VUB Business Development Academy

This is a wrap! ✨ Today’s Final Pitch for our 2nd cohort of FARI AI Accelerator was a true highlight of entrepreneurship, focusing on AI for common goods. We had the pleasure of hearing from: ▪ Last year’s winner, PABLO LOPEZ-GARCIA, who shared his inspiring success story with @AILOS. ▪ 4 incredible pitches from the current cohort of the program: No-Kno, Ai-BODDIE, @Tolufa Precision and mAIté. ▪ @Fluent Robotics - from the MedTech Accelerator at lifetech.brussels, sharing their innovative solution to stroke treatment. We also celebrated a significant milestone with a graduation ceremony, honouring the achievements of our founders. 🥇 A special congratulations to Johan van Mol - No-Kno for winning the audience vote with his pitch! A massive thank you to our jury members, mentors and partners - Myriam Dieleman, Simon Wouters, Öztürk Taspinar, Wim De Waele, Thomas Crispeels, Hans De Canck, Carl-Maria MÖRCH. This would not be possible without you! As we close this chapter, we look ahead to even greater opportunities! Applications for our next cohort will open soon! FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute | Geoffrey Aerts | Aleksandra Zaniewska

Exciting times at the FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute Partners Day! While we are hosting the FARI AI Accelerator Final Pitch Event tomorrow, another fantastic event by SustAIn.brussels will be taking place 🎉 Check out the details below!

A final surprise awaits! 🎁 Join us tomorrow for the Final Pitch of the FARI AI Accelerator at the Google Atelier (BeCentral, Cantersteen 12) from 3:00 PM. ✨ Special highlight: We’re thrilled to feature a special pitch from lifetech.brussels - Fluent Robotics! Fluent Robotics endeavors to deliver a remotely-operated robotic system for the control and navigation of neurovascular medical devices intended for mechanical thrombectomy (MT) interventions. The solution is focused on facilitating fast procedural response times by diminishing the influence of geographical distances. Importantly, aims to achieve this while ensuring a high level of safety, reliability, and effectiveness in the treatment of ischemic strokes. Would you like to learn more? Secure your spot now and be part of the conversation shaping the future of AI. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eeFf5VAA See you there! 🎉 FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute | Omar Al-Ahmad | Mirza Awais Ahmad

🌟 We’re happy to share the third project in our spotlight series for the FARI AI Accelerator Final Pitch: Ai-BODDIE Ai-BODDIE(AiB) is a technology that helps internet users apply their right to privacy and data sharing through a powerful plugin, that saves preferences in a personal pod of their decision on what information and who they want to share with. Easy, practical and no need for programming skills. The AiB plugin democratizes the power of decision control for public end-users. Curious to see Ai-BODDIE work in action? 🚨 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e-KQSQmH #FARIAIAccelerator #AIForGood #TechForGood #Innovation FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute | Hebe Susana Gonzalez

🎉 We’re thrilled to introduce the second project in our FARI AI Accelerator Final Pitch series Helen Tueni with mAIté! mAIté is an innovative, multilingual and multimodal administrative assistant app designed to improve access to essential public services in Belgium. Using AI-driven chat interactions, it provides accurate information on government services through accessible platforms like WhatsApp, SMS, and Messenger without needing a dedicated app installation.    mAIté addresses critical challenges, especially for immigrants and individuals with limited digital skills, by helping them navigate Belgium's complex administrative system. This approach not only empowers users but also helps public servants by reducing the workload and frustration caused by inquiries outside their core responsibilities. Want to learn how Helen is innovating the future of public administration? Join us on November 19 at Google Atelier (BeCentral, Cantersteen 12) for her pitch and more insights! 🚨 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e-KQSQmH #FARIAIAccelerator #AIForGood #TechForGood #Innovation FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute | Helen Tueni

