Nominees 2022

Microsleep - The brain shuts down; overtiredness acts like alcohol.

Tips and assistance. A contribution to accident prevention in road traffic.

See when other sensors see nothing!

ADASKY has developed from scratch a thermal imaging camera for ADAS and autonomous driving. This camera can detect and classify objects in all visibility and weather conditions (cars, trucks, buses, two-wheelers, people, animals). For example, people can be detected in dense fog at a distance of 300 m!

Unlimited machine uptime with AiSight.

An all-in-one solution for industrial predictive maintenance: the plug-and-play Aion sensor, each combining three powerful sensors in one rugged unit, paired with browser-based dashboard software to evaluate sensor readings and issue alerts.

WEGFEST – a virtual reality training application for safe road crossing

Wegfest is a virtual reality (VR) training application designed to help senior* citizens cross a street safely. Configuration Various street scenarios are depicted in VR. The settings of each scenario can be configured individually using a database developed for Wegfest. Possible parameters for this are: Lane width, crossing aids, traffic volume, speed zones, times of day, electromobility as well as cyclists.

Shepherd – your personal security alarm

Shepherd is a high-quality self-defense pocket alarm with a 130dB loud siren (louder than a jackhammer) and a flashing strobe light to ward off attacks and attract attention. Shepherd's heart mission is to create a safe world for women and make every woman feel protected, brave and confident at all times. Everyone has the right to feel safe always and everywhere.

Robot safe into the automated future of industry.

The robot-safe fence for safeguarding the hazardous areas of industrial robots, against impacts and material handling losses. The extra-large base plates and the particularly stable frame, combined with utility model-protected fastening elements on the inside of the protective fence area, ensure in their entirety that people are not endangered even in the event of a collision between the robot arm and the protective device. The robot arm or the goods to be handled are completely prevented from being knocked through. This has been proven by various pendulum impact tests.

EMIS-MAIL – Letter and parcel scanner for the security of vulnerable mail recipients

Letters and small packages are checked by the device when slipping through and the device gives a green indication if there is no danger from the letter / package. In case of danger, it generates a red indication. With the additionally possible optional sensor for the detection of gamma radiation, a blue indication is shown in the display if a danger is detected. Letters with dangerous contents can then be examined more closely in a central X-ray unit.

Europe-wide first trial of the European Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) U-Space concept with the aim of enabling safe drone use in urban regions.

From 2023, the first U-Spaces may be created in Europe. This is a type of drone airspace that can be set up primarily in urban regions and is intended to ensure safe drone use. The concept for this comes from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Together with DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung, Frankfurt-based Droniq GmbH has demonstrated for the first time throughout Europe how the concept can be safely put into practice as part of the "U-Space Reallabor Hamburg" project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport.

WISOM - Digital library for traffic-related knowledge for occupational safety & prevention.

WISOM - created on the initiative of and in cooperation with the DGUV, the Institute for Work and Health of the DGUV (IAG) and the DVR. The aim is to provide even greater support for the prevention work of the statutory accident insurance institutions and employers' liability insurance associations in reducing road accidents, accidents on the way to and from school, accidents on the way to and from work, and accidents on the road at work in the long term. WISOM sees itself as an important component of the accident insurance institutions' prevention mission for society as a whole, under the paradigm of Vision Zero in the world of work, because "Knowledge creates safety!"

Intelligent drone rescue system for the safe use of unmanned aerial vehicles

An automatically triggered, highly reliable and pyrotechnic-free parachute rescue system for drones to significantly reduce impact energy in the event of a crash. This protects people on the ground, the drone itself, and its payload from severe damage. By minimizing the extent of damage, drones can thus fly more long-range, complex missions.

Haptic Navigation

The amount of information that drivers have to process can lead to sensory overload and thus to an accident. At the same time, we can process certain information unconsciously. We use this mechanism to pass on navigation information to the driver without him having to take his eyes off the road. Haptic signals help to distribute the flow of information over as many different channels as possible. This counteracts the overloading of a single channel. For example, a vibration on the right shoulder can remind the driver to look over his shoulder.

