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EVC 2013 Winners:
The Contest Jury, composed of international investors with extensive experience in their respective fields, decided on the best 25 presenting companies (9 ICT, 8 Life Sciences and 8 Cleantech) based on online reviews of the companies’ profile and their presentation pitched at the European Venture Summit. The EVC 2013 winners were:
ICT Winners:
EvoMob [DE] A cloud platform to create compelling smartphone- and tablet-optimized web shops
Hello World Mobile [DK] has built the worlds first scalable infrastructure that combines multiple physical telecom networks into a single international virtual network
Hicare Research [IT] Hicare is Gartner Cool Vendor Analytics 2013, for Luna Decision: create your efficient BI and CPM applicatio
iVote - Skopje [MK] Leading provider of iVote DEMOKRA elections management system - trusted by 107 million voters worldwide
nCentric - Brugge [BE] is a specialized wireless telecom operator & wireless product manufacturer focused on the offshore oil & gas market and similar industries
Passnfly [ES] provides services to air passengers, airlines and airports through a innovative mobile solution that empowers aviation systems-integration and provides the next generation of global aviation technology.
Right Brain Interface - Kessel-Lo [BE] Bhaalu is Right Brain’s new TV UX. As a collaborative DVR bhaalu becomes a personal TV platform empowering consumers to watch their own Catch-All TV Everywhere, while preserving and enhancing business models of Operators, Broadcasters and Content.
Transmetrics - Sofia [BG] brings Big Data to cargo transport to improve capacity utilization
ViaLight Communications GmbH - Munich [DE] Laser communication at highest data rates (>1Gbps) for aerial platforms like UAVs, aircraft, helicopters, etc.
Life Sciences Winners:
Acuity Medical Europe - Düsseldorf [DE] offers the only approved therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is one of the majour causes of vision impairment in western countries with 135 million patients affected worldwide
Aniona - Ballerup [DK] Aniona - Capitalizing on novel ion channel discoveries with transforming therapeutic potential
InfanDx AG - Koeln [DE] novel diagnostics for asphyxia and brain injury in newborn infants
Lipopharma Therapeutics SL [ES] We develop next generation drugs based on the innovative Membrane lipid Therapy appro
Medical Adhesive Revolution GmbH i.G. [DE] Life-science company to develop a surgical glue for application inside the humand body
Neos Surgery S.L [ES] NEOS creates solutions for neurosurgical challenges since 2003. We’ve had one stimulating failure, one worldwide product launch now selling in over 20 countries, and a pipeline of products ready to launch in the mid and long-term
Rhinix ApS [DK] is a clinical-stage medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of nasal filters for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis
Teicos Pharma - Helsinki [FI] Teicos Pharma's business is the production and sales of a new class of inhalable API (active pharmaceutical ingredient) powders for dry powder inhalers (DPI) based on a novel coating and encapsulation technology.
Cleantech Winners:
AIXaTech GmbH - Aachen [DE] Start-up company for innovative energy and lighting technologies
Arsizio AB - Varberg [SE] IPR-company: New production method on licensing basis for the 70 billion Euro extrusion industries, the technology is used today on licensing basis and patented globally.
DeVeTec GmbH - Saarbrücken [DE] Development and marketing of an ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) steam expansion engine for the production of electricity from waste heat for mobile and stationary applications
GreenPocket GmbH - Cologne [DE] GreenPocket is a specialist for smart meter and smart home software that empowers people to use energy in the most comfortable and responsible way.
MicroShade A/S - Copenhagen [DK] Defining the benchmark for the relationship between indoor climate, energy consumption and solar shading.
Sefaira - London [GB] Sefaira is the leading provider of cloud software for energy efficient building design and retrofit
Sol Voltaics AB - Lund [SE] is an advanced materials company that improves the efficiency of energy capture, generation and storage using miniscule amounts of novel nanomaterials.
