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Estonian tech stories around the world.

Starship gets approved for pilot programs in Washington and Redwood City

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The Estonian delivery robot startup, Starship Technologies has been approved for pilot testing in Washington, DC, and Redwood City, CA; this comes on top of similar approvals in Coeur D’Alene, ID, and five cities in Europe. Starship is working closely with a number of cities in the United States, including Sunnyvale, San Carlos and Menlo […]

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An Estonian startup develops a gadget to relieve runny nose

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An Estonian startup, called Capster, has together with medical professionals developed and launched a device that flushes the nose and helps fight runny nose. The Capster device fits into the pocket and, according to the company, offers an effective and nature-based medical remedy. “The compact device is easy to use and offers the capability to

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Estonia tops the global internet freedom chart

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The Freedom on the Net 2016 index, compiled by Freedom House, has ranked Estonia first in the world. The Freedom House report, one of the most authoritative reports in the field, investigated 65 geographically dispersed and politically diverse countries, and ranked them according to obstacles to access, limits on content and violations of user rights. These results

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US pharma company Teligent opens a development lab in Estonia

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The American pharmaceutical company, Teligent, has opened its first unit in Europe – a development lab in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The company, which develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for use by doctors and patients in the United States and Canada, has never ventured out of the North American market. A relatively small

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Cyprus to implement the Estonian model of electronic identity

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The e-Governance Academy of Estonia and the presidency of Cyprus have signed a cooperation agreement to develop an electronic identity concept and implement a digital signature solution in Cyprus. Experts from the e-Governance Academy will advise the Cypriot government about the electronic identity and describe the technical solution. “We have a full scope of experience

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Two Estonian universities to participate in the medical technology projects of the US military

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Tartu University and Tallinn University of Technology have joined an American consortium consisting of companies that create medical technology, thus paving the way for the knowledge of these Estonian universities reaching the US military that purchases innovative products and services through the association. The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium is a network of universities, industrial corporations,

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Estonian scientists and students create a novel digital computer chip

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A research group at the Tallinn University of Technology has created an innovative digital computer chip that can localise all of its faults and inform the system using the chip. Chips comprise the processing and memory units of the computers, forming a crucial part in the effectiveness of these ever-needed machines. But a huge increase

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Estonian startup “stock exchange” Funderbeam raises USD2.6 million in investments

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The Estonian-founded Funderbeam, a global marketplace for startup investments, has raised a USD2.6 million funding round from Draper Associates, Thomson Reuters and IQ Capital. In addition to the new investors, all previous investors also joined the round, including Rockspring, 3TS Capital Partners, Jaan Tallinn, Kei Aar, David Braben, Chris Wade, Joe Schorge, Tim Parsonson, Richard

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Estonian startup Gleather wins a cleantech business idea contest

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An Estonian startup, Gleather, has won a global cleantech business idea competition, the ClimateLaunchpad European finals, held from 7-8 October in Estonia. Supported by the local investors, government organisations and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, ClimateLaunchpad is dedicated to making the world more environmentally friendly and has created a competition platform which each

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Estonian startup Guaana chosen for the Dubai Future Accelerators programme

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The Estonian scientific collaboration start-up, Guaana, has been chosen for the largest government-supported accelerator, the Dubai Future Accelerators, to create and implement scientific solutions. The Dubai Future Accelerators is a three-month programme connecting companies, entrepreneurs and businesses with leading government departments to create transformational solutions with a global impact. Backed by a AED1 billion fund

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