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We would like to invite you to participate in this year's Innovation Hub 2021 innovation competition, organized by BASF, the world's leading chemical industry, with the support of the Association of Greek Chemical Industries.
We are looking for innovative ideas that contribute to clean technologies and aim for sustainable development. The best innovation or start-up idea will be awarded at the national level with the amount of 2,500 euros gross. It will also have the right to participate in the Grand Final and have the opportunity to win an additional 5,000 euros gross, in case it is declared the winner of the Grand Final.
The Grand Final will feature the winners from Austria and Hungary (joint participation), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia (joint participation), Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia (joint participation), Greece and Romania.
More specifically, the BASF Innovation Hub 2021 competition includes two phases:
BASF Innovation Hub 2021 – Local Competitions: first part of the competition. After the submission and evaluation of the entries, the 5 best candidates will have the opportunity to present their proposals before the evaluation committee, which will select the winner of the local competition. The winners of the local competitions will then participate in the Grand Final.
BASF Innovation Hub 2021 – Grand Final: a unique opportunity for winners to present their innovative and start-up ideas to a wider audience and potentially secure an investment for their future development.
The BASF Innovation Hub 2021 competition aims to support new innovative individuals and start-up ideas that cover at least one of the following topics:
Clean energy, such as, for example, digital solutions that focus on increasing energy efficiency, solutions to increase the share of renewable energy sources (thermal, solar, wind), thermal energy and insulation solutions, optimization of heating, cooling and ventilation systems, energy systems that reduce carbon emissions as well as the promotion of zero-emission technologies.
From farm to plate, such as, for example, precision application technologies, digital agriculture advisory services, digital agriculture solutions, solutions contributing to more sustainable food systems, sustainable plant protection, biological plant protection.
Circular economy, such as, for example, solutions that contribute to more sustainable and environmentally friendly production cycles, a digital basis for closed-loop recycling, solutions for biodegradable and bio-based plastics, (bio)chemical recycling solutions, catalyst recycling, battery material recycling, resource-efficient products and services.
The deadline for submitting nominations is September 15, 2021.
More information can be found on the site: join-innovationhub.com
