During the Web Summit week in Lisbon, the 15 best health startups were competing in EIT Health Headstart Final Pitch. All of them were granted the EIT Health Headstart 2019, a grant supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology to accelerate innovative startups and SMEs in health area....
DELOX IS TURNING SCIENCE INTO BUSINESS
In June 2017, we have participated in the Call for Projects of ScienceIN2Business programme. The event is annually organized by Tec Labs, aiming at identifying the research projects whose technologies have a great market potential. All of the projects have been developed at the Faculty of Sciences of University of...
COHiTEC: 14 GREAT PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
The COHiTEC programme, created in 2004 by COTEC Portugal is one of the most important science-to-business formations in Portugal. In the 2016 edition, the researchers from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Fadhil Musa and Fernando Antunes decided to participate with the project Delox. The technology they...
OPEN COSMOS: ONE STEP CLOSER TO DELIVERING AN AUTOMATIC BIO-DECONTAMINATION IN SPACE
Delox Joins Open Cosmos’ Call to Orbit Program for Automatic Bio-decontamination in Space In September 2019, Delox was selected as one of ten exclusive winners of the Call to Orbit Program by Open Cosmos, a major milestone in our mission to pioneer automatic bio-decontamination in space. Since then, Delox has...
DELOX SHOWCASES BIO-DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGY IN MILITARY BIOLOGICAL THREAT SIMULATION EXERCISE
On October 15th, 2021, Delox participated in a military biological threat simulation exercise at the Fire Brigade Battalion of Porto. This military bio-decontamination exercise was designed to test the Portuguese Army’s response to a biological threat and provided a realistic training environment for the forces involved. As Delox shares a...
DELOX BECOMES SECOND WINNER OF THE OPEN COSMOS
Delox was selected as the second of ten exclusive winners of the Call to Orbit programme, providing it with valuable space mission expertise by Open Cosmos, including mission software and access to satellite payload integration and test hardware, plus knowledge, advice, and introduction to a valuable network to commercialise their...
DELOX TECHNOLOGY TO ELIMINATE MICROORGANISMS USING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE VAPOR RECEIVES SEED FUNDING
Kiilto Ventures, Caixa Capital and Bionova Capital invest in hydrogen peroxide vapor bio-decontamination company Delox. Bio-decontamination startup Delox secured € 750,000 of funding through a seed capital round of € 450,000 to which € 300,000 of public funding was added. This funding will finance the required steps to initiate product commercialization...
TACKLING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK: A HYDROGEN PEROXIDE STERILIZATION APPROACH
As the COVID-19 pandemic is unfolding, Delox is finding a way to support the healthcare system in the fight against the infectious outbreak. Every hospital currently suffers a major shortage of protective equipment for the health personnel on the front line of the combat against the virus. As a result, there is...
THE LIFE-SAVING IDEA WINS THE FIRST PRIZE: INFECTION PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY
Three pioneering projects focused on hospital sterilization equipment innovation have emerged as the winners of the first Prémio de Inovação Novo Mundo, sponsored by Ageas Seguros. This award was aimed at infection prevention technologies for healthcare settings. The award ceremony took place at Healthcare City in Tagus Park, Oeiras, showcasing...
