At Anthology Ventures (AV), we are proud to contribute to the ELICIA Project (Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation Capacity Building Action) — supported by the EIT HEI Initiative, which brings together partners across Europe to strengthen entrepreneurial and innovation capacity in higher education.

Within the project framework, AV will support the implementation of dedicated activities designed to empower entrepreneurs and startups through mentorship and one-to-one guidance. These actions focus on helping participants refine their ideas, strengthen their business models, and accelerate their journey from research and concept to sustainable impact.

This task is part of ELICIA’s broader effort to foster a stronger innovation ecosystem — one that connects education, research, and entrepreneurship to create lasting value.

Details and application opportunities for participation will be shared soon through the project’s official channels.

Through its involvement, Anthology Ventures continues to bridge research, innovation, and investment, supporting founders and innovators in turning ideas into actionable ventures.

A six-part training program for HealthTech Innovators and Researchers will be organized and run by Anthology Ventures beginning in June 2025 during our participation in the Evolve2Care project. With the help of renowned startup founders, this training program will give innovators the tools, know-how and attitude they need to successfully negotiate the challenging path from lab to market. These dynamic sessions have the potential to enhance the ability of researchers and innovators working on Transitional Care or Clinical Pathways solutions to investigate, validate, and create human-centered innovations that are both desirable and feasible.

The topics will be:

1)Accelerating Innovation — Leveraging LLMs & No-Code for Rapid Prototyping | 12 June, 2025, ️15:00 CEST

2)Design Thinking in Action — A Living Lab Approach to Healthtech Innovation |19 June, 2025, 15:00 CEST

3) Building a Sustainable HealthTech Business — A Founder’s Journey | 17 July, 2025, 15:00 CEST

4) Unlocking IP Value — Protection, Collaboration & AI Innovations | 24 July, 2025, 15:00 CEST

5) Fundraising & Pitching Strategies — An Investor’s Guide for Innovators | 4 September, 2025, 15:00 CEST

6) Measuring Impact & Scaling Pilots — Driving Evidence-Based Growth in Living Labs | 19 September, 2025, 15:00 CEST

Registration Link: https://lnkd.in/dcNgu9sB

CORE12.01 is a European initiative designed to boost the entrepreneurial skills of 30 deep tech researchers and 60 innovation ecosystem actors to accelerate climate solutions. Through the 25-hour Responsive Ecosystem Fellowship Programme (REFP), participants receive training, mentorship, and hands-on experience using tools like RET and RIM to develop key business skills. The program fosters collaboration across academia, industry, government, and civil society, with a strong focus on diversity and cross-border cooperation. CORE12.01 ultimately aims to strengthen innovation ecosystems and support Europe’s transition to a zero-carbon. Anthology Ventures will participate as a consortium partner and as a coordinator in the CORE12.01 project.

We are looking for an Ethics Advisor for our project CORE12.01; a European initiative designed to boost the entrepreneurial skills of deep tech researchers and innovation ecosystem actors to accelerate climate solutions. Please submit your CV to at@anthologyventures.com if interested.

And after two months of rigorous work, the Open Innovation program ‘Confluence Challenge’ came to an end. Through an undoubtedly successful design, organization, and implementation as mentioned by third parties, 18 finalist research projects and startups presented their proposals. These aimed to address specific operational challenges faced by the companies ALUMIL, ISOMAT, and KLEEMANN. All challenges were of high or deep tech level and demonstrated proven competences and opportunities when R & D is outsourced to discover advanced and effective off-the-shelf solutions. The Confluence Program as a real life example of the Triple Helix, exceeded its goals as more than half of the finalists received LOIs or MOUs on behalf of the Corporates to continue working together towards the TRL advancement and commercialization of the proposed solutions.  All the Anthology Ventures staff as part of this demanding consortium project along with Atlantis Consulting, Ideas Forward, Architecture Aluminium Academy and I4by Design, we are happy and humbly proud to have contributed to its broader goals.

With more than 30 Researchers and LL members from more than 15 European countries, the 2nd edition of the VITALISE H2020 Project Summer School & Bootcamp  has just ended last Friday. Anthology Ventures was responsible for running the bootcamp hosted in Gaia, Bilbao. We are grateful for the participation and the insightful engagement of all who made that possible

As a highlight of that day, Mr. Eduard Guerrero Aiguabella, from Loop Dx who presented Loop Dx as a captivating Startup Commercialisation case study.  Loopdx’s groundbreaking diagnostic test, Septiloop, revolutionizes the early detection of sepsis, enabling rapid treatment and significantly reducing mortality rates.

Ventures Thrive one of the first pan-European venture builders that helps deep-tech startups scale their development and funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) with a €1,500,000 to invest in up to 32 deeptech startups is organizing its “Selection Day” during the Wolves Summit between May 23-25^th in Wrocław, Poland.

During the special Demo-Day like plug-in event 12 startups of the 1^st Cohort will pitch before the experienced judges from corporates and investing entities, for their chance to win a place in the Ventures Thrive Growth Program. Based on results derived from their presentation and submitted KPI’s, the winners can continue with receiving equity free funding, masterclasses and mentoring based on their progress.

Participating startups pursue the solving of problems in a series of Challenge Areas namely: Agri-Culture and Waste, Smart City, Sustainable Finance, Energy and Marine sectors.