-fighting ability without gene editing. The same approach opens a new front in longevity medicine. | Health | Colombia | 2024 | Pre-Seed | GRIDX |
CellX develops bacterial solutions to break down PFAS in water and soil, offering a sustainable alternative to incineration. Using selected microbes we destroy these toxic substances on-site, enabling cleaner, more cost-efficient pollution treatment | Sustainability | Switzerland | 2024 | Seed | ETH Zurich |
CheckEye is an AI platform that detects diabetic retinopathy and 50+ chronic diseases from a retinal photo taken in 3 minutes by non-medical staff at a pharmacy or clinic — no specialist needed | Health | Ukraine | 2022 | Seed | BioRN Life Science Cluster Management |
We developed tumor-activated Trojan-horse peptides that kills cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue, overcoming key limits of current therapies. The peptides are adaptable on tumor types and patients for a safer and highly personalized oncology. | Health | Italy | 2025 | Seed | University of Padova |
C STAR converts carbon dioxide and hydrogen into drop‑in sustainable fuels using a simple containerized platform, enabling on‑demand, on‑site production. This allows to break the reliance on global fuel supply monopolies across industry sectors. | Sustainability | South Africa | 2022 | Pre-Seed | University of Cape Town |
Dandelion is building a small device that reads the chemical "fingerprint" of a drop of biological fluid (like blood or urine) and uses AI to detect signs of disease, drug effects, or toxicity. Think of it as a universal scanner for biology | Health | Denmark | 2025 | Pre-Seed | BioInnovation Institute |
Endometriosis is a disease affecting 1 out of 10 women, which is currently mainly diagnosed through surgery. We're building a self-sampling diagnostic test for endometriosis using menstrual blood - the first of its kind globally. | Health | Austria | 2024 | Seed | eQventure |
Differential Bio combines AI and lab robotics to optimize how microbes grow and produce valuable ingredients, powering the shift to abundant, bio-based manufacturing across food, materials, and chemicals. | Engineering | Germany | 2023 | Pre-Seed | Carbon13 |
DropCode is building the experimental engine for AI-native biology. We generate the functional data biology needs to create better enzymes, medicines and bio-products. | Health | United Kingdom | 2024 | Pre-Seed | FoodLabs |
EnAcuity's software turns standard keyhole-surgery video into a live, colour-coded map of tissue blood flow and oxygen levels using cameras hospitals already own, so any theatre can adopt it without new hardware. | Health | United Kingdom | 2023 | Seed | Imperial Enterprise Lab |
Our AI Digital Twin uses smart sensors to predict physical breakdowns before they happen. We help athletes and fragile patients avoid injuries by identifying invisible biomechanical risks 14 days in advance. Science-driven mobility protection. | Engineering | United States of America | 2022 | Seed | Open Startup International |
Evoralis develops powerful enzymes that break down mixed and blended textiles into their original building blocks. Our goal is to make it possible to enable recycling for the fashion industry become truly sustainable and circular. | Sustainability | United Kingdom | 2021 | Series A | Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge |
Over 80% of cancer treatments fail. exalt® provides a rapid test that identifies the most effective therapy for each patient by testing drugs directly on their tumor cells. This enables faster, more precise, and personalized treatment decisions. | Health | Austria | 2024 | Pre-Seed | Medical University of Vienna |
ExoMatter accelerates materials innovation with AI. We combine a software platform for data-driven materials R&D with tailored co-development projects that help R&D teams solve complex materials challenges faster and more efficiently. | Engineering | Germany | 2022 | Pre-Seed | Bloomhaus |
Hospitals generate huge amounts of patient data, but it sits scattered across dozens of disconnected systems and stays unused. Firemetrics brings all of it into one semantic layer that hospitals, researchers, and AI can leverage in real time. | Engineering | Germany | 2021 | Pre-Seed | University Duisburg-Essen |
For industrial manufacturers optimizing bioprocesses through digitization, FluIDect offers advanced sensor technology for immediate, on-site analysis of liquid products. | Engineering | Germany | 2021 | Seed | b.value |
Fusix Biotech is developing a next-generation cancer therapy platform that uses engineered fusogenic biologics to selectively penetrate and destroy aggressive solid tumors that resist current treatments. | Health | Germany | 2022 | Series A | BioRN Life Science Cluster Management |
Galagos is an agentic AI bioinformatician that lets life science researchers analyze complex biological data just by asking in plain language. No coding, no specialist required - they get reproducible results in hours instead of waiting months. | Engineering | Germany | 2021 | Pre-Seed | Maastricht University |
