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Stefan Drüssler is one of Europe’s most influential innovation leaders. He heads UnternehmerTUM, the largest start-up and innovation centre in Europe, which works in close partnership with the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Photo: Jürgen Randma
Business
29.10.2025
Europe’s innovation leader: science needs collaboration to reach the market
Europe needs more courage, structure, and collaboration for science to generate new companies, emphasised Stefan Drüssler, CEO of UnternehmerTUM, Munich’s centre for business development, at the university’s engineering academy conference.
Until now, drug testing has required either laboratory analysis or imprecise rapid tests, but Drug Hunter offers law enforcement a fast and accurate solution that can be used directly in a police van or station. Photo: SafePas
Business
15.10.2025
TalTech spin-off revolutionises on-the-spot drug testing
TalTech spin-off SafePas recently received a €2.5 million grant from the Enterprise and Innovation Foundation to further develop Drug Hunter – a portable analyser capable of detecting the composition and quantity of illegal substances from a saliva sample in just a few minutes.
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.