Windar Photonics A/S - Copenhagen [DK] Cost efficient manufacturer of LIDAR system for the wind turbine industry,
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EVC 2012 Winners:
ICT Winners:
Bitbar (FI)
Conferize (DK)
Falcon Social (DK)
iTraff Technology(OL)
Life Sciences Winners:
Abacus Diagnostics Oy (FI)
Crisalix (CH)
WISE s.r.l. (IT)
Cleantech Winners:
Benjamin (DE)
Camfridge Ltd (BG)
ROMO Wind (CH)
EVC 2012 Jury Members:
ICT
Christian Nagel – Earlybird, Petri Laine – FinnVera, Erkan Kilicaslan – Iris Capital, Patrick Polak – Newion Investments Management, Roel de Hoop – Prime Ventures, Jörg Sievert – SAP Ventures, Michael Münnix – Target Partners, Wolfgang Krause – Seventure, Jens Schmidt-Ehmcke – Hasso-Platner Ventures, Marcus Polke – Acton Capital
Life Sciences
Davide Turco – Atlante Ventures
, Emmanuelle Coutanceau – Omnes Capital
, Jesper Roested – Vaekstfonden
, Ida Beerhalter – Bellwald GmbH
, Jasper Bos – Merck Serono Ventures
, Wolfgang Renz – Boehringer Ingelheim
, Micahel Pfister – High-Tech Gründerfonds
, Ute Mercker – IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft
, Viktor Drvota – SEB Venture Capital
Clean Technologies
Bernhard Mohr – Evonik Industries, Claus Hackmann – BASF, Klass de Boer – Entrepreneurs Fund, Fabienne Herlaut – Ecomobilité Ventures, Mark Felix – Dow Chemical, Walter Grassi – Munich Venture Partners, Robert Gallenberger – GIMV, Tore Sylvester Jeppersen – Seed Capital
CEVC 2011 Winners
ICT Winner
IDES Technologies (BE)
IDES Technologies introduces eyeDES - an innovative technology to replace 20 year old legacy systems in the financial sector, that will help banks, credit card schemes and merchants to reduce their daily card fraud losses
Runner-ups
Phasor Solutions
Wazzup
Optilab
Internauto Gestion
Life Sciences Winner
Radius Diagnostics (GB)
Radius is developing 'MAX', an 'X-ray source on a chip' that will transform the economics, deployment and applications of X-ray in clinical, security and industrial markets that exceed $5bn annual revenues.
Runner-ups
Promethera Biosciences
Okapi Sciences
ImunNovative Developments
Medical Device Work
CleanTech Winner
Orthocone (SE)
We are developing a new liquid crystal technology that will bring a revolution to future products in imaging and photonics
Runner-ups
Borit
Greasoline
Skeleton Technologies
Aquiloz
CEVC 2011 Jury Members
President of the Jury
Ms. Diana Saraceni, General Partner, 360° Capital Partners, Italy
Members of the Jury
ICT
Nicolas Goulet, Adara Venture Partners [ES], Francisco Velázquez de Cuellar, Axon Capital [ES], Laura Urquizu, Banca Civica / Capital Semilla / Negocios Emergentes [ES], Anne Lange, Cisco Systems Europe [FR], Paulo Andrez, DNA Cascais [PT], Christian Nagel, Earlybird Venture Capital [DE], Søren Jessen Nielsen, NorthCap Partners [DK], Jorge Brás, Pathena [PT], Péter Barta, Post-Privatization Foundation (FPP) [RO], Andrés Padilla, Telefónica Digital [ES]
Life Sciences
Ida Beerhalter, BellwaldPartner GmbH [CH], Mark Wilson, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals [GB], James Wong, NBGI Ventures [GB], Frederic Sottilini, Philips Healthcare Incubator [NL], Marius Ghenea, Venture Connect [RO]
CleanTech
Diana Saraceni, 360° Capital Partners [IT], Claus Hackmann, BASF Venture Capital GmbH [DE], Catherine Dumonceaux, Dexia Private Equity [BE], Wim Dubois, OCAS Ventures [BE], Véronique Hervouet, Total Energy Ventures [FR]
EEVC 2010 Winners
ICT winner
Kinamik Data Integrity (ES)
Data integrity solutions for audit, compliance, risk-management, legal evidence & forensic purposes.