GliTTher develops precision therapies for glioblastoma by targeting the rare, treatment-resistant cells responsible for tumor recurrence. Our unique technology platform identifies these cells without biased marker and finds drugs that eliminate them | Health | Germany | 2025 | Pre-Seed | Life Science Factory Management |
Resource extraction is incredibly expensive in Europe due to ultra-high drilling costs in hard rock. We invented a contactless drilling technology using lasers to decrease that cost by 10x and enable competitive Geothermal & mining. | Engineering | Germany | 2025 | Seed | HV Capital |
Air conditioners waste up to 80% of their energy removing humidity from the air. Helix Earth uses NASA tech to pull out moisture before it reaches the AC, cutting energy use by up to 50% and improving indoor air quality without replacing equipment. | Sustainability | United States of America | 2022 | Series A | Argonne National Laboratory |
Homing Therapeutics guides therapeutic cells to the roots of cancer, enabling deeper disease control, reducing relapse with universal applicability across cell types & diseases, thereby offering path toward a genuine cancer cure for patients. | Health | Hong Kong | 2024 | Pre-Seed | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Houdini Bio is unlocking the performance of modern medicine. Using our leading DNA x AI platform, we are designing features into the very DNA of these medicines to make them more effective, safe, durable and accessible to patients globally. | Health | United Kingdom | 2025 | Pre-Seed | SCVC |
ICODOS' patented technology enables a cost-effective production of e-methanol and greater production flexibility, driving the de-fossilization of the shipping and chemical industries. | Sustainability | Germany | 2022 | Series A | Tech for Net Zero |
We develop precision radiopharmaceuticals that 1) treat blood cancers with targeted radiation and 2) monitor if cancer therapies are working. Together, this brings real precision to cancer treatment and improves outcomes. | Health | Germany | 2023 | Seed | TUM ForTe – Office for Research and Innovation |
Infensa Bioscience is developing a new drug to protect the heart and brain from damage during heart attacks and strokes. This treatment works alongside standard care to reduce long‑term injury and improve recovery. | Health | Australia | 2021 | Series A | Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland |
We develop medicine that uses the power of our immune system to make todays untreatable diseases treatable. Our INGp-010X therapeutic restores immune functions in sepsis, a disease leading to more deaths than three most common cancers combined. | Health | Germany | 2025 | Series A | SPRIND |
We are developing an external defibrillator that is truly pocket‑sized, intuitive for anyone to use, and as powerful as today’s professional devices. It is powered with AI, and connects to the user’s phone to automatically alert emergency services. | Health | France | 2023 | Seed | Ecole polytechnique |
InSpacePropulsion Technologies ISPTech provides propulsion solutions for every spacecraft and every mission. The company offers cost-effective, robust and quickly available in-space propulsion solutions based on more than 10 years of R&D at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). | Engineering | Germany | 2023 | Seed | Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft |
iNSyT Solutions develops iNSyT ONE, allowing manufacturers to see and measure thousands of individual nanoparticles in real time instead of relying on bulk averages. It makes nanomaterial quality control faster, far more reliable, and less wasteful. | Engineering | Germany | 2026 | Seed | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
INTU Diagnostics makes molecular diagnostic cartridges that run without lab equipment, electricity or trained staff – delivering lab-grade accuracy as a simple, single-use self-test usable anywhere in the world. | Health | Germany | 2023 | Pre-Seed | Fraunhofer Instititue for Cell Therapy and Immunology |
leitspalt develops multifunctional battery packs based on an aerospace-inspired cooling structure that combines cooling system, inner frame and cell holding into one system, making EV batteries faster, safer, lighter and more cost-efficient. | Engineering | Germany | 2024 | Pre-Seed | RWTH Innovation |
Licube produces ultra-high-purity lithium and lithium isotopes (Li-6 and Li-7) for critical applications in advanced materials and nuclear fusion. It has the only process capable of both refining and separation simultaneously. | Engineering | United States of America | 2024 | Seed | Greentown Labs |
LINEA Innovations develops a safe, neutron-free fusion reactor using proton-boron fuel. Our compact system provides clean, decentralized power without the burden of radioactive waste. | Sustainability | Japan | 2023 | Series A | BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt |
Linque is building programmable silicon photonics based energy-efficient AI infrastructure. Our first product is an all-optical switch for data center networks that has 20x power reduction than conventional ethernet switches. | Engineering | Germany | 2025 | Seed | UnternehmerTUM |
By re-educating the immune system we specifically stop harmful, dysregulated immune cells that cause autoimmune diseases or allergies. Consequently, our therapeutic strategy has the potential to create a new era of advanced treatments. | Health | Austria | 2023 | Seed | BOKU University Vienna |
We build microscopes to measure the stiffness of living cells without damaging them in depth. We sell our microscopes and our software to academia first and later to pharma and cosmetics. | Health | Netherlands | 2026 | Pre-Seed | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
At Lumox, we are developing Rapid PhotoTherapy: a new class of precision cancer therapies that combines drug targeting with local light activation. We can precisely destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. | Health | Netherlands | 2025 | Pre-Seed | BioRN Life Science Cluster Management |
Aquaculture loses billions yearly to disease and inefficiencies. MariHealth uses protein science to deliver precise biological insights, early diagnostics, and novel treatments - building the intelligence layer for a sustainable food system. | Sustainability | South Africa | 2021 | Seed | University of Cape Town |
We are developing a new drug to treat heart failure by targeting its root causes, not just symptoms. Our therapy aims to improve heart function, reduce hospitalizations, and potentially extend patients’ lives. | Health | Germany | 2026 | Series A | Ruhr University Bochum | Worldfactory Start-up Center |
We design specialized photonic chips to replace the large, unscalable optical equipment currently used to build quantum computers. We enable manufacturers to dramatically scale up their quantum systems. | Engineering | United States of America | 2021 | Series A | Argonne National Laboratory |
Monte Caldera Technologies is breaking the wall of slow materials discovery with a physics-native AI -enhanced platform. Our Caldera Engine™ predicts the stability and flow of complex materials in minutes, replacing years of trial-and-error testing | Engineering | Mexico | 2023 | Seed | GRIDX |
Munich Quantum Instruments GmbH makes it possible to detect a single particle of light, called photon. Our technology helps scale the quantum era by enabling the connection of quantum devices worldwide, creating the quantum internet. | Engineering | Germany | 2022 | Seed | Technical University of Munich |
We use cosmic particles to inspect the inside of industrial structures without any radiation sources, shutdowns, or invasive procedures. Think of it as an X-ray, but powered by particles from space. | Engineering | Poland | 2024 | Seed | CERN |
We build AI-powered digital twins of cardiac diseases, one agent per disease, starting with HCM. Based on stem cell-derived microtissues. Our mission: decode the human heart one disease at a time to discover novel cardiovascular therapeutics. | Health | Germany | 2023 | Seed | Life Science Factory Management |
A lab-on-a-chip to empower all healthcare professionals with a compact tool that identifies respiratory infections directly from the breath of patients, in 20 minutes and with the same accuracy as bulky, time-consuming laboratory equipments. | Health | France | 2025 | Pre-Seed | CEA |
NEBULA leverages a unique proprietary physics-driven AI platform to reveal hidden features of disease-related proteins that current methods cannot detect and enable the discovery of new drugs for diseases that are still difficult to treat | Engineering | France | 2024 | Pre-Seed | CNRS |
Nellow is building the next generation of microelectronic chips with ultra low energy consumption, to accelerate artificial intelligence and computing, and to build the physical AI revolution. | Engineering | France | 2024 | Seed | CEA |
Neo uses AI to design mini, custom-built gene editors (one for each disease we target) for safe and effective in vivo cures. Our lead program is a one-time therapy for Parkinson's disease that corrects the underlying genetic driver in the brain. | Health | United States of America | 2022 | Seed | AI Proteins |
NIMBLE has developed the first non-invasive technology to monitor implanted medical devices specifically, like stents, valves or prostheses, detecting complications early and helping doctors prevent life-threatening events before symptoms appear. | Health | Spain | 2022 | Series A | Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute |
Noah Labs Vox is an AI-driven software that detects worsening heart failure by analyzing 10-sec daily voice clips from a smartphone. The patented deep learning algorithm identifies fluid buildup in the lungs up to 21 days before hospitalization. | Health | Germany | 2021 | Series A | Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
