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After nearly a decade of supporting startups, VentureLab North closed its doors at the end of December 2024. This not only marks the end of a successful period but also the start of a new chapter with the launch of Innokite at the MXT Conference on January 15, 2025. Campus Groningen thanks VentureLab North for the wonderful collaboration and wishes Innokite much success!

At the end of last month, an exciting development took place for a startup at Campus Groningen! Future Tech Ventures invested in IonIQs, a startup that has developed a sustainable technology to efficiently extract lithium from wastewater. Lithium is a scarce and essential material for high-performance batteries, but the current extraction and purification process results in significant water waste worldwide.

Innokite is a new incubator program launched at the MXT Conference in Northern Netherlands, supporting knowledge-intensive startups in Digital & DeepTech, MedTech & HealthTech, and Energy Transition & CleanTech. The program provides entrepreneurs with startup guidance through Acceleration Bursts, expert mentorship, and access to a network of investors and collaborators.