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Treatment of sustainable plaque in coronary arteries through our proprietary catheter based device.

Cubical develops and produces state-of-the-art hardware terminals for cloud computing and virtual desktops.

Cuculus supplies and operates software solutions for the energy sector and beyond. ZONOS, our core product, is only the starting point from which we develop tailor-made solutions together with our customers and partners. As an IoT platform for critical infrastructures, ZONOS is perfectly tailored to the specific needs of Smart Metering, Smart City and Smart Grid applications. Our platform offers the ability to control millions of devices and process the data supplied by them. Due to the large number of interfaces, ZONOS can be quickly and easily integrated into an existing system landscape. ZONOS enables the provision of complete service concepts or individual end customer products and can grow with the technical, commercial and procedural requirements of our customers.

Cultimate Foods is a cellular agriculture company that creates alternative fat ingredients for plant-based meat products. Unlike other fat alternatives, this company creates a unique lipid composition of the fat delivering authentic pork and beef flavor. The company raised more than 3 million EUR to date and is backed by strong life science investors HTGF, b.value, Life Science Valley as well as the largest foodtech funds Big Idea Venture, ProVeg International and Kale United.

Cunesoft provides pioneering online regulatory software for the life sciences and other regulated industries. The SaaS (Software as a Service) based solutions are delivered fully functional to customers and fulfill FDA, EU, ICH and GxP compliance regulations.

CustomSurg, founded in 2021, is a Spin-Off from ETH Zurich and Harvard University. The company is developing software-as-a-medical-device (SaMD) solutions for the optimal selection and placement of orthopaedic implants in the human body, thereby making surgery safer, faster, and simpler.

Cutanos GmbH is a biotech company founded in early 2021 focussing on the development of antigen-specific vaccines and new treatments for autoimmune disorders. Cutanos uses a modular and highly flexible drug delivery system called the Langerhans Cell Targeted Delivery System (LC-TDS). With this technology, the company aims to realize innovative immunotherapies in conjunction with minimally invasive administration. As a spin-off of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Cutanos will demonstrate the full range of its platform technology from their headquarter in Austrian capital of Vienna, financed by an equally motivated investment consortium (including KHAN-I, HTGF and IST cube).

Cycle develops, produces and markets ultra-short pulse laser technology.
Main product categories are laser-based synchronization, lasers and micro-electronics.

Cyclize, a spin-off from the University of Stuttgart, has developed a technology to defossilize the chemical industry using mixed plastic waste and CO2 as raw materials to produce synthesis gas (a gas mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen). This synthesis gas is a fundamental building block for advanced chemicals and is used in making plastics, methanol, hydrogen, and e-fuels. Until now, synthesis gas has been obtained through the linear use of fossil resources such as natural gas. The innovative plasma-based process replaces fossil resources with waste materials, enabling a circular carbon economy and avoiding hundreds of megatons of CO2 annually by 2050.

This innovative biotechnology company was founded in 2012 as a spin-out of the Institute for Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster. Cysal is active in the production of biopolymers, peptides, and especially dipeptides. Furthermore, Cysal specializes in developing biotechnology solutions in General.

cytena's single-cell printer is a unique device for separating, sorting and handling of single biological cells. For the first time this method enables an automated, separation of single cells with high viability and proof of clonality without cross-contamination risks.

Data Virtuality’s data integration solutions enable detailed insights from real time and historical data with any BI tool. By combining data virtualization with an automated ETL engine, customers benefit from reducing their data integration effort by 80%.

Datarade's mission is to organize the universe of external data and make it easily accessible to organizations across the globe.
Datarade's platform empowers companies and data professionals to easily discover, compare, and connect with more than 1,500+ data providers across 80+ data categories. Enterprises - with hundreds of external data sources - use Datarade to track and optimize their external data spend, usage, and compliance. On the other side, the platform enables data providers to reach potential data customers and build trusted data partnerships.
Datarade was founded in Berlin in 2018 by Thani Shamsi, Florian Rösler, and Richard Hoffmann.

DCUBED (Deployables Cubed GmbH) develops mass-customizable, export restriction free Actuators and Deployable Structures that make advanced SmallSat & CubeSat missions possible by keeping especially the need of New Space Customers in mind.

DearEmployee is the platform for mental health at the workplace. The Corporate Health Start-Up supports employers in creating healthy and motivating work environments for their employees in order to reduce mental illness and to increase employee productivity. Through the DearEmployee platform, companies can scientifically, easily and digitally measure work-related stress and book health and HR measures. The solution meets the legal requirements for work related stress risk assessment and connects external consultants with experts within the companies.

DeepScenario is an AI start-up that provides the world’s leading platform for training, testing, and validating autonomous systems of any kind, with a particular focus on the automotive industry. The company traces its roots to cutting-edge research in computer vision, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence spanning multiple man-years. The team at DeepScenario combines scientific domain knowledge, industrial usage knowledge, and a passion for innovation and entrepreneurship to help customers efficiently build and deploy autonomous systems in their chosen market. DeepScenario was founded by Dr. Holger Banzhaf, Dr. Jacques Kaiser, and Nijanthan Berinpanathan who share the vision of bringing autonomous systems to the world at scale.

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The Cologne-based EdTech start-up DeepSkill is a digital platform for holistic personnel development. Miriam Mertens and Peter Goeke have founded the startup in 2020 out of the conviction that emotional intelligence is the key to professional success in the future. Personalized learning and coaching programs, which are partially conducted in live sessions and accompanied by experienced coaches, help professionals, managers and employees to develop emotional skills, i.e. deep skills, such as empathy, cooperation and mental strength and to transfer them into everyday life. The aim is not only to strengthen individuals in their professional and per-sonal development, but also to make entire organizations more humane, productive and sustainable. The goal: to establish a human-centered leadership culture in companies and to actively help shape a more humane working environment.

