Winners 2025-2026

Abrinca delivers the essential bioinformatics software engine that powers microbial R&D, empowering scientists to transform raw genomic data into critical innovations across the entire spectrum of the global bio-economy.

Billoba develops high-performance, fossil-free materials that replace traditional neoprene, eliminating harmful chemicals, reducing CO₂ emissions, and preventing allergic reactions.

Embodied AI is building the first robotic workforce to enter human spaces.

Implanz’s proprietary technology combines bone quality quantification (from CT images) and implant stability prediction with expert knowledge in a unique AI system to predict the optimal surgical pathway, enabling objective, data-driven, and personalized surgical planning.

Founded in 2020 by industry veterans in optics and eyewear, Lighthouse Tech created TAMI®—a smart eyewear frame equipped with advanced front-facing sensors to detect obstacles above waist level, where the white cane is ineffective, providing users who are blind and visually impaired with safer and more confident mobility.

NovoViz is a Swiss fabless semiconductor company pioneering patented computational single-photon imaging sensors for machine vision, quantum imaging, industrial automation, and edge computing.

OrthoSens transforms standard orthopedic implants into smart, connected devices with battery-free sensors.

Ovomind is pioneering the world’s first affective computing platform that enables natural computer interactions (NCI) by integrating real-time emotion data into games and digital experiences, merging neuroscience and AI to redefine how humans interact with technology.

Rea Diagnostics is developing PremaSure™, the world’s first at-home self-test for preterm birth risk, transforming a trusted hospital diagnostic into a simple, affordable test that empowers pregnant women.

SmartHear – Neuro-adaptive hearing technology that keeps the mind listening. The future of hearing lies in the brain.

Trilliome develops precision bioactives from upcycled plant sources that reprogram the gut microbiome to support healthier aging.

ZESST is a next-generation hydrogen-powered hydrofoil vessel flying efficiently above the waves, offering fast, silent, comfortable and zero-emission mobility designed to transform urban, coastal and island transportation.

Windworks empowers businesses and communities to cut costs and carbon emissions with clean, affordable, and reliable power from smart wind turbines that operate directly on-site.