21 October 2021.

The EIT RawMaterials Hub - Regional Center Southern Italy (RCSI), by Co-Location Center South, supported the Start Cup Puglia 2021 - Business Competition by means the Prize (cash 3000 euro) Connecting Matter to be awarded to the most innovative business plan, proposed by young innovators, devoted to critical raw materials and related technologies.

The winner 2021 of the Connecting Matter Prize was the business plan ENVIRON ZERO-WASTE devoted to the 3D printing eco-sustainable batteries for smart energy management. The project was presented at the Start Cup Puglia 2021 business competition on 21 October 2021 by the startup ENVIRON GOVERNANCE srl based on Lecce (Puglia/Italy).