Women on Wheels

There is a shortage of truck drivers worldwide. Internal data shows that, on average, women are safer drivers than men. Female driving habits can contribute to better fuel economy, less maintenance, and less vehicle wear and tear, which saves money in the long run. The program consists of a toolkit that each country in which Holcim operates can use to explore the best ways to create a national program locally. Great emphasis is placed on building partnerships to ensure that the program is credible and sustainable, e.g. with training organizations, road safety authorities, road safety charities, etc.

The nationwide road safety map from gefahrenstellen.de

The digital road safety map identifies risks in the road network at an early stage by combining official accident data with proactive hazard reports from road users and safety-critical movement data from vehicles. The aim is to prevent accidents through timely warnings or preventive measures. On the one hand, the innovative data can be used nationwide by municipalities and authorities for their proactive road safety work via the cloud-based web and analysis tool "Pro-Portal". On the other hand, road users can research safe routes to school via a routing function on the map published on gefahrenstellen.de.

Kögel Road Safety - the safety plus for vulnerable road users.

The Kögel Road Safety (KRS) system warns when an articulated truck turns right. In doing so, the trailer sends a signal to the smartphone, tablet or wristband. A free app then makes the smartphone vibrate, flash and give an acoustic warning so that weaker road users in the immediate vicinity are warned in good time of the turning process.

Preventive safety solution for road freight transports

KONVOI offers the first preventive and continuously updatable security solution for transport companies to protect against cargo or diesel theft and driver assaults.

Prevention and road safety initiative "Safe Highway - My Speed...My Life!"

The focus of the initiative "Safe Country Road - My Speed...My Life" is on excessive or inappropriate speed, tree accidents and, since 2022, motorcycle accidents and motorcycle noise.

Chlorine gas bottle change with lifeguard Schaluppke

"Bademeister Schaluppke":A satirical variant of the chlorine gas bottle change created. This humorous variation is intended to spice up the hazardous materials instruction sessions, which must be repeated at least once a year, and to entertain participants in an educational way.

The smart lifesaver: digital rescue card.

After an accident with trapped people, time is of the essence. If people's lives are in danger, every second counts for firefighters. Installing modern technology in today's vehicles is a science in itself and has become a blessing. Unfortunately, this blessing is also increasingly becoming the devil's work: airbags, seatbelt tensioners, steel cores in the pillars, fuel tanks and batteries, hybrid and electric motors, and much more, make rescuing injured people massively more difficult. A simple but life-saving solution to the problem: SAFETY-e digital rescue card linked via vehicle license plate!

SimRa: Cycling Safety.

Cyclists record their rides with the help of a smartphone app. After the ride, the app uses a deep-learning model to determine where presumably dangerous situations occurred and asks the user in question to annotate this pre-classified data and correct it if necessary. The ride data is then uploaded to project servers, where it is automatically analyzed. By aggregating the data, the project can determine where and why bicycle traffic hazards are clustered in the city. All project data is made available as open data, software as open source.

"Save your skin".

Trainees as educational facilitators for prevention work from natural UV radiation for WEVG employees. Information booths at health days to involve employees in purchasing UV protective clothing, sunscreen, etc.

The 4D Safety Training Cube - the next level of immersive learning.

The 4D Safety Training Cube combines physical experience and virtual learning. An effective exercise that combines hazard and risk awareness. It offers artificial, digitally created content and environments that closely replicate real-world scenarios so that new skills and techniques can be learned and perfected.

IMMUNE - Self-defending networks for a resilient Industry 4.0

IMMUNE has developed an immune system for future industrial production infrastructures that detects cyber attacks at an early stage and provides local countermeasures to counter attacks in a timely manner, thus mitigating or averting any negative impact on the overall system.

