{"id":27459,"date":"2026-03-03T09:29:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/?p=27459"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:29:50","slug":"rif-and-cypriot-startups-at-4yfn-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/rif-and-cypriot-startups-at-4yfn-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"RIF and Cypriot Startups at 4YFN 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>RIF and Cypriot Startups at 4YFN 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Strengthening Cyprus\u2019 International Presence<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/central-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/central-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/central-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/central-1-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/central-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/central-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/central-1-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/central-1-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3 March 2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) is participating in 4 Years From Now (4YFN) 2026, held within the framework of the Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026 in Barcelona, together with eight innovative Cypriot companies, showcasing the dynamism and outward-looking orientation of Cyprus\u2019 national innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition, under the central theme \u201cInfinite AI,\u201d focuses on the substantive and practical application of Artificial Intelligence, emphasizing solutions with tangible economic and social impact. Within this framework, Cypriot startups are presenting cutting-edge technologies in AI, robotics, agritech and digital applications.<\/p>\n<p>The Cypriot delegation is led by the Director General of RIF, Theodoros Loucaides, joined by Members of the Board of Directors, Monica Ioannidou Polemitou and Andreas Andreou. During the exhibition, meetings are being held with investors, organisations and international stakeholders, aiming to foster strategic partnerships and attract investment interest.<\/p>\n<p>The Cyprus booth hosts the following companies:<\/p>\n<p>IREROBOT LTD, Cocoon Creations, AgroVisioners, GridQ Ltd, GetCrew Ltd., RAVATAR, Freyia Labs and Mentormatic Solutions Limited, which are presenting their products and services to thousands of international visitors.<\/p>\n<p>The Cyprus booth was also visited by the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Nicodemos Damianou, reaffirming the Government\u2019s strong commitment to advancing research, innovation and technological development.<\/p>\n<p>Cyprus\u2019 participation in 4YFN forms part of RIF\u2019s targeted actions to promote the national research and innovation ecosystem internationally, strengthen global networking opportunities for Cypriot enterprises, and create the conditions for sustainable growth through innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIF and Cypriot Startups at 4YFN 2026 Strengthening Cyprus\u2019 International Presence 3 March 2026 &nbsp; The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) is participating in 4 Years From Now (4YFN) 2026, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 11:37:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27463,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27459\/revisions\/27463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}