Giovanni Caruso

A brief reflection on how we are already able to use new technologies to make the life sciences and healthcare sectors increasingly effective and efficient, improving people's quality of life! Gemelli Digital Medicine & Health — GDMH

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Is Defence tech (sort of) overhyped?  As mentioned in my last week article "Dual Use" #startups are front and center in the current debate. Today Sifted editorial by Anne Sraders points out that "there’s more talk than action re: defence tech." And what started as an overdue reaction to Europe’s lacking defence capabilities is now, it seems, a sector that many investors feel they need to have a say on, but generally don’t seem to be spending a tonne of money on.  The 264 defence tech and dual-use deals last year was down on the 308 in 2022, according to Dealroom data. Funding for the sector remained fairly resilient: with $2.4bn invested last year compared to $2.3bn in 2022 — though both years were below the $3.7bn invested in 2021. The data includes companies in areas like robotics, cybersecurity, space, drones, various quantum companies, dual use and defence.) So far in 2024, funding for defence tech and dual use is dwarfed by other sectors like biotech and GenAI. But - my bet I'm sure to win- data are not properly capturing the phenomena. The old fashioned tagging methodology used by the dominant data platforms do not work any more. At Mind the Bridge we already started to implement different criteria to categorize startups. #data #dualuse #defencetech Max Brigonzi Mattia Poletti Isidro Laso

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The innovative ecosystem of Turin continues to grow and establishes itself as one of the leaders in Italy. This is evident not only from the increase in venture capital investments but also from the significant density of scaleups compared to the total number of startups. However, to compete on a global scale, it is essential to look beyond national borders. Comparing with the ecosystems of France and Germany can clarify Italy's positioning and shed light on what our true goals should be. I have prepared a slide that gathers all the key players in the Turin ecosystem. Do you find it useful? If you have any questions or notice any significant omissions in the mapping, do not hesitate to contact me. Universities: Università degli Studi di Torino Politecnico di Torino SAA - School of Management, Università di Torino ESCP Business School Collegio Carlo Alberto Incubators, Accelerators and Startup Studios: I3P - Innovative Companies Incubator of Politecnico Torino 2i3T - Innovative Companies Incubator of the University of Turin Digital Magics Techstars Transformative World Torino Venture capital: Vento Club degli Investitori Innogest Capital LIFTT Claris Ventures Equiter Spa StarSeed Officine Investimenti Organizations and Foundations: CTE NEXT Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo Fondazione CRT LINKS Foundation – Leading Innovation & Knowledge for Society Scaleups: Tau Group Algor Kither Biotech ToothPic AIKO - Infinite ways to autonomy Letsell Eoliann Enerbrain ALBA Robot SkinLabo Anubi Digital Tyvak International Ermes Browser Security WaterView Pharmercure AWorld Resalis Therapeutics epiCura Data resources: Mind the Bridge Crunchbase #startups #innovation #torino

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