In this episode of CYENS Podcast we had the pleasure of hosting Constantinos Loizou, CEO of Embio Diagnostics. A biotechnology company which although new in the market has received over 1 million Euros in funding! 

Tune in to find out more about this relatively new concept for Cyprus, the Biotechnology industry, and what challenges a startup based here might face!

Meet Andreas Panayi, Co-founder and Managing Director of Kinisis Ventures Limited, a business acceleration company partnering primarily with Cypriot ventures that demonstrate differentiated value propositions that can scale in the US market. During our conversation we got to see the startup scene in Cyprus through the eyes of an expatriate and the opportunities found locally that attracted him back. 

In this episode of the CYENS Podcast we had the pleasure of hosting the Innovative Entrepreneurship project team, Melike Kalkan, Project Coordinator and Mustafa Erk, Business Advisor! Innovative Entrepreneurship project is funded by the European Union and implemented by NI-CO. In this unique Part 1 and Part 2 edition, we find out more about the journey of the Innovative Entrepreneurship project, the startup ecosystem of the Turkish Cypriot Community and the StartUps4Peace Accelerator Program.

In this episode of the CYENS Podcast we had the pleasure of hosting the Innovative Entrepreneurship project team, Melike Kalkan, Project Coordinator and Mustafa Erk, Business Advisor! Innovative Entrepreneurship project is funded by the European Union and implemented by NI-CO. In this unique Part 1 and Part 2 edition, we find out more about the journey of the Innovative Entrepreneurship project, the startup ecosystem of the Turkish Cypriot Community and the StartUps4Peace Accelerator Program. 

Hosting the President of the Cyprus Space Exploration Organization (CSEO), George A Danos at today's CYENS Podcast, this episode was an absolute pleasure! Mr Danos is a Cypriot space scientist, engineer, astronomer, entrepreneur and science communicator. Under his leadership, Cyprus joined the European Space Agency, as a PECS Member.   

Find out more about the current stage of innovation and space exploration in Cyprus and how Cyprus contributes to the Global space mission!

On the last episode of Season 1 we had the honour and pleasure of hosting Maria Markidou – Georgiadou, Managing Director of Cyprus Seeds, a non-profit organisation with the mission to help commercialize innovative academic research in Cypriot universities and research institutions.    Join us as we go over the journey of Cyprus Seeds from 2018 until today, the unapparelled impact it had on the local ecosystem so far and all the news we should look out for in the future, including the Demo Day taking place on the 1st of June that welcomes the MIT mentors of the program here in Cyprus!

On the last episode of Season 1 we had the honour and pleasure of hosting Maria Markidou – Georgiadou, Managing Director of Cyprus Seeds, a non-profit organisation with the mission to help commercialize innovative academic research in Cypriot universities and research institutions.    Join us as we go over the journey of Cyprus Seeds from 2018 until today, the unapparelled impact it had on the local ecosystem so far and all the news we should look out for in the future, including the Demo Day taking place on the 1st of June that welcomes the MIT mentors of the program here in Cyprus!

Episode number 8 features Steven Stavrou, Digital Health Strategist, Investor, and Social Entrepreneur! Steven advocates that nothing is worth doing unless it has a true social impact and makes a positive change in the world, as the co-founder and co-director of CyprusInno and a recent member of the European Health Parliament he talks about how the local health sector can benefit and advance further, especially in matters of pandemic!

On the latest CYENS Podcast we hosted Dr Nicolas Kyriakides. Nicolas is a lawyer and lobbyist and also teaches Civil Procedure at the University of Nicosia. He is known for his out-of-the-box thinking and he is also a founding member of the NGO Oxygono and its projects Cyprus Forum and Nomoplatform. Join our conversation and find out which “Innovation in policy-making” projects the Zenox Group is working on and information on their latest venture, Nomoplatform!

Meet Dr. Kleanthis Neokleous! Kleanthis has been the ITICA Research Group Leader at CYENS since 2019 and in his career he has co-founded two innovative startup companies in Virtual Reality technologies and eHealth applications in line with his academic and research interests.    

Kleanthis is a big advocate and enthusiast of the great work deriving from the combination of Arts, Technology and Research! Join in the conversation and find out more about what to expect in the coming months to happen in Cyprus!

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