The FutureNow startup competition, also known as the Startup Awards, is akin to the Oscars for the best startups with global potential. This year marked the eighth and largest occurrence of the competition, open to participants from 17 European countries, with 128 registered start-ups. \u00a0Glycanostics was chosen as a finalist in the Grand Finale with five other remarkable startups. To get to the Finale, the participants needed to prove that their products were innovative and competitive enough to make a positive impact in the world. These companies had to be in the early stages of their business (no more than five years on the market), with a \u20ac500,000 investment ceiling from external sources, and they had to either operate in, or have one of their founders from, one of the participating 17 countries.<\/p>\n