Top Five Security Startups in Europe 2008 Announced by Global Security Challenge

September 2 2008 | 0 comment(s)

Five high-tech companies – specializing in areas as diverse as cargo screening and artificial intuition software - were selected as Semi-Finalists for the European-leg of the Global Security Challenge (GSC) on September 24th to battle it out for $500,000 in cash and mentorship from venture capitalists. The two winners of the European Semi-Final will compete against winners from the Asian and Americas legs at the final event hosted by London Business School on November 13 for a $500,000 grant.

 
The top five European Security Start-ups of 2008 are:

•  Arktis Radiation Detectors (Switzerland) – capability to detect and localize fast-neutron radiation for faster and more accurate cargo screening
•  Beyond Encryption Technologies (Ireland) – remote control of devices to actively protect sensitive data
•  Intuview (Israel) – “artificial intuition” software for real-time exploitation of Arabic-language documents to determine contents of intelligence value
•  Metaforic (UK) – prevents hackers from modifying or subverting code even when a system is compromised           
•  QCC Technologies/Blackthorn (UK) – software suite for incident, assessment and risk management

 
The University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies joined the GSC earlier this year to host the European part of this international competition.  The European Semi-Final will occur at the Silken Hotel Berlaymont next to the EU Commission on September 24th, where business plans will be presented to a panel of judges, consisting of leaders from TSWG of the US Government, Smiths Detection and PegasusBridge Fund Management.

Click here to register for our European Semi-Final in Brussels on Sept 24

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