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At the Smart City Forum, hundreds of city visionaries gathered to discuss how data, artificial intelligence, and collaboration could transform Estonian and European cities into human-centric and sustainable places. Photo: Smart City Excellence Centre.
Society
02.04.2025
A smart city is a collaborative city
At the Smart City Exchange Forum, hundreds of city visionaries gathered to discuss how data, artificial intelligence, and collaboration could transform cities in Estonia and Europe into human-centered and sustainable environments.
The 2024 SekMo round featured several outstanding projects. The Kevili Farmers’ Cooperative hired a knowledge transfer PhD student whose doctoral research focuses on fungal and viral diseases in Estonian rapeseed crops. Photo: Kevili
Science
13.02.2025
A catalyst that converts knowledge into profit
In Estonia, cross-sector collaboration is gaining momentum thanks to SekMo, the Intersectoral Mobility Support measure, which enables researchers and top specialists to move between academic and non-academic fields. During the first round, which concluded last year, €5.9 million was allocated to 65 projects to accelerate innovation and research-intensive solutions across various sectors.
The startup SafePAS, founded by Jekaterina Mazina, has secured up to €400,000 in investments, including €200,000 from the Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN) and up to €200,000 from the Lithuanian venture capital fund Baltic Sandbox Ventures. Photo: Kiur Kaasik
Business
13.02.2025
SafePAS triumph: TalTech researcher’s startup secures €400,000
At the sTARTUp Day 2025 festival in Tartu, the highest recognition went to SafePAS – a startup founded by TalTech Associate Professor Jekaterina Mazina-Šinkar. The company is developing Drug Hunter, a portable device for rapid drug detection.