CONFERENCE PRIZE FOR THE BEST INNOVATION WITH COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL IN 2023

The winning teams:

Doc. dr. Zoran Pučko, University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture for Integration of innovative technologies for construction industry to become greener, digitalized and on time (1250 EUR).

Dr. Peter Jeglič and doc. dr. Erik Zupanič, Jožef Stefan Institute for Novel platform for production of cold atoms for quantum computers and quantum sensors (1250 EUR).

Foto: Marjan Verč, Jožef Stefan Institute, 2023

ABOUT THE PRIZE
At the conference, a special prize for innovations from public research organizations in 2023 will be awarded. The emphasis of the competition is on presentation of business propositions of your (early stage technologies) in front of the evaluation commission, which is constituted of investors and technology commercialization experts. The commission members will evaluate the commercial potential of the presented technologies and will award the teams with the highest commercial potential of their invention/innovation.

EVALUATION COMMISSION MEMBERS tba

  • Alexandre Massart, Managing Partner Blend Ventures Ltd.
  • Ioannis Sagias, Deputy Head of Unit for Valorisation Policies and IPR DG for Research and Innovation, EC
  • Jure Tomc, CEO Cresco Innovation & CEO JT Business Development
  • Andrea Di Anselmo, President of META Group

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
All information disclosed during the presentations of the submitted cases are considered as confidential. This part of the conference is considered a non-public event.

PRIZE FUND:  2,500 EUR, deadline for submission: 31st August 2023.

Public call (in English language)

Application form A and C     Application form B

Promo video (in Slovenian language)


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