Toposens has won the first-ever Innovators Award presented by Arrow Electronics. With its innovative product, a 3D ultrasound sensor, the Munich-based startup prevailed against 34 other participants from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
The 3D ultrasound sensor from Toposens determines the precise position of objects and people and is therefore suitable for numerous Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
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Technology startups and companies from the electronics and electrical engineering sectors received support from an Arrow project engineer during the project phase from May to September 2017 and presented their solutions to the jury at the awards ceremony at Arrow's Neu-Isenburg location. The jury consisted of representatives from the manufacturers Analog Devices, STMicroelectronics, TE Connectivity, the startup-focused consulting firm BatchOne, and Arrow.
Exciting cross-section of the tech scene
As part of the award, Arrow, together with these companies, supports startups in selecting suitable technologies, in finding manufacturing capacities and financially in order to specifically support them in the development of new solutions.
“We are delighted by the active participation of numerous companies in our Innovators Award, which we will continue in 2018,”
says Thomas Reisinger, Vice President Sales DACH, Arrow Central Europe.
“We saw numerous interesting and promising contributions at the awards, including from the fields of electromobility, LED lighting and healthcare.”
Rinaldo Persichini, Head of Development, Toposens GmbH, says:
"Arrow has managed to bring together an exciting cross-section of the tech scene for the Innovators Award. Through the exchange with Arrow, but also between the startups, new ideas can be initiated. We are very pleased about the award and look forward to working with Arrow."
For Toposens the price is another award in the trophy cabinetThe company was founded in 2017 already awarded several times.
