With its NEO Innovation Award, the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion (TRK) sets standards in the promotion of future-oriented developments. Every year, it emphasizes its role as a prestigious platform for decision-makers from business and science with a topic relevant to the future. The prize is endowed with 20,000 euros and is awarded throughout Germany and across the border in Alsace.
As all places are taken, registration for the award ceremony is closed. Thank you very much for your overwhelming interest!
This year's NEO Innovation Award of the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion is all about the circular economy. Together with you, we would like to honor the most innovative projects that make an important contribution to resource conservation and climate protection with their sustainable concepts.
We cordially invite you to the
NEO2024 award ceremony
on Thursday, December 05, 2024, from 18.00 hrs,
SWR Media Center Baden-Baden,
Hans-Bredow-Straße, 76530 Baden-Baden
in.
Experience the exciting pitches of our five finalists and be there when we select the winners in the jury and audience award categories.
You can look forward to greetings from Stefanie Schneider, State Broadcasting Director of Baden-Württemberg and Deputy Director of SWR, Mario Brandenburg, Member of the Bundestag, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Education and Research and Dr. Frank Mentrup, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe GmbH and Lord Mayor of the City of Karlsruhe. The laudatory speech will be given by Alexander Bonde, Secretary General of the German Federal Environmental Foundation.
In addition, a varied supporting program awaits you in the modern SWR Media Center. We look forward to seeing you there.
NEO2024 - The Innovation Award of the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion is supported by:
In one of the world's most modern sorting plants in Gaggenau, aluminum alloys are recycled by type. The use of LIBS laser technology makes it possible for the first time to sort automotive aluminum scrap in such a way that it can be recycled without the addition of primary aluminum. This leads to considerable energy savings.
NECOC technology uses an innovative combination of several process steps to convert CO₂ into solid carbon, which can then be used as a raw material, e.g. in the construction sector or in the production of batteries for electromobility in long-lasting, sustainable products. This globally unique process contributes to CO₂ reduction.
The NEO2024 Innovation Award is characterized by clear guidelines: A renowned jury from science, business and politics selects up to five finalists from the entries in a two-stage process and chooses the winner. The award ceremony will take place on December 5 at the SWR Baden-Baden media center.
The jury members are:
Guiding principle with persuasive power:
We are looking for innovative solutions that are based on a strong and clearly defined central idea and can be easily communicated to a broad public.
Marketability as a priority:
Submissions should be marketable innovations with an innovative character. We focus on solutions that are not only innovative, but also demonstrate economic potential and contributeto the long-term economic strength of the region .
Social relevance and international scope:
NEO2024 aims to recognize innovations thataddress significant societal challenges and have the potential to berecognized on the international stage. These innovations should offer sustainable and smart solutions that can have aglobal impact .
Here you will find an overview of the award winners since 2010
nanoshape GmbH:
Using nanostructures to combat implant infections
INLYSE GmbH:
Virus search using image recognition and neural networks
Rosswag GmbH:
New materials for metal 3D printing
PLAFCO from the DHBW Karlsruhe:
Bio-based and sustainable replacement material for plastic packaging and products
Holo-Med from KIT:
Artificial intelligence and augmented reality-supported glasses that support surgeons in the operating room
EVA shuttle buses from VBK:
Public transport feeder system through the use of autonomous electric minibuses
Volocopter from Volocopter GmbH:
Aircraft for two passengers with purely electric drive
Phontasia from DHBW Karlsruhe:
Learn the German language playfully, both in writing and phonetically
KIT:
Breast cancer early detection method using 3D ultrasound computed tomography
Frauenhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (IOSB):
Universal interfaces for the automation of elements for integration into the production process
MeRegio from EnBW AG:
Intelligent electricity meter that recognizes when electricity is particularly cheap and then switches on appliances
ORGANOTRACE from UNISENSOR Sensorsysteme GmbH
Determination of hazardous substances in drinking water
SEW-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KG:
Development of an inductive energy and data transmission system for wireless battery charging of cars and two-wheelers
Hydro-Energie Roth GmbH:
Pioneering, mobile, overflowing and underflowing waterworks
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