Good news from around Europe
Meet the Norwegian startup developing a new generation of emergency tourniquets According to the chief surgeon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, colonel of the medical service Kostyantyn Humenyuk, the main cause of death on the battlefield is bleeding. If a large artery is damaged, the injured person often dies
Ukraine launches TrophyLab, turning captured Russian weapons into a battlefield R&D platform Today, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is launching the TrophyLab platform — a secure space that provides verified users with access to information on modern Russian weapon systems. With this, Ukraine is opening a unique repository of real-world
Silicon photonics firms warn Europe lacks infrastructure to turn research into commercial success Research published this week by the CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre reveals that challenges with prototyping and access to scale-up infrastructure risk stalling the growth of the silicon photonics (SiPh) sector in key global markets if not urgently
‘None of us will do it alone’: European solidarity takes over VivaTech Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-cooperation-vivatech-2026-despatch
Eric Slesinger’s 201 Ventures plots second defence fund, sources say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eric-slesinger-201-ventures-defence-fund
From post-Soviet farming to rewriting the EU’s startup rulebook: Meet EU Inc’s Iwona Anna Biernat Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/iwona-anna-biernat-eu-inc-entrepreneurs-first-project-europe
Cleo employees allege toxic workplace culture: ‘Directionless and deeply unhappy’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/cleo-fintech-startup-toxic-workplace-allegations
Legora warns investors against unapproved share trades Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/legora-hiive-shares
He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots. French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote devices in real time. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/he-made-your-free-video-player-run-smoothly-now-hes-doing-that-for-robots/
Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesn’t work For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It’s unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/encryption-spyware-and-now-mythos-history-shows-why-cyber-export-control-doesnt-work/