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This broad spectrum is also reflected in the three winning teams, which were each awarded €1,000 in start-up funding yesterday during the Startup Now founders' meeting at the Innovation Center. The winning teams were 'Rock your Baby', 'TennaSonic' and 'ReNutrin'.
The following text has been machine translated from the German with no human editing.
The prize for the 'Best Idea' went to the 'Rock your Baby' project, which already attracted attention at this year's Startup Weekend in November with its concept: The product idea is an intelligent, mobile attachment for baby seats that automatically rocks the baby gently – just as parents would do. The device recognises the natural rocking frequency of the baby seat and provides soothing rocking. This allows the baby to sleep more peacefully, while parents have more time and free hands for other things.
TennaSonic's technical innovation won over the judges in the 'Best Invention' category: the solution ensures that antennas in smartphones, cars and IoT devices continue to function reliably even in extreme heat. Even at temperatures of 40° to 50°C, data transmission remains stable, devices switch off less frequently and last longer. The technology fits into existing chips and can be built directly into modern electronics.
The 'ReNutrin' project scored highly in the 'Life Science' category: ReNutrin's vision is to convert nutrient-rich fermentation suspensions from food industry waste into valuable individual components and a standardised complex powder. Possible applications include the feed industry and reuse in biotechnology. ReNutrin also aims to offer a cross-industry full service in disposal, analysis and digital traceability.
'Ideas drive our future – and the 47 submissions impressively demonstrate how committed, creative and solution-oriented the participants are in shaping the issues of our time. As an ecosystem for entrepreneurship, innovation and transfer at Saarland University, we create the space in which such ideas can grow and have an impact,' says Michael Jung, Managing Director of Triathlon.
Participating in the business idea competition is worthwhile not only because of the €1,000 prize money. Participants receive valuable feedback and inspiration on how to further develop their ideas. They can also receive individual advice from experienced start-up coaches and utilize the network of both universities.
About Triathlon: Saarland University has been systematically supporting founders from the scientific community since 1995. In 2023, this long-standing experience was bundled into the central institution 'Triathlon – Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Transfer'. Triathlon offers broad support and guidance for start-up, technology and knowledge transfer ideas and translates these into economic and operational implementation. Over the past decades, the university has supported more than 550 start-ups, creating a good 4,000 jobs. On average, the Triathlon team supports 120 start-up projects per year, resulting in approximately 30 start-ups.
About FITT:
FITT gGmbH, the Institute for Knowledge and Technology Transfer at the Saarland University of Applied Sciences, is an innovative and applied research institution. We offer a wide range of consulting and support services in the areas of research and development, start-ups and qualification, making us a reliable partner for companies and local authorities, public institutions and those interested in starting a business or start-ups.
www.fitt.de
The business idea competition is part of the Impuls project, which Triathlon – Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Transfer at Saarland University and FITT – Institute for Technology Transfer at Saarland University of Applied Sciences gGmbH jointly run. The Saarland Ministry of Economics, Innovation, Digital Affairs and Energy and the European Union fund the Impuls project.
