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Head of Challenges @SPRIND - Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation. Leading Challenges in drug development, biotech, climatetech, energy, computing & more.

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Jano Costard
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Had a great time talking to @eric_is_weird about @SPRIND, what we look for in program managers & "Jano’s obsessions with SPRIN-D’s administrative processes, such as their speed with “Fourteen days time-to-money”.
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The Spotify version of today’s episode can be found at this link.
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Jano Costard
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We @SPRIND join forces with @NSF to create breakthroughs for recovering tech metals from waste streams. Our Challenge just launched, info at 🇺🇲🤝🇪🇺.
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Jano Costard
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World's first grid-connected iron-air battery has just been installed in . Europe! Congrats Ore Energy 👏 This is just one of the world's firsts from @SPRIND Long Duration Energy Storage Challenge.
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An iron-air battery in the Netherlands, which can store energy for 100 hours or more to make renewable power sources more consistent, has become the world’s first “rust” battery to connect with an...
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Jano Costard
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RT @RenPhil21: ⏰ Final call!. Together with @SPRIND, we're building a cohort of outstanding research program leaders. We look forward to r….
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The SPRIND x BiTS Accelerator is a pathway for technical visionaries to develop program leadership skills and implement radically new ideas.
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Jano Costard
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RT @anastasiabekt: That this level of operational speed is built into a public funder and sustained with such internal alignment makes it a….
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Jano Costard
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RT @Simon__Grimm: Renaissance Philanthropy is partnering with SPRIND to identify a new set of research program leaders. In the program you….
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Jano Costard
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RT @RenPhil21: Learn how we're partnering with @SPRIND to train the next generation of breakthrough research leaders. RSVP to meet the team….
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Come learn about Renaissance Philanthropy's Big if True Science Accelerator, the SPRIND challenge model and ask practical questions about the program, the…
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Jano Costard
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RT @RonitKanwar: This is our second major partnership with a government research agency!. So excited to be partnering with @SPRIND, Germany….
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Jano Costard
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Join our webinar on 10 July to learn more about how @RenPhil21 x @SPRIND accelerates innovation programs! .Acceleration matters to us, with 14 days time-to-money, flexible use of funds & unbureaucratic process you'll be surprised to learn more about this German gov agency.
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Kumar Garg
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UPDATE: I am so excited to announce our partnership with @SPRIND, Germany's Agency for Breakthrough Innovation and @jncstrd, with the goal of scoping ambitious ARPA-shaped research programs that SPRIND could support.
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Jano Costard
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RT @RenPhil21: The internet, mRNA vaccines, and self-driving cars all came from ARPA-style programs led by technical visionaries. Yet ther….
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Jano Costard
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RT @SPRIND: New @SPRIND Challenge Offers Cash💲For Drone Navigation Without Satellites via @Forbes
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Jano Costard
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RT @SPRIND: SPECIAL CHALLENGES REQUIRE SPECIAL FORMATS.In an interview, challenge officer Jano Costard @jncstrd talks about the competiti….
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Jano Costard
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RT @rafbuff: Autonomous drones have the power to dramatically improve the way we live: delivering goods to remote areas, saving lives in e….
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Jano Costard
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RT @SPRIND: 🇫🇷🇩🇪 From Paris to Leipzig: SPRIND was invited by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Paris to discuss the power….
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Jano Costard
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RT @AStarcky: Passionnant échange entre @rafbuff et @jncstrd de @SPRIND, l’agence 🇩🇪 d’innovation de rupture et l’écosystème 🇫🇷d’innovation….
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Jano Costard
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RT @SPRIND: The next #SPRIND #Funke is just around the corner – can you predict the topic?.Drop your guess in the comments. Let’s see who’s….
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Jano Costard
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Creating a German @DARPA is absolutely necessary and a great chance to build an innovative agency. We have shown with @SPRIND that it works.
@SPRIND
SPRIND, Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation
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How Germany’s innovation agency wants to set up a military offshoot. SPRIND explains how it could use Germany’s stimulus package to boost European defence.
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Jano Costard
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RT @SPRIND: This is VENTURE SPRIND, where 300+ investors met with 50+ start-ups in #Berlin
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Jano Costard
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RT @BritishProgress: 💫 We’re launching the Centre for British Progress. Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for gr….
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