TEPOWER at Startup Fair 2026 in Vilnius: New Connections, Insights and Commercialization Opportunities
On 16–17 September 2026, the TEPOWER team participated in a series of innovation and deep-tech events in Vilnius, including “Behind Every Start-up Success Story: How Ecosystems Shape Growth, Scale and Impact,” the EPIC-X Startup Showcase, and Startup Fair 2026.
The two-day visit combined conferences, panel discussions, startup showcases, networking sessions and meetings with representatives of the European innovation ecosystem. It provided not only an opportunity to introduce TEPOWER technology, but also to gain new knowledge about how science-based technologies can move more effectively from research to the market.
One of the most valuable aspects of the Vilnius events was the diversity of perspectives. Discussions covered deep-tech commercialization, access to investment, collaboration between startups and industry, technology scale-up, European innovation ecosystems, international expansion, and the transition from pilot projects to industrial deployment.
The conferences also highlighted an important challenge for deep-tech companies: developing a strong technology is only one part of the journey. Successful commercialization requires the ability to connect research, product development, manufacturing, customers, investors and industrial partners at different stages of technology maturity.
For TEPOWER, these insights are particularly relevant as we continue moving from materials and prototype development toward real-world validation, pilot applications and industrial partnerships.
Vilnius was therefore much more than a networking trip — it was an opportunity to present TEPOWER, learn from different European deep-tech experiences, exchange knowledge and better understand the next steps required to bring our technology closer to the market.
Next step: transforming new knowledge and connections into concrete collaborations and pilot projects.
