“This diversity is what makes the Thuringia Innovation Prize so special and demonstrates the technological capabilities of our state,” said Thuringia’s Minister of Economics, Wolfgang Tiefensee, at the award ceremony. The prize is presented annually as part of a competition organized by the Thuringian Ministry of Economics, the Thuringian Foundation for Technology, Innovation and Research (STIFT), TÜV Thüringen e. V. and the Ernst Abbe Foundation. This year, 50 applications were submitted and evaluated by a jury of 18 experts. The jury’s criteria focused on innovativeness, sustainability, functionality and business success. Entries are only eligible to receive the prize if the submissions were predominantly developed or manufactured in Thuringia and are already on the market or due to be launched soon.
The prizes in the various categories went to: (hw)
TRADITION & FUTURE category
migohead Flora Mirzoyan & Roman Golovkov GbR – for innovative ceramic earmolds for commercially available hearing systems
INDUSTRY & MATERIAL category
Maximator Hydrogen GmbH – for highly efficient hydrogen compression with Automatic Seal Exchange (ASX) – MAX Compression 2.0
DIGITAL & MEDIA category
Funkwerk Systems GmbH – for the 5G cab radio “CRLT.50”
dSign Systems GmbH – for TaskCards
LIGHT & LIFE category
Jabil Optics Germany GmbH – for the SWIR 3D camera for indoor and outdoor applications
SPECIAL PRIZE FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
Xsight Optics GmbH – for Xsight Medical
ERNST ABBE PRIZE FOR INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Sven Kiontke, CEO of Jena-based asphericon GmbH
AUDIENCE PRIZE
Q-SOFT GmbH – for telematics app EFA
