The winners of the Strascheg Award can look forward to prize money of over 30,000 euros. In each of the three categories, the first to third-place ideas will receive 5,000, 3,000, and 2,000 euros, respectively. Another highlight was the audience award "Best Pitch Award” with prize money of 500 euros.
For many, participating in the Strascheg Award is just the first step. All participants have the opportunity to have a personal consultation and receive qualified feedback on their business idea with the start-up consultants of the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE). They can also apply for the Startup Certificate, a funding program for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Winners of the Strascheg Award 2020
Category 1 – Best business idea from a course:
1st place (5,000 euros prize money)
The ORIBOX is a versatile reusable box for all households, which can be stored in even the smallest bag in no time at all thanks to the origami folding technique.
2nd place (3,000 euros prize money)
AIMIS-FYT is developing a new additive manufacturing process for orbit to increase satellite efficiency while reducing unit costs for manufacturers and distributors of small to micro satellites and satellite constellations.
3rd place (2,000 euros prize money)
Aephus offers a standalone, wearable fall detection device which, with its modern design and optimal user-friendliness, particularly addresses those users who are put off by existing products due to high technical, price and visual barriers.
Category 2 – Best business idea during your studies:
1st place (5,000 euros prize money)
MCARE is the digital companion to provide psychological support to breast cancer patients from the moment of diagnosis.
2nd place (3,000 euros prize money)
STEPTICS uses an automated process for the production of fiber composite components to produce high-performance carbon prostheses at low cost, thus enabling adequate healthcare for people with amputations worldwide.
3rd place (2,000 euros prize money)
Meetastic is the digital leisure assistant that allows you to organize all appointments and leisure activities in a group stress-free, via app or web, so that the user has more time for friends, family and social activities.
Category 3 – Best business idea from science and practice:
1st place (5,000 euros prize money)
Puray offers self-sterilizing catheter solutions for high-risk patients in intensive care units to minimize the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
2nd place (3,000 euros prize money)
Lilo⁺ is the walking aid for elderly people in the digital world. Lilo⁺ can do everything a smartphone can and is as easy to use as a light switch.
3rd place (2,000 euros prize money)
HEALYXZ develops electronic heat/cold patches to relieve intramuscular pain for people suffering from tension-related back pain.
The “Best Pitch Award”, endowed with 500 euros, went to OTHER Hero, which aims to give people the opportunity to use new technologies to which they previously had no access, thus providing better orthopedic care for patients.