Application Threat Modeling Card Game by aramido

Playfully, people can test their own IT against different attack scenarios and uncover security gaps.

We are the neutral ground for secure data collaboration.

Our SaaS data clean rooms enable companies around the globe to collaborate with other organizations on their most sensitive datasets and create value for their clients. The technologies we apply make it impossible for anyone to see the sensitive data, us included. Decentriq is a founding member of the Confidential Computing Consortium including Microsoft, Google, Meta and Intel.

DDoS-Protection from Link11

With its patented AI-powered, automated and cloud-based DDoS protection, Link11 ensures scalable 360-degree protection against DDoS attacks with a worldwide personal round-the-clock service.

How secure is a company, an organization, a municipality, a state?

LocateRisk offers a SaaS platform with which organizations of all industries and sizes can automatically assess, continuously monitor, improve and prove the security of their IT environment. Based on the security score, the current IT security status can be derived and participation and competitor benchmarks can be created. In addition to its own IT security status, the solution also provides insights into the IT security of third-party companies and helps to implement supplier risk management in a resource-efficient manner.

Card Security #ufpasse Police in Switzerland are using a national prevention campaign to warn against card fraud when shopping online.

At its center is the eye-catching hashtag #ufpasse (French: #gaffetoi; Italian: faiattenzione) and seven affected people telling their stories. The campaign was rolled out online and offline in three national languages in 2021 and 2022 and was also widely picked up by the media. The sender of the campaign is "Die Polizei".

Inclusion and climate protection through refurbishment of used company IT.

We buy IT equipment such as notebooks, PCs, tablets and smartphones from companies, refurbish them professionally and market them again to companies and end customers in the sense of the circular economy. In this way, we contribute to environmental and climate protection, since every IT device that is used for a longer period of time prevents the resource-devouring production and scrapping of new devices.

Reuse 100% of old tires: Working together to find new ways and innovative solutions for an ecologically and economically sensible tire cycle.

The Alliance for the Future of Tires (AZuR) is working with around 50 partners from industry, associations and science to promote an ecologically and economically sound tire cycle. AZuR's goal is to reuse or recycle 100 percent of used tires wherever possible. Universities play a particularly important role in the AZuR network. With their scientifically based studies and research, they provide valuable impetus for closing the material cycle and reusing 100% of tires in other products after their first life on the vehicle.

Solar Drinking Water Desalination - Simple, affordable and off-grid.

The Winture® PlanetCube is an affordable water desalination system that can be powered entirely by solar energy. The simplicity and affordability of the system allows for low maintenance and a very low production price. The Winture® PlanetCube, implemented in a holistic approach called WaterKiosk®, is capable of delivering high quality hygienic drinking, irrigation, fish farming and sanitary water from all types of highly saline and polluted water sources. It is designed to operate in the harshest climatic conditions in the most remote parts of the world.

FS200 Life & FS200 Vario

On the way to the mobility turnaround, Ca Go sees itself as a progressive force in the e-load bike industry and makes a decisive contribution to a livable future in our cities. Emission- and car-free inner cities need different mobility concepts than before. This is where we see the greatest potential for development of our best practice philosophy.

Development of a novel adaptive fiber composite rotor blade utilizing anisotropic coupling effects to increase power yield and an associated highly efficient manufacturing process for mini-wind turbines.

The basic idea describes a novel adaptive rotor blade for increasing the power output of existing mini-wind turbines (MKWA), which was developed as part of an AiF-Zim cooperation project between EAB Gebäudetechnik Luckau GmbH and the Department of Polymer-Based Lightweight Construction (PbL) at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg. The 1.5 m long rotor blade is designed for low wind regions and can be used for decentralized and self-sufficient energy supply, such as on private property, also in combination with photovoltaics and other alternative energy sources.

Towards a Smart & Low Carbon City with Smart Street Lighting.

