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Winners
For the 2022 edition of the OUT OF THE BOX.NRW award, a total of 130 innovative startups from all over North Rhine-Westphalia were nominated. Ten of them moved on to the grand finale. With eyes on a prize money of 50.000 euros, they competed in a decisive pitch round, given a last chance to impress the expert jury and 232 online voters. It was a tough decision to make, but after all, some proud winners were crowned. Check it out for yourself:
#1 ACCURE BATTERY INTELLIGENCE GMBH
THE WINNER OF OUT OF THE BOX.NRW AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED PRIZE MONEY OF 25,000 EUROS IS ACCURE BATTERY INTELLIGENCE:
Accure Battery Intelligence developed a cloud platform that evaluates data from battery systems. This software-based and highly scalable application enables to maximize the safety, reliability, sustainability as well as the operational lifetime of modern battery systems.
#2 COMPANYON ANALYTICS GMBH
THE SECOND PLACE WITH A PRIZE MONEY OF 15,000 EUROS GOES TO COMPANYON ANALYTICS:
With their SaaS web app, the startup provides an intuitive and affordable financial controlling system that offers various reporting, budgeting, and controlling features. The application was specifically designed for the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.
#3 EVERWAVE GMBH
THIRD PLACE AND THEREFORE 10,000 EUROS GO TO EVERWAVE:
The startup uses innovative garbage boats and river platforms as cleanup devices to rid rivers from plastic waste. In the process, the floating refuse is not merely collected but even actively detected and analyzed for its composition by the use of artificial intelligence.
#1 CLINOMIC GMBH
The winner of OUT OF THE BOX.NRW and the associated prize money of 25,000 euros is Clinomic:
Their goal is to rethink critical care with a patient-centric approach. Clinomic’s Mona, is the first smart bedside device for Intensive Care Units that supports doctors and nurses directly at the patient bed. Thanks to this state-of-the-art technology, doctors can focus on bringing the best therapy for their patients.
#2 GREENBIMLABS GMBH
The second place with a prize money of 15.000 euros was awarded to GREENbimlabs:
GREENbimlabs develops cutting-edge technology to tackle the most challenging problems of sustainability of today and tomorrow in the built environment. Their solution Aikana is the first software that can perform a comprehensive and real-time simulation of the optimization potential to the BIM designers.
#3 ENLYZE GMBH
The third place with a prize money of 10.000 euros goes to ENLYZE:
ENLYZE’s aim is to make manufacturing more efficient and sustainable. They develop tools to help reduce the waste of resources within the production process and to provide insights into how companies can be more sustainable.
#1 MotionMiners GmbH
The winner of OUT OF THE BOX.NRW and the associated prize money of 25,000 euros is Motion Miners:
The startup has the goal to develop the leading analysis tool for manual work processes. The company relies on wearables and beacons to anonymously record activities and process steps and to automatically analyze them with the help of an artificial intelligence developed in-house. Based on this technology, MotionMiners GmbH offers services and an analysis platform for the process analysis of manual performance processes in Industry 4.0.
#2 VISENSYS GMBH
The second place with a prize money of 15,000 euros goes to ViSenSys:
The startup company develops intelligent observation systems that count, for example, passengers in public transport. Possible applications for the automation of human observation are not only limited to public transport, but can also be used in the manufacturing industry for the quality control of products.
#3 ForkOn GMBH
Third place and therefore 10,000 euros go to ForkOn:
The startup offers a cloud-based software solution for the central management and optimization of forklift truck fleets. Intelligent algorithms evaluate the data of the forklift trucks across manufacturers, create transparency, provide concrete recommendations for action and thus optimize their use.