Cyprus Seeds

24/08/2026

Advancing precision in medical imaging is a growing priority for healthcare innovation, and M3Phantom, part of our 4th cohort, reflects how Cyprus Seeds supports research teams working toward this goal. Developed at the Frederick Research Center (Frederick University Cyprus), the team presents, through its first video, their multipurpose, multimodality anthropomorphic thorax phantom designed to improve imaging accuracy for tumors and cardiac diseases📡🏥

M3Phantom simulates realistic thoracic motion and disease conditions, enabling clearer imaging, improved treatment planning and reduced healthcare costs. With 1,500 hours of testing across three imaging modalities in six hospitals in Cyprus and abroad, and successful intercomparison with patient images, the team is progressing step by step toward real world application and integration into clinical training, medical device development and AI driven imaging workflows. 🤝

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M3Phantom is a multipurpose, multimodality anthropomorphic thoracic...

21/08/2026

Strengthening commercialization readiness across the ecosystem is central to our work at Cyprus Seeds, and part of this effort involves bringing European good practices and innovation trends into the local entrepreneurial landscape. This spring, as partners in the EU-funded Digital Innovation Hub Cyprus - Diginn Project, we co organised a mentoring session with Jens Friholm, Senior Innovation Officer at DTU Skylab, contributing to this ongoing knowledge exchange 🚀🤝

Looking back at this session, Jens shared practical perspectives on how AI enabled tools can support founders, mentors and investors in building stronger, more connected innovation pathways. His insights highlighted how digital tools can enhance collaboration and help early stage teams navigate the journey from ideas to real world impact, reinforcing the importance of aligning research driven innovation from Cyprus with European standards 🤖✨

19/08/2026

Cyprus Seeds collaborates with international experts who mentor our research teams on the path from scientific discovery to global market relevance. One of them is Gaurav Mehta, CEO of Alveolus Bio, MIT alum and MIT Deshpande Catalyst, featured by FastForward for his insights on what it takes for Cyprus originated deep-tech to become fundable, scalable global businesses. 🚀🌍

Drawing on extensive experience in biotech, medtech and digital health, Gaurav discusses the mindset shift required for academic founders, the importance of building with international standards from the outset, and the strategic discipline needed to enter competitive markets like the United States. His perspective reinforces the value of Cyprus Seeds’ commercialization support and the growing potential of Cypriot research-driven innovation to compete on the world stage. 🤝🔬

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Gaurav Mehta is an accomplished entrepreneur and operator with a proven track record of building, scaling, and transforming companies across the biotech, medtech, digital health AI, and tech sectors.

17/08/2026

Seeds works with research teams developing solutions with global relevance and potential scalable impact. Such an example is the BRAIN team, part of our 4th cohort, was featured by Mail for their progress in advancing evidence based cognitive rehabilitation 🚀✨

The feature highlights how the team is addressing gaps in awareness and access to structured cognitive rehabilitation through a scientifically validated, clinician focused digital platform. Their achievements, including recognition at the World Summit Awards, demonstrate the value of commercializing research based innovation and the international traction all the way from Cyprus to the United States. 🧠🌍

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A Cyprus-based digital health startup is advancing cognitive rehabilitation through a new platform, aiming to address gaps in awareness and access to treatment across the healthcare system. The initiative centres on CAT-BRAIN, a digital cognitive rehabilitation platform developed by a multidisciplin...

15/08/2026

🌊Happy and restful 15th of August from all of us at !

14/08/2026

📍Back in action from 17th of August!

12/08/2026

Cyprus Seeds continues to support the development of innovation and commercialization capacity within major European research initiatives, and our participation in the 6th Project Meeting of the PHAETHON-Centre of Excellence reflects this commitment. Hosted at Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - DTU , the meeting brought together the partners advancing Phaethon’s research, infrastructure and training agenda, including the Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου | University Of Cyprus and the University of Groningen 🚀🔬

Our team contributed expertise on strengthening commercialization readiness and shaping effective exploitation and sustainability approaches across the consortium. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that advanced energy-related scientific outputs can translate into real‑world impact. 🤝🌱

10/08/2026

Cyprus Seeds continues to share perspectives that shape the future of research driven innovation in Cyprus. Our Chairman, Jeremy Downward, in a feature of FastForward reflects on the evolution of Cyprus’ deep tech ecosystem and the importance of turning scientific discovery into market ready impact. 🚀🌍

Jeremy discusses the transformation of Cyprus’ academic landscape, the urgency of moving science out of the lab, and the growing momentum behind research-driven spin offs. He highlights how commercialization skills, IP driven value creation and international exposure are helping Cyprus retain talent, diversify its economy and build a credible bridge between research and global markets. His perspective reinforces why sustained support, strong networks and investor engagement remain essential as Cyprus Seeds prepares for its next chapter. 🤝📈

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Marking seven years of academic entrepreneurship, Cyprus Seeds is gearing up for its "Out of the Lab" Showcase on May 22nd. Jeremy Downward discusses turning world-class research into economic value, halting the brain drain, and why deep-tech is the existential imperative Cyprus needs right now.

07/08/2026

Safety, efficiency and global impact are core notions to Cyprus Seeds’ work and RustAlert, part of our 4th cohort, is a strong example of this. The team at the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, through its first video, presents its vision for a more scalable and practical approach to infrastructure monitoring. 🚀🛰️

RustAlert focuses on earlier detection of corrosion related deterioration using remote sensing and UAV based technology, addressing a challenge that affects reinforced concrete and metal structures worldwide. With scientific expertise strengthened by targeted commercialization support, the team is progressing step by step toward real world application and safer inspection practices. 🤝🏗️

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RustAlert is an innovative technology developed by the Eratosthenes...

05/08/2026

Cyprus Seeds continues to contribute to national discussions shaping Cyprus’ innovation and entrepreneurship landscape. During the presentation of the GEM Cyprus Report 2024/2025, our Head of Innovation Programs, Margarita Kyprianou joined the roundtable to share our perspective on the gap between entrepreneurial intention and actual early stage activity in Cyprus, and how commercialization skills and targeted support can help researchers move from idea to action. 🚀📊

The discussion, organized by the Centre for Entrepreneurship - C4E, University of Cyprus of the Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου | University Of Cyprus, brought together key ecosystem actors who shared insights on the importance of complementary roles across academia, policy and industry and reinforcing how structured support can strengthen innovation driven entrepreneurship and help more research teams translate ideas into viable ventures. 🤝🌱