Lung cancer kills more people than all other cancers combined because doctors can't match patients to the right treatment. NodeAI augments EBUS-TBNA (the biopsy that guides those decisions) so far more patients get the therapy that works for them. | Health | Canada | 2023 | Seed | The Research Institute of St. Joseph's Hamilton |
NPHarvest recovers value from your wastewater. Our Nutrient Catcher technology, captures up to 90 % of nitrogen and phosphorus from liquid waste streams, e.g. liquid digestate produced by biogas and biomethane plants, to create renewable fertilizers. | Sustainability | Finland | 2023 | Seed | The KAUTE Foundation |
Persperion is developing a painless, touch-based test that reads natural fingertip sweat to measure glucose and other health signals. It aims to make metabolic monitoring as simple, affordable, and accessible as checking your phone. | Health | United States of America | 2022 | Seed | University of California San Diego |
PicoShape develops a 3D micro-fabrication machine that will be smaller and much faster than state of the art machines. This will accelerate development and manufacturing for key technologies in sectors such as photonics, biotech, medical engineering. | Engineering | Germany | 2026 | Pre-Seed | Ruhr University Bochum | Worldfactory Start-up Center |
Planeteers is a climate‑tech company that removes carbon where it matters most. Our scalable technology captures CO₂ directly at emission sources and stores it permanently to turn the tide for a liveable future. | Sustainability | Germany | 2022 | Series A | BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt |
The agriculture of the future needs far more manual work than today, yet farm labor is already scarce and costly. Polybot builds robots that learn by watching humans, starting with autonomous tomato harvesting in greenhouses. | Engineering | Germany | 2025 | Pre-Seed | LBBW Venture Capital |
We develop biodegradable, bio-based superabsorbent materials from natural polymers produced by Antarctic bacteria. Our materials deliver comparable performance at competitive cost while reducing the plastic footprint of products by up to 50%. | Sustainability | Uruguay | 2024 | Pre-Seed | GRIDX |
Porelio develops functionalized porous materials that selectively capture target molecules in complex liquids, enabling one platform to remove forever chemicals such as PFAS from water and recover precious metals like palladium from industry. | Sustainability | Germany | 2025 | Pre-Seed | Science&Startups, Technische Universität Berlin |
POROUS provides a novel diagnostic of osteoporosis and early bone health changes with an AI-guided ultrasound backscatter analysis of cortical bone microstructure | Health | Germany | 2021 | Series A | Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
Think2Switch is an app that transforms consumer brain-sensing headsets, typically used for meditation, into brain-controlled assistive technology. It helps children with severe physical disabilities interact with the world using only their thoughts. | Health | Canada | 2022 | Pre-Seed | Hotchkiss Brain Institute |
Our target-click-treat tech uses a 'scout' vector to find and tag cancer cells. Then we introduce a small radioactive 'strike' molecule that clicks onto the tags, releasing the radiation precisely at the tumour while sparing healthy tissue. | Health | Denmark | 2022 | Series A | University of Copenhagen |
Prospect Biotech develops optical sensing and AI tools to monitor cell health and stress during CAR-T manufacturing, helping biotech companies detect problems earlier, reduce failed batches, and improve therapy quality. | Health | Spain | 2025 | Seed | Asociacion Centro de Investigacion Cooperativa en Nanosciencis CIC Nanogune |
Puray's catheter is the first to actively self-disinfect while inside the body. Visible light continuously eliminates pathogens including resistant strains, preventing catheter-associated infections without antibiotics or resistance risk. | Health | Germany | 2024 | Seed | Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship |
Radical Dot converts unrecyclable mixed plastic waste into essential chemical building blocks. Our Oxolysis process decouples chemical production from feedstock and energy cost. | Sustainability | Germany | 2024 | Pre-Seed | UVC Partners |
Crop diseases cost the global economy over $200Bn each year. Our technology resurrects defeated resistance genes, giving crops the tools to defend themselves. | Sustainability | United Kingdom | 2021 | Series A | Imperial Enterprise Lab |
RNARevive uses RNA technology to turn your body into a medicine-making machine. Our platform cuts the cost of advanced therapies and puts them within reach of more patients. | Health | Canada | 2024 | Seed | University of Alberta |
SEAL Robotics provides a modular robotic system that automates securing containers in ports, on vessels and trains, enabling 2x higher port throughput while cutting operating costs by 10x and improving safety through AI‑driven reliability. | Engineering | Germany | 2025 | Pre-Seed | TUM ForTe – Office for Research and Innovation |