Runner-ups
Taxipal
System Performance Group
Digital Samba
Defendec
Life Sciences Winner
Immunservice (DE)
Immune hormones as drugs for biomimetic use, lead product (EU Orphan) interleukin-2 for inhalation
Runner-ups:
Closed Loop Therapies
Neurotune
Hepa Wash
Bergen Bio
CleanTech Winner
MetGen (SF/FI)
Enzymes for pulp and paper, waste water treatment and biofuel industries
Runner-ups
Lithium Balance
Elaphe
OwecTower
Fluxxion
EEVC 2010 Jury Members
President of the Jury
Ms. Diana Saraceni, General Partner, 360° Capital Partners, Italy
Members of the Jury
Dr. Claus A. Andersson, Director & Associated Professor, Sunstone Capital, Denmark, Mr. Paulo Andrez, Vice-President, European Business Angel and Early Stage Funds Association, Portugal, Mr. Fèlix Arias, Senior Manager, Highgrowth Partners, Spain, Dr. Ivica Cerina, Partner, NGN Capital, Germany, Mr. Jean-Francois Champigny, Director in Corporate Finance, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Luxembourg, Dr. Laia Crespo, Investment Manager, Ysios Capital Partners, Spain, Mr. Julien Creuze, Senior Associate, Aster Capital Partners, France, Mr. Jean-Michel Deligny, Managing Director, Go4Venture, United Kingdom, Mr. Vitor Dinis, Partner and CFO, Pathena, Portugal, Dr. Janke J. Dittmer, Senior Director New Business Development, Philips Healthcare Incubator, Netherlands, Ms. Catherine Dumonceaux, Investment Manager, Dexia Private Equity, Belgium, Mr. Carles Ferrer Roqueta, Managing Partner, Nauta Capital, Spain, Mr. Nicolas Goulet, Managing Partner, Adara Venture Partners, Spain, Mr. Sylwester Janik, Venture Partner, MCI Management, Poland, Mr. Petri Laine, Head of Operations, Veraventure Oy, Finland, Mr. Ari-Pekka Laitsaari, Portfolio Manager, Veraventure Oy, Finland, Mr. Allan Majotra, Director, Axon Capital, Spain, Mr. Seppo Mäkinen, Managing Partner, Taikon Advisor Oy, Finland, Dr. Christian Nagel, Managing Partner, Earlybird Venture Capital, Germany, Ms. Maisy Ng, Managing Partner, Add Partners, United Kingdom, Mr. Suresh Patel, Managing Partner, Verdexus, Germany, Mr. Andrew Romans, General Partner, The Founders Club, United Kingdom, Ms. Laura Urquizu, Director, Corporacción CAN Capital Semilla / Negocios Emergentes, Spain, Mr. Philippe Vercruyssen, Partner, OCAS Ventures, Belgium, Dr. Mark Wilson, Collaboration Management, Europe Pharmaceutical Development, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom, Dr. Werner Wolf, CEO and Founder, Bio Innovations, Switzerland
EEVC 2009 Winners
Overall winner
Biomodics (DK) - Dr. Peter Thomsen - Life Sciences
Nanoporous catheters for prevention of infection
Runner-ups
2nd - Liquavista (NL) - Dr. John Feenstra - ICT
Development and commercialization of electrowetting displays - an alternative to LCD's
3rd
- ASH DEC Umwelt (AT) - Mr. Ludwig Hermann - Cleantech
Simultaneous energy generation and phosphate fertilizer production from biomass waste
Best Elevator Pitch
Agnitio (ES) - Ms. Sapna Capoor
You can find all Elevator Pitches from 2009 here.
EEVC 2009 Jury Members
President of the Jury
Rick Salmon, Founding Partner, Xelerator, Norway
Members of the Jury
Fèlix Arias, Associate Director, Highgrowth Partners, Spain, Trine Bartholdy, Investment Director,Sunstone Capital, Denmark
,, Mathieu Carenzo,Head of the Entrepreneurship Center, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain
, Mario Caria, International Director and Partner, SOFIMAC PARTNERS Investment Capital, France
Rodolfo Carpintier, Chief Executive Officer, Dad, Spain
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Ivica Cerina, Partner, NGN Capital, Germany
, Steven Coppens, Executive Investment Manager, GIMV, Belgium
, Viktor Drvota, Business Development Manager Life Sciences, SEB Venture Capital, Sweden
, Jeff Fenyo, Partner, Lansdowne Consulting, Germany,
Carles Ferrer Roqueta, General Partner, NautaCapital, Spain
, Sylwester Janik, Venture Partner, MCI Management, Poland
, Ari-Pekka Laitsaari, Portofolio Manager, Veranventure, Finland
, Steven Levecke, Investment Associate, Capricorn Venture Partners, Belgium
, Pablo Márquez de Prado Nieto, Head of Strategic Initiatives; Gamesa, Spain
, Raúl Martín-Ruiz, Investment Manager, Ysios Capital Partners, Spain
, Maisy Ng, Managing Partner ICT, Add Partners, United Kingdom
, Kim Nielsen, Local Software Economy Lead, Microsoft, Denmark
, Ciarán O'Leary, Senior Associate, Earlybird, Germany
EEVC 2008 Winners
Overall Winner
