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Far from the madding crowd: Ambitious start-up launches pop-up hotels to reach ‘spots of untouched beauty’

The first of its kind in Poland, the pop up hotels are aimed at those who want to experience Poland’s undiscovered areas of natural beauty, far away from traditional tourist hotspots. GoodSpot

The first of its kind in Poland, the pop up hotels are aimed at those who want to experience Poland’s undiscovered areas of natural beauty, far away from traditional tourist hotspots. And as they are mobile, they can circumvent pandemic rules. 

Sopot nanotech firm named one of world’s top 15 start-ups to watch

The Sopot-based company was named for its innovative use of nano-materials to create fresh water with a water filter which could become an essential item for disaster relief teams who respond to devastating natural phenomena such as earthquakes, floods, tornados, hurricanes and manmade disasters such as war.

Start-up looking to revolutionise eco-shopping with vending machines to refill plastic bottles

Swapp also plans to go beyond the world of retail by putting its refill-o-mats in other buildings such as blocks of flats in a bid to shake up shopping and shrink the mountains of plastic waste the world produces each year.

Poland one of the best places in Europe for start-ups, says new report

The research compiled by British analysts NimbleFins collated data from sources such as the OECD, World bank, Eurostat and the World Economic Forum.

Crumbling old tenement block transformed into stunning new talent hub

The only building to remain standing on Wrocław’s Słodowa Island at the end of WWII, architects made sure they stayed respectful to the building’s history while ensuring it had a modern, up-to-date feel too. 

Warsaw app shows US medical staff how to prepare before dealing with COVID-19 patients

The app from start-up company Immersion was commissioned by the US government and uses digital avatars and videos to guide medical staff step by step, explaining how to properly put on a mask and other specific actions needed before dealing with infected patients.

European Economic Congress postponed until September

The 12th European Economic Congress, and the European Start-up Days, planned to be held on 18-20 May in Katowice, southern Poland, have been postponed until September 2-3, 2020, due the coronavirus epidemic threat, the congress organisers PTWP Group said on Thursday.

Read all about it! Virtual library assistant helps readers find books based on their moods and preferences

The “Automatic Reviewer – Intelligent Book Recommendation System” uses deep learning technology and natural language processing. These enable its software to mimic the workings of the human brain and read, understand and derive meaning from human languages – in this case, the content of a book.

Not a bad start for a start-up: Pułway eco firm wins Chivas Venture 2020

MakeGrowLab beat off competition from 170 entrants to take first place in the Polish edition of the competition and will now go on to compete in Canada against 25 others for the World prize and 1 million USD.

Two Polish start-ups listed in Lufthansa Innovation Hub - press

Two Polish start-ups, Hyper Poland and Blinkee.city, have been included on the prestigious Lufthansa Innovation Hub list from among global projects aimed at transforming transport, the Rzeczpospolita daily has reported.

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