Introducing our first spotlight for the FARI AI Accelerator Final Pitch: Meet No-Kno! No-Kno offers diversity analytics to help marketing and employer brand leaders drive growth. Consumers increasingly favour stereotype-free and inclusive representation, and outdated portrayals can cost companies up to 3.5% in sales to more inclusive competitors. No-Kno's platform uses AI to scan a brand’s ads and content, providing insights and benchmarks to set inclusive marketing goals and identify missed opportunities by uncovering underrepresented groups. Diversity analytics are crucial for any brand to stay competitive in today's society! Join us on November 19 at the Google Atelier (BeCentral, Cantersteen 12), to see their pitch in action! 🚀 🚨 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/e-KQSQmH #AIPioneers #Innovation #FARIAccelerator #VUBBUDA #TechForGood FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute| Johan van Mol

𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲! 🚀  The  FARI AI Accelerator Final Pitch event is happening on November 19, 2024! Join us at 15:00 at Google Atelier, BeCentral (Cantersteen 12, Brussels) for an inspiring session where our 2nd cohort of AI startups will pitch their solutions. From healthcare to GovTech, these visionary entrepreneurs will show us how AI is shaping the future! This event is part of the FARI Brussels Conference 2024 ‘AI, a Public Good?’🎙️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/e-KQSQmH Stay tuned for sneak peeks of the groundbreaking projects that will be showcased. Don’t miss out! FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute|Geoffrey Aerts|Hans De Canck|Carl-Maria MÖRCH|Johan van Mol|Hebe Susana Gonzalez|Helen Tueni|Catia Verpoucke, MBA, Msc BioEng #AI #Innovation #FARI #AIAccelerator #Startups #Entrepreneurship #PitchEvent #TechForGood #Brussels #AIForImpact #FutureOfTech 

Are you ready to explore how digital transformation can drive sustainability in your business? Join Geoffrey Aerts, Arjen Van de Walle and Frederic Heymans on the 24th of September 2024 for a masterclass on the Twin Transition - where sustainability 🌍 meets digital innovation 💻. What’s in store? An overview of Brussels’ digital maturity, including how companies are adopting digital tools, their approach to cybersecurity, and attitudes toward AI. Insights from researchers and industry leaders on the future of digital sustainability, as well as practical strategies for businesses looking to balance innovation with responsibility. Register here! https://lnkd.in/ev96UDjZ When: 24/09/2024 at 9 am Where: La Tricoterie | Grenier SustAIn.brussels is the European Digital Innovation Hub in Brussels, supported by the European Commission, Innoviris and hub.brussels. The coordination is done by Sirris | Innovation forward, Agoria, BeCentral, ULB and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. #BUDA #Sustainability #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #TwinTransition #AI #CloudComputing #ShiftingEconomyWeek #SustAInBrussels #GreenFuture

Blurring boundaries between Universities and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem  We're proud to represent the VUB Business Development Academy at the T2S Technology Transfer Society Annual Meeting in Brussels, co-hosted by our colleagues at Vrije Universiteit Brussel & ULB. We presented Arjen Van de Walle's latest research on assessing the sustainable digitalization of businesses- a key topic in today’s technological landscape. Three days were filled with insightful discussions centred around: 🌱 Student entrepreneurship 🚀 Investing in university spin-offs 🤝 Strengthening collaboration between academia and industry We are inspired to bring these valuable insights back to BUDA and keep building bridges between academia and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Geoffrey AertsAleksandra Zaniewska #Innovation #Digitalization #TechnologyTransfer #Entrepreneurship #UniversitySpinOffs #Sustainability #ResearchAndBusiness

Happy to share that our VUB Business Development Academy team was present at the Brussels GreenTech Forum, representing Vrije Universiteit Brussel, FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute and SustAIn.brussels. Geoffrey Aerts, and Arjen Van de Walle, in seperate panel sessions, discussed the integration of digital technologies, including AI, in advancing ecological #sustainability goals. The forum provided an excellent platform to explore the impact and potential of these technologies in driving sustainable development. #Sustainability #DigitalTransformation #VUBBUDA