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Aperion Robotics: Autonomous Robotic Welding for Heavy Industry
Aperion Robotics, a Greek deep-tech startup developing autonomous robotic welding for heavy industry, is part of the first HARD2SCALE cohort — the EU-funded cross-border accelerator supporting digital and deep-tech startups…
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Infinite Foundry: Scaling Digital Twins for Energy-Intensive Industry
Infinite Foundry, a Portuguese deep-tech company building real-time Digital Twins for industrial operations, is part of the first HARD2SCALE cohort — the EU-funded cross-border accelerator supporting digital and deep-tech startups…
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Scaling the Materials Transition: The Second Hard2Scale Cohort
The materials that build our world — cement, steel, aluminium, glass, pulp and paper, and the metals and advanced materials that run through every value chain — are also among…
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Europe’s Hard-to-Abate Industrial Transition: A Macro-Regional Roadmap for Scale
Europe’s transition to a climate-neutral economy depends heavily on the transformation of hard-to-abate and energy-intensive industries. These sectors – including steel, cement, chemicals, refining, transport, shipping, agriculture-related value chains and…
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Hard2Scale Accelerator Programme: Announcing the Second Cohort
The Hard2Scale Macro-Regional Accelerator is opening its second call for applications, inviting ambitious startups and SMEs to scale breakthrough solutions for some of Europe’s most challenging sectors. Designed specifically for…
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OppoRtunity review workshop: Materials & Resource-Intensive Industries
Supporting startups in hard-to-abate industries? Join our upcoming workshop! We’re inviting startup support organisations, innovation hubs, and ecosystem players to take part in an interactive online workshop focused on accelerating…
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Meet the StaRtups Powering the First Hard2Scale Cohort
The transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy depends on bold innovation—particularly in sectors where decarbonisation is most complex. From heavy industry to logistics and energy, so-called “hard-to-abate” sectors require not…
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Hard2Scale Accelerator Programme: Announcing the First Cohort and Call Launch
The Hard2Scale Macro-Regional Accelerator is opening next week its first call for applications, inviting ambitious startups and SMEs to scale breakthrough solutions for some of Europe’s most challenging sectors. Designed…
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Welcome to HARD2SCALE
Connecting Innovation, Industry and Opportunity Across Europe Welcome to the new Horizon Europe initiative designed to unlock the scaling potential of digital and deep-tech startups developing solutions for Energy-Intensive Industries…
