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🚀 Last week we enjoyed a fantastic evening getting to know some young and ambitious minds at our first-ever Open House talent event in Vienna.

A few dozen students and young professionals seized the opportunity to meet us in person and learn about our approach to M&A and Venture Development. Our CEOs Herwig Springer and Simona Alice Huebl shared some insights on stage, followed by a casual exchange around various topics with drinks and a tour of our Vienna office space.

Thanks to everyone who joined us that evening and everyone who made this event happen! Till next time!

🦄 Here is an interesting article by Forbes featuring our 2022 European Unicorn Report.

The article takes a closer look at the substance behind the buzz. Companies trying to achieve profitability over growth are 2.5 times more likely to achieve both profitability and growth in the medium to long term than if they only focus on growth itself.

Is chasing unicorn valuations an unhealthy focus?

Read more in the Forbes article below.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2022/10/18/focusing-on-unicorns-is-the-wrong-approach/?sh=25371b7722ca

Focusing On Unicorns Is The Wrong Approach The startup world tends to focus heavily on so-called unicorns, but new research suggests that might be the wrong approach for societies to take to boost their economy.

𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡-𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐀-𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐀𝐗-𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐤 𝐊𝐆𝐚𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🤝

We are thrilled to share some groundbreaking news from the European Life Science Innovation Ecosystem! 🔬 Merck Group, a leading science and technology company pushing the boundaries of possibility to improve the lives of millions of people, introduced an automation software by COPA-DATA to its research and development laboratories.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐛 – 𝐀 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 – 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐤 𝐊𝐆𝐚𝐀 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞?

⚙️ Flexible system configuration using orchestration
📚 High rate of reproducibility for trial setups
🔑 Rapid and seamless upscaling from laboratory to production
👩🏻‍🔬 Lab technicians do not need any programming skills
⚡️ Accelerate time to market by up to 50%
🔋 Cost savings thanks to faster development times

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦: Thomas Punzenberger, Jürgen Schrödel, Frank Hägele, Stefan Reuther, Phillip Werr, Stefan Robl & Sebastian Bäsken!

📰 Druckfrisch im Auszug im zu lesen, freuen wir uns gemeinsam mit der WU Wien heute den European Capital Report 2022 zu veröffentlichen.

Viele Insights zu den wichtigsten europäischen Risikokapitalgebern (800+ VCs und PEs) wie zB Investment Aktivität und Verhalten sowie Details zu allen Investor-Newcomers des letzten Jahres finden sich im kostenlosen Report -> www.europeancapitalmap.com

https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/investieren-in-start-ups-drei-gruende-warum-junge-wagniskapitalfirmen-oft-erfolgreicher-sind/28359474.html

i5invest and COPA-DATA at DLD in munich

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