InMold Biosystems (DK)
Runner-ups
RPR Technologies (NO)
Trovit (ES)
Public Award for the Best Elevator Pitch
NUUBO (ES)
EEVC 2008 Jury Members
Presidents of the jury
Dave Darsch, Founder, CEO Collaborative Forum Vice President of the Jury, José González Díaz, Member of the Board, CEO Collaborative Forum
Members of the Jury
Johan Ahlund,Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Artificial Solutions (ES), Fèlix Arias, Associate Director, Highgrowth Partners SGECR SA (ES), Roop Chandwani, Executive Search - Management Due Diligence - Interims in Life Sciences, Aggio Partners (UK), Steven Coppens, Executive Investment Manager, GIMV (BE), Albert Domingo, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, NeXTreT (ES), Carles Ferrer Roqueta, General Partner, Nauta Capital S.L. (ES), Torsten Freltoft, Chief Executive Officer, Sophion Bioscience A/S (DK), Inge Geerdens, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, CVWarehouse NV (BE), José González Díaz, Member of the Board, CEO Collaborative Forum (ES), Sylwester Janik, Venture Partner, MCI Management SA (PL), Dr Eric Leire, President, BioFund Management Lt (DK), Alec Mian, Chief Executive Officer, Genmedica Therapeutics SL (ES), Lance Mysyrowicz, Partner, ETV Capital Limited (UK), Søren Jessen Nielsen, Investment Director, NorthCap Partners (DK), Andrew Romans, Managing Partner, The Founders’ Club;, Diana Saraceni, General Partner 360° Capital Partners (IT), Rene Savelsberg, Managing Director, SET Venture Partners (NL), Dr Thomas Tscherning, Partner & Director, BankInvest Group (DK), Charles Van Costenobel, Director Eurecan (CAN), Caja Navarra (ES), Francisco Velázquez de Cuellar, Chief Executive Officer, Axon Capital (ES), Dr Werner Wolf, Venture Partner and Senior Science & Technology Advisor, TVM Capital (DE)
EEVC 2007 Winners
Overall winner
Scytl Secure Electronic Voting (ES)
Runner-ups
CytoTrack (Dk)
d30 (UK)
Public Award for the Best Elevator Pitch
Unibioscreen (BE)
EEVC 2007 Jury Members
President of the Jury
Rudy Aernoudt, Professor, EHSAL & Hogeschool Gent (BE)
Members of the Jury
Iñigo Alli, Managing Director, Eurecan Caja Navarr (ES), Johan Bennarsten, Partner & Deputy Head, CapMan (SE), Steven Coppens, Executive Investment Manager, GIMV (BE), Giuseppe Curatolo, Partner, TLCom (UK), Carles Ferrer, General Partner, Nauta Capital (ES), Wouter Jonk, Managing Director, SET Venture Partners (NL), Cedric Latessa, Investment Manager, DFJ Esprit (UK), Seppo Mäkinen, Founder & Senior Partner, Bio Fund Management (FL), Karl Naegler, Principal Life Science, Atlas Venture (DE), Christian Nagel, Partner, Earlybird Venture Capital (DE), Søren J Nielsen, Director, Northcap Partners (DK), Diana araceni, Partner, 360° Capital Partners (IT), Graziano Seghezzi, Partner, Sofinnova Partners (FR), Jamie Urquhart, Venture Partner, Pond Venture Partners (UK), Midori Yokoyama, Partner, Société Générale Asset Management (FR)
EVC 2006 Winners
Overall winner
EpiCrystals (FL)
Runner-ups
Multiwave Photonics (PT)
SensL (IE)
Public Award for the Best Elevator Pitch
CVWarehouse (BE)
EVC 2006 Jury Members
President of the Jury
Prof. Alan Barrellt, Entrepreneur in Residence, University of Cambridge (UK)
Members of the Jury
John Chapman,
General Partner, TVM Capital (DE)
Viktor Drvota, Business Development, Life Sciences, SEB Företagsinvest (SE)
Jean-Claude Lévêque,
General Partner, LC Capital (FR)
Seppo Mäkinen, Founder & Senior Partner, Bio Fund Management (FL)
Falk Müller-Veerse, Managing Partner, Cartagena Capital (DE)
Christian Nagel, Partner, Earlybird Venture Capital (DE)
Maurizio PetitBon, Director, European Venture Partners, (UK)
Diana Saraceni, Partner, 360° Capital Partners (IT)
Jamie Urquhart, Venture Partner, Pond Venture Partners (UK)
EVC 2005 Winners
Overall Winner
Alfama (PT)
Runner-ups
AsicAhead (BE)
Clear2Pay (BE)
Public Award for the Best Elevator Pitch
Alfama (PT)
EVC 2005 Jury Members
President of the Jury
Candace Johnson, Europe Online Investments (LU)
Members of the Jury
Mark Breitfeld, AdAdstra Venture GmbH (DE), Jean-Claude Lévêque, LC Capital (FR), Seppo Mäkinen, Founder & Senior Partner, Bio Fund Management (FL), Christian Nagel, Partner, Earlybird Venture Capital (DE); Tom Paffen, Residex Ventures BV (NL), Alain Rodermann, Sofinova (FR), Diana Saraceni, Partner, 360° Capital Partners (IT), Jamie Urquhart, Venture Partner, Pond Venture Partners (UK), Barend Van den Brande,Big Bang Ventures (BE)
