Startups and Innovation

Cyprus has moved to strengthen its role as a regional innovation hub with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides and Invest Cyprus chief ...

Cyprus Seeds collaborated with Conception X, which runs the UK’s leading PhD deep-tech venture programme, turning researchers into startup founders. The collaboration was described as a milestone in Cyprus ...

Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides and Professor Konstantinos Zamboglou, Medical Director of the German Medical Institute (GMI), met in Limassol as part of the ongoing review of Agora 3.0, a strategic infrastructure ...

The Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (CoE) this week announced the launch of Space BIC, a specialised business incubation centre to support space-based entrepreneurship in Cyprus. According to the announcement, the ...

Cyprus issued more than 500 Digital Nomad Visas in the past four years, as the government seeks to reposition the island as a hub for remote workers and part of its ...

Cyprus is making impactful progress in developing a high-performance computing, chip and quantum cluster, following a recent meeting between Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides and Phystech Technologies founder and CEO Yuri ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Tuesday launched a new call for proposals under a programme titled ‘Enhancing Business Capacity for New Product Development’. The programme offers eligible Cypriot ...

Cyprus offers stability and opportunity for the relocated sports media platform Sports media platform Tribuna.com co-founder Dmitry Navosha has shared his story with the Cyprus Mail in an in-depth ...

A Cyprus-headquartered gaming platform has moved quickly to take advantage of Epic Games’ courtroom victory over Google, launching its own Android store to offer developers and players a new distribution ...

Headquartered in Cyprus, Nexters is best known for Hero Wars, the popular RPG launched in 2016 that has enjoyed steady growth and a remarkable run in the charts. Since 2019, the title ...

The Chief Scientist, Demetris Skourides has launched a new podcast series aimed at putting people, purpose and innovation at the heart of the artificial intelligence (AI) debate. Fearless Future, produced ...

The Bank of Cyprus is doubling down on its innovation drive this October, launching its sixth fintech hackathon while also joining TechIsland’s donor network to help strengthen the island’...

With quantum computing on the horizon, cryptographers are working to secure digital communications against a new generation of potential threats. By Anthony King How do you outsmart a computer that ...

Cybersecurity concerns are intensifying in Cyprus as global Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks rise sharply, placing pressure on national infrastructure and prompting renewed investment in digital defences. A new ...

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) has officially joined the European research project PoCCardio, a major initiative focused on improving the prediction and prevention of myocardial infarctions. The ...

Your website says a lot about your business, before you even get a chance to do it yourself. It’s the first impression many customers will have of your business, ...

The Enterprise Europe Network Warsaw, in collaboration with the Digital Economy Lab of the University of Warsaw, has announced the organisation of DEICy 2025, a comprehensive online event focusing on the ...

From Zero, a new event series focused on real startup journeys, is set to launch in Nicosia, with the aim of creating a space for honest, practical conversations about entrepreneurship. ...

Non-profit organisation Cyprus Seeds has announced that it recently hosted a high-profile technology transfer event. The event, held in collaboration with the EU-funded DiGiNN initiative, aimed at strengthening Cyprus’ innovation ...

Cyprus is steadily emerging as a regional player in digital innovation, technology adoption and artificial intelligence, transforming itself into a competitive hub in the Eastern Mediterranean. At the core of ...

Cyprus is putting in the effort to build an attractive AI ecossytem, Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides said on the blockCAST show podcast in Dubai, joining hosts Anton Golub and Demetrios ...

A new online platform has been launched in Cyprus to help the public report fires in real time, following the devastating wildfires that swept across the island on July 23. The ...

Non-profit association TechIsland on Wednesday said it had begun a collective initiative to respond to the recent wildfires that have devastated communities across Cyprus, beginning with an internal outreach effort ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) on Wednesday announced the launch of the co-financed Data ProTech project, designed to help Cyprus SMEs comply with AI and data protection ...