The program gives student startup teams an opportunity to learn from setbacks and build a strong foundation. It has been held every semester since 2016.
Demand in the global defense market is high, with U.S. Department of Defense procurement requests totaling $205 billion, up 18% from the previous year, and the EU announcing an €800 billion rearmament plan through 2030. Defense companies lack the production infrastructure to meet demand.
U.S. President Richard Nixon declared a “War on Cancer” in 1971. Over the past 30 years, new cancer drugs have passed clinical trials and received FDA approval, but only 30% have extended patients’ survival by more than 2.5 months.
Japan has the shortest average sleep time among OECD countries, and 38.5% of men and 43.6% of women sleep less than six hours a day. A Korean startup’s sleep app topped the App Store Health & Fitness category six months after launch and received backing from NAVER D2SF.
