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news from the innovation ecosystem and all things UNICO


Celebrating the EU Anniversary: What Has the EU Done for Us?
The Impact of the EU on Innovation 🇨🇿🇪🇺 Just like every year around the anniversary of the Czech Republic’s accession to the European Union, we revisit our favourite Monty Python question. If your “inner Reg” gets the better of you tomorrow, we’ve prepared another set of “Absolutely Indispensable Patent Data” so you can happily grumble: "All right, but apart from the free movement of researchers, the cross-border R&D clusters, the shared European #research infrastructure,
Apr 302 min read


Absolutely indispensable cycling patent data
🚴🏼♀️ ☀️ Back from your cycling weekend? Hungry for more of our Absolutely indispensable #patent #data? Well, look no further. And don’t be fooled—cycling isn’t just scenic views, smiles, and absurdly toned thighs. It is also an #IP battlefield. 💶 €10B+ is the estimated #value of the global bicycle drivetrain & components market. In high-end electronic shifting, competition is increasingly shaped by dense patent portfolios around wireless communication, battery systems, de
Apr 211 min read


RAISING VENTURE CAPITAL: honest insights from UNICO’s experience
Raising Risk Capital for the first time and feeling like you don’t know what you’re doing? Relax. Nobody really knows what they’re doing, even if they claim otherwise. Even doing it once doesn’t mean you suddenly understand it all. You don’t. If advisors tell you they do, they usually don’t either. Every case is different. The most important thing is understanding the founder’s story, and every story is unique. Do you think at least venture capital funds know what they’re doi
Apr 146 min read
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