As we bid farewell to the festivities and reflections of the Holiday Season, Commercialization Reactor is welcoming 2024 on a high note! 🎉
The past year was full of role-defining achievements & EU recognition, where we continuously elevated our home-country Latvia as one of the key players in the European Deep Tech Science Commercialisation Scene.
Reflecting on our impactful journey in 2023, here are some highlights:
🏆 “Best Deep-Tech Program in Europe” award by EIT Deep Tech Talent, for our Full Deep-tech Startup Creation Cycle, where we match non-entrepreneurial scientists and external entrepreneurial teams together, creating and developing new investable science-based startups with an increased chance of success
🌍 Recognition & Global Impact: participating in European Startups Trip in China 2023, keynote speakers at international deep tech events, including NORDEEP Summit, fostering partnerships with Plug and Play Japan, EIT InnoEnergy, EIT Deep Tech Talent, approval by European Space Agency – ESA to lead ESA BIC Latvia, and more
🚀 Successfully organising the largest deep tech conference in the Baltics – Deep Tech Atelier 2023, in partnership with the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
🌟 Our very own Ilona Gulchak and Ella Kalnina recognized in the “Top 100 Women in VC in CEE”
🎉 A spectacular Christmas event – “CR & Friends,” with representatives from Latvijas Tirdzniecības un rūpniecības kamera (Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Ekonomikas ministrija/ Ministry of Economics, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), as well as our LPs, resident Entrepreneurs and Scientists, Partners and Friends
Yet, Commercialization Reactor is not just about us; it’s a community of our innovative startups that thrived in 2023:
🏆 WatchBuilt – Winner at EIT Jumpstarter 2023 Grand Final (Digital)
🌱 PurOceans Technology – Winner at Baltic Sustainability Awards (Climate Innovation)
🚀 PrintyMed – Exceptional achievements since its inception at our Ignition Event
💡 Fintelligence SIA – Represented Latvia at Nordic Fintech Week
🚀 Eventech – Acknowledged for Technological Innovations & Contribution to National Economic Growth, signed by the Prime Minister; Successfully finished development of a space timing module for the asteroid Hera mission
🌏 CONELUM & InLable participated in the European Startups Trip in China
💰 Elogium & Pestevene received seed investment
🔬 EMPYRIO is building an industrial prototype in Jurmala, Latvia
⚙️ Adianano started experimental manufacturing
💡Catalyco attracted next investment round
Cheers to successes of 2023, and here’s to the next year of science commercialisation, collaboration, and even greater accomplishments, continuing to push Latvia’s name forwards in the world! 🚀 Let’s make 2024 another extraordinary chapter in our journey together. 💪
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