On 22 November, the ninth edition of the young researchers’ competition for application ideas from research took place. Six teams of young scientists competed with their ideas in front of a jury of top-class business experts and the audience for the first place, endowed with 10,000 € for free further use in the context of their own research! Second and third place received €8,000 and €6,000 respectively, and the remaining finalists received €2,000 in prize money.
The following research projects were awarded with their application ideas:
1. place: Chemical-free process for the fabrication of mycelium-based foams and films, TU Berlin
2. place: COIBS – New batteries based on solvent co-intercalation, HU Berlin
3. place: GrOwn Stent, Charité
A 4th place each was taken by:
Hocheffiziente AEM-Wasserelektrolyse, TU Berlin
Endless industries, TU Berlin
MANA energy, HU Berlin
During the closing of the event, young researchers, the jury, experts from industry and research, and material enthusiasts got together and exchange themselves on material and materials production, ideas and even initiate one or two projects.