Kalz turns CO2 into concrete almost anywhere. Its distributed mineralisation reactor permanently stores CO2 in cementitious materials at sub-€100/t. Without pipelines, compression, or geological storage. | Sustainability | Germany | 2026 | Pre-Seed | Berlin Innovation Agency |
Soil Next is the universal biological "proof of health" for the regenerative ecosystem. While companies and governments struggle to meet nature-positive commitments, our AI provides the data-driven verification needed to back this vital transition. | Sustainability | Netherlands | 2026 | Pre-Seed | Carbon13 |
We are building long-term memory for robots - spanning hours, days, and weeks, not just minutes. Without this, robots cannot operate reliably or at scale in dynamic, unstructured environments unless they are under constant human supervision | Engineering | United Kingdom | 2025 | Seed | Amadeus Capital Partners |
SteerLight reinvents 3D vision with on‑chip silicon‑photonics LiDAR. Our compact, high‑performance, affordable solution enables wide LiDAR adoption for safety uses: driver assistance, human–robot interaction, drone navigation, and urban mobility. | Engineering | France | 2024 | Seed | CEA |
Stroke AI is a Canadian medtech startup using wearable sensors and AI to continuously monitor for signs of stroke, alerting clinicians in minutes — not the multiple hours it takes today — allowing treatment to start before brain damage spreads. | Health | Canada | 2021 | Seed | Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary |
Synboli uses AI to discover and prepare high-performance, sustainable polymers ten times faster than traditional industry methods. For example biodegradable gels for agriculture and cosmetics that are programmed to disappear naturally after use. | Engineering | France | 2024 | Seed | CNRS |
We program bacteria to sequester CO₂ and grow high-performance construction materials such as manufactured sand, insulation, and cladding. Our vision is to build a biology-driven manufacturing platform to produce industrial materials at scale. | Sustainability | United Kingdom | 2024 | Pre-Seed | Conception X |
The Blood-Brain Barrier blocks 98% of therapeutic drugs from reaching the brain, leaving 70 million patients without curative options. We use ultrasound to transiently open this barrier to locally boost drug efficacy for cancer and neurodegeneration. | Health | France | 2023 | Seed | CEA |
We grow human skin to reduce animal testing and to provide better data for skin research and drug development. We make translational data available for faster drug development and patient therapy solutions. | Health | Germany | 2026 | Seed | Fraunhofer Gesellschaft |
TimeTeller is a saliva-based diagnostic that measures a patient’s biological clock to determine the optimal timing of treatment. Aligning therapy and internal clock, can improve efficacy, reduce side effects, and transform precision medicine. | Health | Germany | 2023 | Seed | Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin |
Ucaneo removes CO₂ directly from the air using an electrochemical process, similar to the human lung. We are building the CO₂ economy of the future using removed CO₂ for the production carbon-negative products, or for permanent storage. | Sustainability | Germany | 2022 | Seed | BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt |
Universal Atmosphere Processing UAP extracts noble gases from air using plasma separation — no cryogenics. We supply the neon, krypton and xenon that semiconductors, space and medicine depend on, from a modular refinery with zero feedstock cost. | Sustainability | United Kingdom | 2024 | Seed | CERN |
UNOMR solves one of medicine's biggest blind spots: the inability to fully read (i.e. sequence) proteins. As proteins govern every biological process, UNOMR's technology lays the foundation for the next medical revolution and longevity advances. | Health | Switzerland | 2025 | Seed | Positron Ventures |
Untap Health turns wastewater into an early warning system for infectious disease. Our automated systems detect pathogen signals in shared environments so organisations can act earlier, without testing individuals. | Health | United Kingdom | 2021 | Seed | Imperial Enterprise Lab |
VibroFect prepares in 10 seconds the microscopic carriers used to deliver genetic instructions into cells, faster, safer, and more reliably than any current alternative.It is a single technology powering the future of basic and applied research. | Health | Italy | 2026 | Pre-Seed | Politecnico di Milano |
We build autonomous welding systems that automatically produce high‑quality welds for critical infrastructure. By combining robotics, real-time process monitoring, and quality control, the technology increases safety, productivity and reliability. | Engineering | Germany | 2023 | Seed | JUNI |
At Xemperia, we are developing a simple blood test that detects breast cancer at its earliest, most treatable stage. Accessible to women of all ages, it aims to transform early detection and save lives. | Health | Switzerland | 2023 | Seed | University of Fribourg |