Metalshub raises €3 million to digitise commodity trading
EIT RawMaterials supported start-up Metalshub raises €3 million to revolutionise the world of metals trading On 25 September 2018, Metalshub closed a Series Seed funding round of €3 million. The round was led by Brazilian alternative asset [...]
Tackling sustainability risks with satellite data
EIT RawMaterials supported start-up sustainabill joins the Copernicus Incubator Programme The Copernicus Incubator Programme supports the most innovative and commercially promising business applications based on the Copernicus data and services. Using Copernicus data for remote [...]
Next-generation high-end composite bicycle frames will be produced in Belgium
EIT RawMaterials supported start-up REIN4CED reveals its new Europe-based production location To meet customer demand in bringing high-end impact-resistant bicycle frames to the market, REIN4CED is setting up an automated production line. This production line will be [...]
Project NITREM promotes the conversion of nitrate in mine drainage to harmless nitrogen gas
EIT RawMaterials innovation project NITREM starts operations of the first full-scale denitrifying bioreactor for mine drainage treatment On 19 September 2018, the first litres of nitrate-laden drainage water started to flow through a denitrifying bioreactor at [...]
Fostering innovation-driven entrepreneurship in the raw materials sector in schools
Empowering young people (15-18 years old) in Central and Eastern Europe with entrepreneurship and STEM skills. Between February – May 2018, EIT RawMaterials and Junior Achievement Europe organised four Innovation Camps across Bulgaria and Romania [...]
EIT RawMaterials first Open Innovation Event brought together entrepreneurs and researchers to find new business opportunities. BE-Mat – Materials, Raw Materials & Circular Economy
BE-Mat 2018 – Business Event on Materials, Raw Materials & Circular Economy – Anacapri (Italy) 20-22 June 2018 BE-Mat, the first Open Innovation event jointly organized by EIT RawMaterials and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) on [...]