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Flexdrill Develops Drilling System to Reduce Costs of Geothermal Heat Pumps

Geothermal heat pumps are widely regarded as an efficient solution for heating and cooling. However, adoption in Austria remains limited. Currently, they account for around 14% of installed heat pump systems, with high installation costs (particularly drilling!) being a key barrier. One startup working on this challenge is Flexdrill, a Vienna-based company supported in its […]

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Unternehmen und Startups: Wie Zusammenarbeit echte Innovationskraft schafft

Technologien, Märkte und Kundenbedürfnisse verändern sich schneller den je. So schnell, dass Wettbewerber in kürzester Zeit ganze Branchen umkrempeln können. Wer nicht kontinuierlich neue Lösungen entwickelt, verliert Differenzierung, Margen und im Extremfall seine Existenzberechtigung im Markt. Innovationskraft ist in Zeiten wie diesen also essenziell. Und sie ist keine Initiative, sondern eine Führungsaufgabe. Eine der wirkungsvollsten

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Why In-House R&D Alone Is No Longer Enough in Technology-Intensive Industries

And Why the Strongest Companies Combine It with Startup Collaboration     In technology-intensive industries, in-house R&D has never been optional. It protects intellectual property, enables system integration, ensures reliability, and turns complex technologies into scalable products. Many of today’s market leaders like Bosch and Siemens exist because they invested in R&D long before returns

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From the Lab to Global Leadership: The Journey of Lithoz in Ceramic 3D Printing

In the world of academia, many groundbreaking research results unfortunately never leave the university „drawer“. Lithoz, a spin-off from the TU Wien, serves as a powerful counter-example, having evolved into a „Hidden Champion“ and global market leader in the field of 3D printing for high-performance ceramics.   From Dissertation to Innovation   The story began

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Technology Readiness Levels: The Missing Compass for Deep-Tech Founders

Deep-tech founders live in two worlds: the lab, where things behave perfectly under controlled conditions, and the real world, where nothing behaves perfectly. Most deep-tech projects fail not because the idea is bad, but because the leap from scientific promise to industrial reality is far larger than most teams expect. There is a simple tool

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What Founders Can Learn from Christmas Perfectionism

Every December, something strange happens. Perfectly rational adults suddenly believe that one single day must unfold like a cinematic masterpiece. The family will get along. The food will be flawless. The gifts will be meaningful. The atmosphere will glow with harmony. Reality usually answers with burned cookies, last-minute panic, and at least one emotional plot

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From Research To Scalable Business: What Founders Can Learn From Holloid’s Journey

Anyone who has worked in an academic environment knows the heartbreak: A groundbreaking idea gets published… …and then disappears into a drawer. Not because it’s unimportant, but because tech transfer is structurally difficult. The founders of Holloid refused to let that happen. If research can solve real problems, then it shouldn’t stay in the lab.

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