Launched in October 2023, ChipStart is an incubator programme.
Run by semiconductor accelerator Silicon Catalyst.UK, the 1.3mn initiative offers nine months of training and mentorship.
Among the 12 startups, London-based MintNeuro recently secured a 100k grant from Innovate UK.
The company is developing neural chips to help patients suffering from neurological conditions.
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Such chips can enable more efficient operations in a wide range of applications, from datacoms to biosensing andquantumcomputing.
ChipStarts second cohort
Eleven more startups joined the second cohort of ChipStart in June.
Among them, POM Health is developing biosensors to create a wearable for female hormone monitoring.
Nine out of the 11 startups are spinouts from UK universities.
The UK housessix semiconductor clustersand over 100 chip design and IP companies, including tech giantArm.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
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With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
