The University of Stuttgart joined the competition with several innovative ideas

Printoptix GmbH received the Stuttgart Innovation Award in the "Start-up" category for its innovative research. Also nominated for the start-up award were the University of Stuttgart's start-ups Semanux and SI Stuttgart Instruments GmbH. "I am delighted that, in addition to Printoptix, SI Stuttgart Instruments GmbH, Semanux and Cyclize, were also among the finalists for this year's Innovation Award," said Prof. Harald Giessen, director of the 4th Physics Institute at the University of Stuttgart, where SI GmbH also began. "This shows that our research is highly relevant in practice and that is unusual in the field of physics." A total of six spin-offs from the university were represented in the four categories "Sustainability and Social Issues," "Digitalization," "Start-up" and "Mobility.

"This is a great success for the University of Stuttgart, and it also ensures that our transfer activities are now available to a wider public," says a delighted Prof. Peter Middendorf, Vice Rector for Knowledge and Technology Transfer at the university. The university's start-up officer, Prof. Alexander Brem, highlights the success of the start-ups in particular: "Anchoring entrepreneurship as a further career path is one of our major goals. The many nominees at the Stuttgart Innovation Award, have brought us closer to achieving this."