Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Freshness index - a shelf-life indicator for food
A freshness index calculates the real shelf life of foods so they don't end up in the garbage
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Speech therapy app neolexon
A speech therapy app trains patients who have to learn to speak again free of charge
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Digital Operation Microscope VITOM 3D
A stereo operation microscope facilitates microsurgical procedures by enabling joint views of a 3D monitor
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Continuum robots for surgery
Based on natural models, scientists have developed medical robots out of flexible and thin little tubes
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University Hospital Saarland – cross-generational palliative ward
On a palliative ward an interdisciplinary team looks after terminally ill children and adults
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Virtual reality platform Cross Connected
A virtual reality platform enables industry to speed up the development of products and production lines
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Environment-friendly packaging Landbox
With a sustainable packaging box a startup is taking new paths in online retail
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Mecuris – 3D-printed protheses and orthoses
With the help of 3D prints patients can be provided with made-to-measure protheses
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Feeding cup 4.0 – barrier-free dishes
Intelligently designed dishes make it easier for handicapped people to eat and drink
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(B)energy – mobile biogas technology
A social enterprise is selling biogas technology via franchisees in Africa and making biogas marketable
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Super single cell organisms for biomethane production
A novel biological procedure uses microorganisms to store electricity from wind and solar energy
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Tactonom – tactile graphics display for blind people
The new tactile graphics display gives blind people access to the digital world
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RefLinx – software for knowledge management
A start-up is developing cloud-based software that makes academic work easier
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FOVEA – photo-optic surveying app
A smartphone app makes it easier for researchers to gauge the volume and quality of harvested timber
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Virtual reality app for biology class
Thanks to a virtual reality app, complex topics can be taught to pupils innovatively and graphically
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Crisis simulation TEAMWORK
Researchers are developing software-based training for disaster control and volunteer helpers
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aponix – vertical plant container
A vertical plant container enables vegetables to grow in narrow confines up to the sky
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Mobile photovoltaic power plant solartainer
With compact solar power plants a social enterprise is providing entire villages in Africa with clean energy
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Mediation platform HIRE.social
Refugees and potential employers come together on an online platform
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OSTEOLABS – research initiative for osteporosis treatment
Physicians and oceanographers have joined forces to a develop a new method of recognising osteoporosis at an early stage