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Cyprus has the potential to become a regional innovation hub, but turning that ambition into globally successful companies will require startups to look beyond the domestic market, stronger corporate partnerships ...

Cyprus may still be an unlikely place to build a biotechnology company, but Dr Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades, co-founder and director of Theramir, is increasingly convinced that this is precisely what gives ...

Just two months after launching i spy, Cypriot founder and CEO Nicole Georgiou is already seeing signs that the way people discover fashion online may be changing faster than the ...

MyStudentFlat is the first Cypriot PropTech startup of its kind, focusing on the provision of high-quality, fully furnished and fully equipped student apartments near the most popular universities, available for ...

What began as a privacy app for people worried about spyware secretly listening on them or stealing their personal data from their phones, has grown into something far more ambitious. ...

For most people, artificial intelligence still lives inside a box. You type, it answers. Ruslan Synytsky wants to move that experience beyond the chat window and give it a face, ...

More than 50 university students and nine startup teams took part in the second Zubr Capital Young AI Hackathon in Cyprus on October 24, developing artificial intelligence products and testing business ideas ...

Through ANIMA’s extensive work across Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa, how do you see the startup and innovation landscape evolving across these regions, and where are ...

By Eli David Rokah, CEO StartupBlink Cyprus has long sold itself on sunshine, coastline, and a relaxed pace of life. And while those assets remain, an equally promising story is ...

Cyprus has spent the past decade building an innovation ecosystem. For Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) Director General Theodoros Loukaidis, the next test is whether that ecosystem can now produce ...

Interview with Marios Tannousis, Invest Cyprus Cyprus has proved it can attract international technology companies. The bigger challenge now is turning that success into businesses that are built, funded and ...

Cyprus’ startup and innovation ecosystem is entering a more consequential phase, with government, investors, researchers, universities and private-sector organisations increasingly working to turn years of investment and ambition into a ...

Neither diesel nor natural gas can provide a long-term answer to Cyprus’ energy needs, Cyprus Institute president Stavros Malas said on Friday, stressing the need to develop sustainable energy storage ...

Thousands of visitors attended Robotex Cyprus 2026, the country’s largest robotics festival, held at the University of Cyprus Sports Centre on June 27-28, 2026, bringing together hundreds of competitors and showcasing ...

The Eratosthenes centre of excellence announced the completion of a mobile three-dimensional mapping project for the development of “digital twins”, which it says will improve digital public services. Named “3D-Twinmap: ...

The Nicosia municipality has been selected by the European Commission as one of the three finalists for the title of European Rising Innovative City 2025, it was announced on Thursday. “This ...

Invest Cyprus is positioning the island as a leading technology investment hub through strategic partnerships, targeted incentives, and a strong focus on innovation and digital transformation. In this interview with ...

Cyprus has long been seen as a tourist destination and a favourable tax haven, but it now stands at a pivotal moment: becoming a leading startup ecosystem in Europe. This ...

Cyprus leads the European Union in I nformation and communications technology (ICT) job growth between 2014 and 2024, showing impressive expansion in technology employment. According to recent EU data, Cyprus recorded a ...

Dr Marianna Prokopi Demetriades co-founded RSL Revolutionary Labs, inspired by personal experiences with cancer’s impact on her family. In this insightful interview, she discusses how patient-centric needs guided the ...

Founder and Managing Director of Capacitor Partners, Michael Tyrimos, has successfully scaled his consulting firm from a one-person startup to an international enterprise operating across Greece and Malta. In this ...

As Cyprus positions itself as a rising fintech hub in Europe, few companies embody this transformation as vividly as Freedom24. A subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp., Freedom24 has quickly emerged ...

In just four years, TechIsland has firmly established itself as a driving force behind Cyprus’ transformation into a regional technology hub. Since its launch in 2021, the organisation has been working ...

It’s not every day you meet someone blending neuroscience, AI, and empathy into a tool designed to change women’s lives, not just their routines. That’s the calm, ...