KIC InnoEnergy announces EIT Award nominees
The KIC InnoEnergy has announced the six start-ups, innovations and individuals it has nominated for the upcoming European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) awards.
The EIT awards are an annual event, this year taking place as part of the INNOVEIT event, on 24 April in Budapest, Hungary. KIC InnoEnergy, which describes itself as ‘the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe’, has put forward six nominees in three categories.
Diego Pavia, CEO of KIC InnoEnergy, said that the awards were an indication of the high-calibre work being undertaken by the nominees: “INNOVEIT is a great showcase of innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe. We are thrilled to have such a high calibre of candidates up for nomination, and we look forward to cheering them on during the ceremony later this month.”
The categories are the Innovation Award, which recognises innovative products and services with high potential for societal and economic impact, and for which the KIC nominated BIPV Insight, a Photovoltaics company, and MrCySeMol, which developed a CAD tool for cyber security; the Venture Award, which rewards start-ups and new SMEs, and for which the KIC nominated Eco-Dryer Systems, an energy efficient tumble dryer, and Pro-Drone, which offers an infrastructure inspection solution; and the CHANGE Award, which is given to individuals, and for which Allen Ali Mohammadi, who developed a complex disease detector, and Carlos González, who worked on a directional fault passage indicator, were nominated.
