“Widely used remote work tools are excellent for video calls and messaging, but they do not solve the most important challenges of working at a distance: how to align within a remote team, how to maintain trust, how to manage tasks, make decisions, implement innovations, or take care of employee well-being,” notes Ramunė Guogienė, Project Expert at Tech-Park Kaunas.

On 2–4 December, partners from Poland, Serbia, Greece, Italy, Hungary and Lithuania met in Kaunas to explore the region’s fast-growing innovation scene. The visit, organised as part of the InnoCoop project, gave participants the chance to learn first-hand about local research and development (R&D) strengths and discover new ideas for cooperation.

The last month of the year in Kaunas began with an innovative spirit - the Kaunas Startup Awards 2025 took place on the evening of December 2. Nine of the most outstanding, profound, advanced, and promising startups were announced. The top prize, Startup of the Year, went to Fivrec, a company that brings rare metals back to life by extracting them from batteries.​

The winner of the Lithuanian defence technology hackathon Flaming Shield: Mission AI 2025 has entered negotiations for a €1 million investment to develop autonomous drone technologies. The investment, initiated by Coinvest Capital and private investors, will support solutions for unmanned systems designed to meet the needs of modern battlefields.