News

Exhibitions, startup events, publications and milestones.

  1. Sep 2026

    Exhibition

    Bits & Pretzels 2026

    28–30 September 2026Munich, Germany

    We had a booth at the founders' conference in Munich, showcasing our technology and how AI can help advance neonatology.

  2. Jul 2026

  3. Jun 2026

    Research

    Two new papers

    June 2026

    Pediatric Research published our study on automated sleep-position assessment from incubator video, and Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing our method for training breathing-region detectors without manual labels.

  4. May 2026

    Conference

    Podim 2026

    11–13 May 2026Maribor, Slovenia

    We were at the Central and Eastern European startup conference in Maribor, meeting investors.

  5. Mar 2026

    Company

    Into the new office

    March 2026Budapest, Hungary

    In March 2026, we finally moved into the new office — a bright space that started with no furniture, just ambition and bagels.

    The NICOWL team in the new, still empty Budapest office
  6. Dec 2025

    Grant

    EUR 505,000 non-dilutive grant from NKFIH

    December 2025

    A few years ago, this was a research idea. Now it's a company, with a non-dilutive grant from NKFIH (GYORSÍTÓSÁV scheme, 2026–2028) to take the next steps.

  7. Nov 2025

    Exhibition

    MEDICA 2025

    17–20 November 2025Düsseldorf, Germany

    Our first time as an exhibitor, with demos in the MEDICA Start-up Park, Hall 12.

  8. Jul 2025

    Press

    Budapest Business Journal on EIT Health InnoStars

    July 2025

    The BBJ cited NICOWL as an InnoStars Awards alumnus that secured public funding and spun out as a dedicated company.

  9. Sep 2024

    Program

    EIT Health InnoStars Awards

    September–December 2024

    Selected for the EIT Health InnoStars Awards program, with a EUR 15,000 non-dilutive grant for business development, networking and mentoring.

  10. Jul 2024

    Company

    NICOWL Ltd. is founded

    24 July 2024

    Understanding the unmet need for sleep quality monitoring and the urge to commercialize the technology, we founded NICOWL Ltd.