Smart street lighting: "Thinking" light saves energy, protects nature and ensures safety. In cooperation with co.met and engie, the joint project was implemented. co.met provided technical support with extensive testing in advance as well as adjustments to the switching matrix to set the best possible lighting intervals. ENGIE has intelligent controllers that can switch the street lighting.

We protect the marine ecosystem by cleaning rivers of plastic and trash, returning it to the cycle, and using environmental education to inspire society.

everwave is committed to closing the waste cycle: The Aachen-based startup uses innovative trash collection boats to collect trash from rivers around the world, preventing it from entering the oceans. The collected material is then recycled using environmentally friendly processes and, in addition, the public is made aware of environmental issues. The social startup's technologies are already in use in countries such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania, Italy and Cambodia, where they ensure clean waters.

Sustainable and innovative - high-performance nanomaterials for polymer composites.

GS Bavaria uses hard metal scrap to produce tungsten and woframcabide in the form of nanoparticles using biological processes. Based on these powders, we develop functional additives in the form of masterbatches that can be used to dramatically influence the mechanical, chemical or thermal properties of plastics without the compromises associated with the use of conventional additives.

Microsoft Carbon Removal - Lessons from an Early Corporate Acquisition.

Microsoft is one of the first companies to conduct due diligence in the procurement of carbon reduction solutions and actually removes significant amounts of carbon rather than offsets it. By sharing our experiences, we aim to stimulate discussion and collaboration that will lead to the development of a more robust global market for corporate carbon reduction solution procurement.

Farmfluencer of South Tyrol

Farmfluencers is a storytelling project and network for innovative and forward-thinking farmers. We connect people and tell their stories to share knowledge, encourage and inspire. For a strong, sustainable agriculture that secures our future.

smood® - smart neighborhood

Together we create livable, efficient and environmentally friendly neighborhoods (we plan & built your smart & sustainable neighborhood). Energetic reconstruction of existing neighborhoods almost rent-neutral. The use of saved energy costs and the participation of owners and tenants in a decentralized renewable energy supply are ways to achieve this.

Lou&You - digital innovations against domestic & sexual violence

Lou&You is an impact start-up from Berlin that aims to sustainably reduce domestic and sexualized violence with digital innovations and enable all affected people to lead a self-determined life. To this end, the organization is developing Lou - the world's first digital accompaniment for those affected by domestic and sexual violence. Lou supports those affected with personalized information and smart functions on their way to a self-determined life.

HUMAN, PLAY! Sustainability for all

All over the world, we humans have "what it takes to play" - from the cradle to the grave. Basic idea: "MENSCH, SPIEL - Nachhaltigkeit für alle" (HUMAN, PLAY - Sustainability for All) is a fully developed, stringent concept that conveys ways to individual, socially responsible and global sustainability in exciting points of contact.

The hot shower - saving energy in the shower

Showering is the second biggest energy guzzler in the household. The hot shower recovers up to 40% thermal energy from the shower water. The hot water that flows down from the body during showering usually still has a residual temperature of 35°C. The heat exchanger uses this heat by artificially extending the water supply to preheat the fresh cold water. This means that less hot water is needed to reach the usual shower temperature. With the system installed in minutes, the Warm Shower is the only retrofit option for heat recovery in the shower on the German market. The young company relies on a durable, regionally manufactured product, which permanently saves energy and CO2 emissions.

Bareways – Beyond Urban Mobility

Bareways develops data-driven solutions to make rural mobility more ecological, safer and more interesting. Through data aggregation, satellite data and AI, we are able to provide global and real-time information on roads, surfaces, trafficability, but also point of interest, weather and vegetation to offer better routing and navigation solutions. Their innovation is to aggregate and analyze real-time data by means of AI from vehicle sensors and earth observation satellites to predict if a specific vehicle can travel a specific road at a specific time.

Data protection by Design - How optical data collection can and must work in Europe!