Delft Circuits designs and manufactures i/o (cabling) solutions for cryogenic environments to operate quantum systems. These environments have stringent space-, thermal-, and electronic requirements. Our Cri/oFlex® technology is the first technology to carefully balance these requirements and therefore is an enabler for large scale quantum systems.

DemoSquare is an EPFL spinoff that develops state-of-the-art artificial-intelligence algorithms to help companies anticipate political and regulatory changes through a cutting-edge user interface. It counts multinational companies and major public institutions among its first customers in Switzerland. Headquartered in Lausanne, the company was co-founded in 2023 by Dr. Victor Kristof (CEO) and Dr. Jérémie Rappaz (CTO). In 2024, DemoSquare raised a CHF 1.2 million pre-seed round with VC investors QBIT Capital and HTGF to expand its activities to European markets.

denovoMATRIX develops and manufactures biomimetic coatings for the cultivation of human stem cells. Our focus is on enabling culture conditions for stem and primary cells closer to the natural conditions found in the body. Our products offer a biologically relevant solution, which is both chemically defined, and modular for adapting to specific applications. Our vision is to enable human biology in vitro, beginning with Life Science research and onwards to cell therapies of the future.

Established in 2017, ​Deutsche Digital Assets GmbH (DDA) is a German digital asset manager that serves as a trusted gateway for investors seeking exposure to crypto assets. DDA delivers active and passive crypto investment strategies across public and private markets and custom solutions to institutional and retail investors helping them meet their long-term financial goals.

At DDA, investors come first. We tailor crypto investment strategies to each of our client’s unique requirements, risk tolerances and preferences. Our investors benefit from a personalized approach, gaining access to tailored strategies for every market cycle, high-quality trusted crypto investment solutions, as well as timely market insights that help them fulfill their financial objectives.

deviceTRUST provides the central contextual platform for enterprises, enabling users to work with their digital workspace from any location, with any device, over any network and at any time, giving IT departments all the information and control they need to meet all security, compliance and regulatory requirements.

DIMATE is an innovative and dynamic company based in Bochum, Germany, whose IT solutions are leading industrial materials testing, inspection and maintenance into the digital future.
With DIMATE PACS, the company has developed software that makes non-destructive testing in various industries safer and more efficient.

The outdoor clothing industry is struggling to replace harmful chemicals in their products. dimpora offers high performing waterproof and breathable membranes based on sustainable materials. We empower outdoor enthusiasts to finally enjoy the nature they love so dearly without leaving a trace.
dimpora is a membrane company producing porous membranes. The first products are focused on allowing the outdoor industry to dress their customers in comfortable high performance gear based on sustainable materials. Founded in 2019 as a spin-off company of ETH Zürich, the company develops, produces and sells waterproof and breathable membranes made from a range of materials. Located in Zürich, dimpora supplies materials into the textile supply chain internationally.

DNTOX GmbH was founded in March 2022 as a spin-off from the IUF - Leibniz Institute for Environmental Medicine Research and is based on the longstanding research work of Professor Dr. Ellen Fritsche, medical scientist and toxicologist at the IUF. The team of the founders Prof. Fritsche, the economist Silke Beaucamp, the biotechnologists Dr. Katharina Koch and Dr. Kristina Bartmann as well as the bioinformaticians Dr. Arif Dönmez and Prof. Axel Mosig could already be completed by three full-time employees.

Founded by Dr. Hans Lennartz and Leopold von Schultzendorff, Doctorflix combines extensive experience and deep understanding of the medical and technological sectors to transform medical education. With a broad spectrum of content including on-demand videos, live events, articles, and podcasts, Doctorflix enables healthcare professionals to translate theoretical knowledge into practical application. By fostering a community of learning, Doctorflix allows doctors to share insights, learn from one another, and earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) points through engagement with the content.

Rethinking employee training, integration, and communication: doinstruct develops a low-threshold, multilingual mobile training solution for frontline workers. The software enables companies to train their employees and service providers by smartphone, across supply chains and in any location. The primary goal is to offer a unique user-centric training software that can easily be implemented in companies and reaches 100% of all employees.

dotscene GmbH develops hardware and software for the efficient capture of 3D models, with the special focus on mobile 3D laser scanning and mapping for indoor and outdoor environments. Our latest laser scanner development dotcube 600k can be used as handheld device, on drones, and on vehicles. Mobile and flexible data acquisition is enabled by applying SLAM algorithms (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) from the domain of mobile robotics. This makes laser scanning independent of external reference variables such as GPS or specific markers. Based on this technology dotscene creates CAD models, true-to-scale floor plans and facade projections for its customers, mainly from the real estate sector.

DRACOON is the market leader in the field of enterprise file sharing in German-speaking countries and is one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in Germany.
The highly secure, platform-independent software is available in cloud, hybrid and on-premises versions and has been described as a 'Leader' by independent top analysts such as ISG. Various certificates and seals such as ISO 27001, EuroPriSe and ULD certify that DRACOON meets the highest security standards. The universal API offers a wide range of applications from data exchange and workflow integrations to secure e-mail communication and the complete modernisation of file services.

Draupnir Bio is a spin out company, from Aarhus University and the Max-Planck Society and establishing itself at the forefront of protein degradation. Draupnir’s novel and proprietary platform technology is enabling the development of protein degraders that target extracellular disease proteins, with potential to target 40% of the human proteome and offering broad disease applicability across multiple areas. Through this differentiated platform technology, it’s building a broad pipeline of oral small molecule degraders of extracellular pathogenic proteins.