Würzburg-based deep tech startup NanoStruct has closed a seed funding round of €2.6 million. Founded by Dr. Henriette Maaß, Enno Schatz, and Kai Leibfried, the company develops nanostructured sensor chips for the rapid identification of dangerous pathogens in food.

Cellply, a pioneer in deep functional cell analysis, today announced the completion of the largest portion of its latest funding round, securing €7.15 million to date in the largest financing round completed by the company to date.

In this interview, we are looking in depth at the impact-startups - corporates collaboration, blockers and changes needed for innovation-driving partnerships.

Round led by Impact Shakers will scale the Spanish startup's physics-based design platform and roll out Duplantis, an AI copilot for live plant operations.

The financing was led by experienced life science investor Thairm Bio and the Scottish National Investment Bank, with participation from new and existing investors.

The Berlin-based company offers a digital safety and companion solution for older adults, addressing a problem that traditional emergency call systems have failed to solve for decades: user acceptance.

‍Caroline Thaler is the CEO and founder of Bloomineral, a French climate-tech company using biomineralization to convert CO2 into solid materials that provide a scalable, low-carbon alternative to mined minerals across multiple sectors.

Foamlab, a Delft-based startup working to replace fossil-based plastics with high-performance foams made from bacterial cellulose, has raised €3 million in growth capital to support the construction of a pilot plant, scale up production, and speed up the commercialisation of its biobased foam materials.