Lab to Market: 2026 Teams

Provides a proactive AI safety layer that detects and blocks unreliable model decisions in regulated industries.

• Kyriaki Karatzouni
• Theodora Exarchou
• Evdokia Ioanna Theodorou
• Evan Kotsovinos (VP, Privacy, Safety and Security, Google)
• Marina Bouki (Angel Investor)

Offers a real-time stress and anxiety management solution designed to help users regulate panic and chronic stress.

• Evgenia Skouloudi
• Lamprini Kourou
• Filoxeni-Kyriaki Laskaridou
• Aspa Lekka (COO, Reydix)

Builds a wearable device for continuous cardiac monitoring to detect early signs of deterioration before emergencies occur.

• Alexandra Sachinidi
• Gerasimos Pnevmatikakis
• Nikolaos Vardonikolakis
• Panos Papadiamantis (Co-founder and CPO, PNOE)
• George Karantonis (Partner, Metavallon VC)

Applies AI to digitize, structure, and analyze judicial documents to accelerate court processes and access to justice.

• Maria Katholiki Tzevelekou
• Niki Margarita Potamianou
• Mikhail Tzevelekos
• Michael Petychakis (CTO, Dialectica)
• Evan Kotsovinos (VP, Privacy, Safety and Security, Google)

Maps renewable generation sites together with natural geological energy storage potential to reduce curtailment and battery dependence.

• Konstantinos Rogkakos
• Maria Elpida Ntaflou
• Pavlina Pagoulatou
• George Danezis (Finance Director, Olympia Group)

An agentic AI co-pilot that compresses equity and crypto research by integrating fundamentals, technicals, and sentiment.

• George Palaiokrassas
• Antonis Antoniadis
• Stelios Kasouridis
• Emilios Markou (Co-founder and Co-CEO, Hellas Direct)
• Marina Bouki (Angel Investor)

Uses physiological and behavioral signals to predict autoimmune flare-ups and support proactive disease management.

• Ioanna-Diamantoula Tzalla
• George Botis
• Charalampos Tzelepis
• Katerina Pramatari (Partner, Uni.fund)
• John Tsioris (Founder and CEO, Revotech)

Designs lightweight, geometry-driven seismic damping devices to improve earthquake resilience in buildings.

• Spyridoula-Maria Papathanasiou
• Sofia Dagli
• Panagiota Syrimi
• Bill Karnazes (CEO, Viohalco)

Enables non-technical founders and SMEs to build and maintain real, production-grade apps without developers.

• Panagiotis Konstantinos Kakkavas
• Olga Kontakioti

Develops embedded photonic sensors for real-time structural health monitoring of high-end composite materials.

• Georgios Syriopoulos
• Thenia Prousalidi
• Giannis Poulopoulos
• Harry Zervos
• Glykeria Tsernou (Partner, Vassilakis Family Office)
• Thomas Vitsounis (Director, Vice Chairman Office, METLEN)

Develops a solution to bind and safely eliminate microplastics and associated toxins from the human body.

• Zacharias Semertzidis
• Maria Dima
• Panos Papadiamantis (Co-founder and CPO, PNOE)
• Panos Kouris (Co-founder and CTO, Vertoro)

Predicts ICU length of stay using interpretable machine learning to help hospitals optimize capacity, staffing, and patient flow.

• Sokratis Nikolaidis
• Filippos Simon Rohde Gouromichos
• Savvas Politis
• John Tsioris (Founder and CEO, Revotech)

Provides a fast, point-of-care optical tool to objectively assess joint inflammation in lupus patients.

• Anna Maria Papakonstantinou
• Ioannis Gerasimos Tsalas
• Maximos Ioannis Tryfonas
• Eleni Eirini Tsiovoulou
• Simos Simeonidis (Kos Biotechnology)

Provides a smart medication management system that verifies adherence, supports caregivers, and improves outcomes for chronic and vulnerable patients.

• Konstantinos Dalampekis
• Michael Angeles
• Epameinondas Douros
• Dimitrios Lempesis
• Myrto Papathanou (Partner, Metavallon CV)
• Ariadni Velissaropoulos (Angel Investor)

Creates bio-based, low-carbon thermal insulation materials to improve building efficiency and reduce energy poverty.

• Antonios Georgas
• Fotios Anagnostopoulos
• Fragkoulis Psathas
• Christos Kourtidis Vlachogiannis
• Bill Karnazes (CEO, Viohalco)
• Dimitris Kontarinis (Founding Partner, SFC VC)

Delivers AI-driven autonomous optimization for port and terminal operations to reduce delays and costs.

• Ioakeim Alexandros Spandonidis
• Ioannis Gousios
• Spyridon Skarmoutsos
• Iraklis Stivaktakis
• Demitris Memos (Co-founder and CEO, hoper)
• Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos (Co-founder and CEO, DeepSea)

Automates QA/QC and validation of subsurface energy data to improve reservoir simulations for oil, gas, and CO₂ storage projects.

• Eirini Maria Kanakaki
• Epameinondas Theofanis Diplas
• Sofianos Panagiotis Fotias
• George Danezis (Finance Director, Olympia Group)
• Panos Adamopoulos (Founder and CEO, Seismos)

Uses explainable AI on satellite imagery to deliver real-time, actionable geospatial insights for climate risk, agriculture, infrastructure, and operations.

• Lambros Zormpas
• Apostolos Dalianis
• Eleni-Helga Tsakoni
• Andreas Varvarigos
• George Karantonis (Partner, Metallon VC)
• Panos Adamopoulos (Founder and CEO, Seismos)

Uses AI on structured and unstructured clinical data to improve patient recruitment and retention for clinical trials.

• Stavros Mouratidis
• Efthymia Bavioli
• Theodoros Margelos
• Elpida Oikonomou
• Lampros Kourtis (Program Director, Gates Ventures)
• Michael Petychakis (CTO, Dialectica)

Transforms complex building and energy data into explainable, decision-ready insights for efficiency, ESG reporting, and operations.

• Konstantinos Kechagias
• Aristotelis Kretsis
• Anastasios Romanos Varvarigos
• George Koutsoukos (Treasurer, Vassilakis Family Office)
• Nicholas Zinas (Co-founder and CEO, Tekmon)

Builds an intelligent cane that detects Parkinson’s freezing of gait and actively assists movement and safety.

• Kyriaki Kolpetinou
• Petros Chatzitoulousis
• Christina Kaliampakou
• Nikolas Rompotis
• Alex Eleftheriadis (Partner, BigPi Ventures)
• Myrto Papathanou (Partner, Metavallon VC)

Operates a digital marketplace enabling traceable, compliant trading of recyclable waste and by-products.

• Maria Bakouli
• Konstantinos Kolonas
• Michalis Sigalas
• Dimitris Kontarinis (Founder Partner, SFC VC)
• Panos Kouris (Co-founder and CTO, Vertoro)