If you are not allowed to detect a person in an optically recognizable way, you need a sensor that already perceives its own surroundings as unrecognizable. Our AI-supported blind sensor system can collect similar information to smart cameras, but completely protects the unjustifiable invasion of privacy. The developed sensor manipulates the query of individual light sensor pixel values, as a result the existing image sequence in the camera hardware is completely unrecognizable and does not allow any conclusion about the identity of the captured person.

Bubble Tent Germany – Sustainable vacation

We wanted to create a more natural way of vacationing and spending the night. Unlike the well-known bubble tents, we wanted to find a material that is low in pollutants and without plasticizers and does not smell like plastic. For this, we have researched for about 1.5 years, until we have now come to a special TPU mixture, which is environmentally friendly and meets our requirements regarding natural compatibility.

Creative Performance – Employees doubling despite Corona

A personal Whats-App expert group is waiting for each of our customers for a quick and uncomplicated exchange. In each group there are at least 2 social media managers, 2 web and 2 graphic designers, as well as 2 other employees for strategic orientation and further planning. We want to give our customers the possibility to concentrate on the actual work again, not to have to worry about the above-mentioned positions and to always have the right expert at hand during vacation time and in case of absence due to illness. We have thus developed an all-round carefree package which is gratefully accepted by our customers.

Protection for the Human Layer

DeepSign protects online identities - invisibly, continuously and without additional hardware. With an innovative algorithm, mouse and keyboard inputs are analysed and thus the user is continuously strongly authenticated. This means that the principle of "Zero Trust" is also applied to the human user, in which every action is verified. This makes the cumbersome current multi-factor authentications obsolete to use your digital identities securely.

Drone and sensor-based solution for autonomous stocktaking and inventory in various warehouse types indoors and outdoors, as well as inbound and outbound - Increases work safety in the location

Solutions for logistics and industrial companies that contribute to the automation and digitalization of warehouse and inventory recording processes and map a digital twin. The combination of intelligent sensors and automated data processing and analysis processes your data into relevant information and thus offers you advantages in the planning and design of your processes.

E-TERRY - the autonomous robotics platform for organic farming.

E-TERRY manufactures an autonomous farming robot designed to advance sustainable agriculture on a large scale. Thus, farmers are provided with a tool to optimally manage their vegetable fields economically and ecologically. E-TERRY has the potential to significantly increase sustainability across vegetable production. Ecological advantages such as less pesticides, more biodiversity and less nitrate pollution are complemented by economic advantages. E-TERRY makes regional value chains possible again and makes the profession of farmer more attractive again. This also benefits consumers, who can buy fresh, cheaper, and healthier vegetables without long transport distances.

PocDoc - the smart first aid system.

PocDoc aims to improve health and medical care in human first aid through innovative medical technology products. In doing so, PocDoc is designed to provide precise guidance to lay people and first aiders in any everyday situation. Via the PocDoc® app, each step in the first aid process is explained individually, in short concise sentences and comprehend-sible pictures. The component required for the respective treatment step in the PocDoc® first aid kit is displayed in colour with the corresponding position, in order to find them quickly.

SaaS AI-powered EHS Platform

Using existing cameras within facilities, we empower teams to monitor the workplaces 24/7, receive real time alert notifications and enhance EHS culture in a positive way to save more lives and eliminate life altering injuries.

Kraftblocks Net-Zero-Heat-System: Green process heat for industries up to 1000°C - without CO2 and cost-effective!

Kraftblock's Net-Zero-Heat system converts green electricity into heat of 350-1300 °C and stores it. This energy can then be used flexibly and safely as process heat in industry. This allows large parts of industry to be decarbonized, since heat, not electricity, emits the most emissions. The storage means that renewable sources do not have to be shut off and electricity can be purchased at convenient times, such as at night, saving industry money compared to expensive fossil fuels.

Nevi betula surfaces - surfaces made from birch bark.

