The HIA will be presented in the categories "Idea" (companies in the start-up phase), "Start" (companies that have existed for a maximum of five years) and "Growth" (established companies). Three companies per category will be in the final.
Idea: DePla is striving to establish a sustainable and resource-efficient circular economy by chemically recycling non-recyclable PET bottles. Meanwhile, the team behind 5pectre Optix is offering novel spectroscopy equipment in quality control and material analysis while WeDart facilitates automatic scorekeeping, online play and detailed game statistics when playing darts.
Start: Ant Robotics has developed a robotic platform for fruit and vegetable harvests while Nect has developed online identification services based on artificial intelligence. And Beyond Emotion sends carers messages about the state of a person in their care using AI-based emotion recognition.
Growth: Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology is active worldwide in emergency, transport and disaster medicine. The medical diagnostics company Altona Diagnostics has developed diagnostic tests for PCR-based detection of pathogens. And LUIS Technology offers vehicle manufacturers safety solutions in the shape of camera monitoring systems and driver assistance systems.
