The best university technology in Europe doesn't always make it out of the lab. Venture Spotlight is here to change that.
The first ten companies. Three minutes each. One shot at the final.
Spinning out of universities across Europe, these founders are working at the frontier of deep tech, life sciences, biotech, climate and creative technology, pitching live to a panel of judges for a place in Thursday's Grand Final and a shot at a £100,000 prize.
University research has given the world penicillin, the World Wide Web, and mRNA vaccines. The next generation of world-changing technology is sitting in labs right now: underfunded and under-commercialised. If Europe is going to compete on the global technology stage, it starts here.
Watch closely. The companies pitching today could be the ones that matter most tomorrow.