UniFounder Award 2008

On June 4, 2008 the UniFounder Award is awarded for the first time. It aims at creating incentives for spin-offs from the Institutes of Higher Education, thus generating new jobs. First prize-winner is "pro medTec Ltd"

Prize-winner 2008 is the pro medTec Ltd (Dipl.-Ing. Lukas Ramrath, Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Goeke, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Ulrich Hofmann, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Schweikard) with their concept for development, production and marketing of instruments for the medical technological market. Its special focus lies on automation techniques and medical robotics.

University of Lübeck's president, Prof. Dr. Peter Dominiak, welcomed to the prize-giving. In two short presentations, Tim Bosenick from SirValUse Consulting GmbH, Hamburg, and Prof. Dr. Heinz-Otto Peitgen from MeVis Research GmbH, Bremen, presented the way „From an innovative idea to a successful company.

The following concepts were also nominated at the finals of the Founder Award 2008

AIDA - Advanced Image and Data Alignment: Mathematical Methods of image registration and fusion of medical image data, e.g. in the use of MRT, CT or ultrasound examinations (Dipl.-Inf. Markus Hinkelmann, Dipl.-Inf. Nils Papenberg, Dipl.-Inf. Kai Trojahner)

LML - Laser micro-material processing Lübeck Laser micromaterial processing for medical technology and bio technology (Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Koop)

No!touch Solutions: Development of a videobased, touch-free hand-gesture control for machines and computer (Mathis Graw, Till Kipshagen)

QimMAR: Concept of a market research company with virtual and immersible test worlds (Priv.-Doz. Dr. Ulrich Hofmann, Dr. Andre Melzer)

uni.eu: Information portal for researchers in need of experts in very specialized areas in the areas of bio technology (Dr. Steffen Möller)

VisionTrainer Ltd. Innovative therapy for patients with neurovisual disorders, e.g. as a result of strokes or after accidents with craniocerebral trauma (Eike Jähn, Marc Willmann)