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Web Summit is one of the world’s largest events on innovation that connects players from a myriad of industries. It is held in Lissbon in late fall and has been named “The best technology conference on the planted” by Forbes.

Here we present curated startups and ideas that we found during the Web Summit. The selection criteria was not only innovation, but also how a positive impact on sustainability and diversity could be made.

Mobility

Cool messaging

Melting ‘pinecones’ provide safeguards against wildfires. A new sensor created by a Norwegian startup, meanwhile, ensures that food or medication preserves its integrity for as long as possible when transported by the cold chain. The measuring device is fitted to palettes, packages or containers. Integrated into an IoT platform, it wirelessly transmits the data it captures on temperature, light...
Diversity & Ethics

Playful intervention

A one-minute dance could help diagnose autism in children. Now, an Irish startup is helping teachers spot literacy issues in primary-school children. In its animated game, stemming from a research project, children go through a series of exercises on areas like letter recognition, rhyme awareness and the reproduction or merging of individual sounds. Upon completion, analysis is shared with...
Sustainability

Adjusted quality

Potato stems can be very becoming. So, too, stylish handbags. Enter a Belgian startup which is working with biotechnology to ensure no animal products are used in their manufacture. Using a bio-printer, microalgae biomass is transformed into a leather alternative. The texture of the material can be adjusted according to different parameters during the printing process, from crinkled to...
Life Science

Guided precaution

A new hydrogel means means better research on the prevention of breast cancer. For women over 40, regular checks are important with younger women often examining themselves informally at home. But the latter is a tricky business. Sometimes not all areas are checked, and it’s hard to notice changes and inform medical practitioners. Which is why two young women...
Digital Transformation

Registered characteristics

Parkinson’s could soon be detected early using a diagnostic pen. Meanwhile, in Portugal a startup has developed a table lamp that monitors epileptic fits. Seizures present a particular risk at night with some 86% going undetected during sleep. An infrared light sensor in the lamp registers movements and an algorithm analyses any data recorded. If movement patterns are consistent...
Art & Leisure

Activated defence

A tattoo detects roofies in drinks. But danger can lurk on the way home too. Enter a female founder whose Spanish startup has developed a patented, egg-shaped pendant and corresponding app. Both are coupled via Bluetooth. In the event of potential attack users pull its ring - like a grenade - activating a 110 dB alarm. At the same...
Mobility

Combined pitch

Modern-day trailers come from the 3D printer. Now, a German startup’s platform is connecting nature-loving holidays-makers with private hosts who offer legal pitches for trailers and campers away from large campsites. Overnight stays are currently also available in both tiny houses and tents across Europe. Each host can offer a maximum of three accommodation solutions, with length of stay...
Diversity & Ethics

Online integration

A pop-up display could help those with limited vision access the digital world. Meanwhile, a Cologne-based startup is offering the German-speaking deaf community, who also have difficulty reading, a similar opportunity: its avatar renders website content into sign language. Website administrators use an internet platform with a toolbox to arrange pre-defined blocks of text and tailor them to individual...

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