StartUp Europe Awards is promoted by the European Commission and supported by the President of the Committee of the Regions, several members of the European Parliament as Ambassador and it is implemented by Finnova Foundation in collaboration with StartUp Europe.
In Croatia, Bussiness School PAR is the Country Manager. They desire to make a change, education as an answer to a need for knowledge and care for the future generations. PAR has become known as an innovative international educational centre, professional conference on leadership, the first higher education institution with an entrepreneurial incubator for students and the first sports academy, etc. Apart from the awards ceremony, they had panel discussion, with our dean Gordana Nikolic, Sven Maricic (University of Pula, mentor of Startup Braille Riddles) and Damir Medved (Head Consultant for Ericsson Nikola Tesla). Discussion was about Is Croatia a good country for innovations?
Mathrix is going to participate in the Eurovision of StartUp in the Edtech category. This startups think that education of math in modern age is based on different mathematical techniques and ignores creativity and logic which are primary in understanding mathematics. That causes repulsion towards mathematics instead of new way of thinking and intuition. The idea of project is to change approach in early ages and show the true face of math: it is everywhere around us.
In e-Health, ReDi Isokinetc is the winner. This company wants to improve and manufacture the newest line of very precise diagnostics and rehabilitation devices and become biggest European provider of isokinetic devices to the health-related clinics. Vision is to make therapies affordable to all the patients who need it and to provide them with better quality of life. Device is designed for both diagnostics and therapeutic purposes. This level of diagnostics allows us to have insight in the dynamic state of the knee.
Growncity is the winner of Green category. Their main product is the EcoBox. EcoBox is a mobile food cultivation system integrated inside a shipping container. EcoBox makes food cultivation possible in every part of the world. The EcoBox is 100% mobile and can be deployed on almost every possible location, allowing not only farmers but all people with basic computer and technical skills to set it up anywhere from rooftops of buildings to deserts in the middle east. “
ePlanet Sport is the Romanian representation for IoT category. ePlanet Sport is a project based on idea to promote sport activities through web platform. Main goal is to connect sport community and to advertise the positive values through sport and education. ePlanet Sports goal is to connect people, people with disabilities, schools, students, sport associations, businesses. Sport events will be easy to track just by sharing events information on our network.
Social category winner is uScope. SCOPE presents first Croatian 3D printed microscope from University of Juraj Dobrila in Pula, Croatia. With special developed software this microscopic device is able to scan and analyse usual objects from leaf’s to other organic samples. Main software was developed by our blind student.
Balkan Roads is the Tourism´s category representation. Balkan Roads is an adventurous travel arrangement that will take you through all the hidden as well as well-known natural, cultural and historical beauties of Balkan peninsula in a tiny, old wreck of a vehicle of Balkan production.