Rapid Prototyping: The Strategic Accelerator for Industrial Innovation
Discover how rapid prototyping and Physical AI reduce investment risks in product dev...
Deep-tech research in Europe is globally competitive. In recent years, the bigger challenge has been building the conditions for that knowledge to become a business—moving from scientific advances to an industrializable product. Doing that well takes method, complementary capabilities, and strong connections with industry and capital.
With this goal in mind, 28DIGITAL is activating a dedicated edition of SPIN—its pre-incubation and entrepreneurial training programme—in partnership with e-Novia. The programme supports high-potential projects from the earliest stages through to the maturity needed to become fundable ventures and credible industrial opportunities, with a focus on Physical AI and advanced technologies.
Through the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, the European Commission is working to make the Union a more competitive place to start and grow technology companies. The strategy aims to strengthen Europe’s ecosystem across the entire growth journey—from company creation to global scaling. The direction is clear: make the transition from research to market easier by acting on regulation, access to capital, talent, and infrastructure, and by creating more favourable conditions to turn innovation and IP into industrial value.
In this context, the deep-tech pre-incubation programme led by 28DIGITAL, delivered in partnership with e-Novia, is more than training: it is an operating mechanism that accelerates the path from research to market, reinforcing Europe’s ability to retain IP and generate entrepreneurial value.
At the core of the collaboration is a special edition of SPIN, 28DIGITAL’s flagship programme for entrepreneurial education and pre-incubation. This edition is designed to support deep-tech ventures in key areas:
The ambition is clear and practical: transform scientifically solid results into market-ready entrepreneurial initiatives—able to activate industrial partnerships and attract capital to create value.
The partnership combines entrepreneurial education, ecosystem access, and venture-building capabilities to support teams from early validation through to the development required to enter the market and generate value.
Together, the programme translates into structured work on milestones, market testing, and the building of industrial and financial relationships.
For the most promising projects, the partnership can support the journey all the way to venture formation. At that stage, 28DIGITAL and e-Novia may invest through equity stakes alongside founders and investors, creating clear alignment of incentives throughout the venture’s development and growth.
This is particularly relevant in deep tech: turning a technology into a company requires continuity, execution capability, and multidisciplinary expertise spanning product, industrialisation, go-to-market, and capital strategy. A model that integrates these elements from the outset increases the likelihood of building initiatives that can enter the market and generate value—working with industrial partners and capital.