Research and development have made it possible to process the versatile material birch bark by machine and to exploit advantages such as antimicrobial properties, a velvety feel and a ph value similar to that of human skin. With the complex layering process, nevi offers a surface material suitable for series production.

PHYSEC's Anti-Tamper Radio - A Total Solution of Connectivity, Cyber Security and Physical Security

Organizations with critical infrastructure, such as public utilities, are generally reluctant to connect their devices to a network due to security concerns, as they are lacking sufficient infrastructure to monitor IoT devices both physically and digitally. PHYSEC addresses this "IoT problem" with the help of proprietary anti-tamper radio chips and the IoTree Security Service Platform, which enables true E2E TLS encryption. Smart devices are equipped with the chip which measures the device with electromagnetic waves and creates a digital fingerprint. This key cannot be read by attackers because it is inside a physical system. When the device arrives at the end customer from via various logisticians, it is only necessary to compare this fingerprint to rule out tampering with the device. In this way, even the smallest changes on and within a system can be made visible.

planetics - sustainable online marketplace for an active life

planetics is a hub for sustainable sports. On the online marketplace, customers find a well-curated selection of truly sustainable products. In addition, planetics organizes online and offline events around the topic of sustainability in sports and thus makes the core of the matter literally understandable. Thanks to planetics, the bad conscience is taken away from the purchase of new, necessary sporting goods.

Internet simulation platform for training in dealing with digital challenges.

With the cloud-based Internet simulation platform from PREVENCY®, the safe handling of almost any digital challenge can be trained practically. Whether it's a shitstorm, social media fraud or disinformation - the digital training platform makes it possible to play through a wide range of scenarios on the Internet in a safe space, gain valuable practical experience and sustainably strengthen digital competence and resilience. The SaaS solution is primarily aimed at military and civil defense institutions, KRITIS companies and training providers, as well as agencies & consultancies offering crisis and communications training.

LOVR - innovative textile that is biodegradable, recyclable and free of synthetic plastics and chemicals

Revoltech will revolutionize the artificial and genuine leather industry with a truly sustainable material made from agricultural residues: LOVR. The production of the material is based on the principles of the circular economy and does not involve the use of chemicals that are hazardous to health.

RIMIAN LIFEBLOOD.

Helping companies in putting cyber risks in relation to the business processes affected by them. RIMIAN enables managers without much IT expertise to have a clear overview of potential dangers from cyber attacks. The digital and automated risk management solution transforms the risk quantification of business processes into sound decision bases that have a direct impact on their value chain. RIMIAN combines all these functions within the Cyber Risk Management solution LIFEBLOOD - completely made in Germany.

Digital transformation in security, inspection and services.

By using the software platform developed by Security Robotics, the security robots, cameras, sensors and detectors are combined into a unified integral swarm intelligence, which enables an increase in security quality and helps to close gaps caused by staff shortages.

Tiffin Loop – the reusable solution for Take Away, without plastic and without waste

Tiffin Loop is an app-based reusable system for Meals To Go to avoid single-use packaging. Catering businesses and end customers can use Tiffin Loop by downloading the app and registering. Containers borrowed from the clientele can be returned at any Tiffin Loop partner location. This creates a flexible reusable cycle. With the plastic-free, robust stainless-steel containers (Tiffins), Tiffin Loop offers caterers the opportunity to present Take Away in an attractive way. End customers can enjoy their food safely, as the material is food-safe and cut-resistant.

Neggst - the world's first plant-based and resource-saving egg in a shell.

With a plant-based egg alternative, Neggst offers a valuable contribution to sustainable, climate and animal welfare-friendly nutrition. Neggst is the world's first vegan egg that not only looks like a chicken egg, but also tastes like one. Appalling farming conditions, salmonella, antiobiotic-resistant germs or harmful fecal residues on the eggshell are a thing of the past with Neggst. You won't encounter cholesterol, allergens like gluten or soy, or preservatives at Neggst.