Academic Startup Competition

ACADEMIC STARTUP COMPETITION

The Academic Startup Competition challenges universities and scientific institutions
to nominate their best spin-off startups and join the race for the 10 Dutch Pioneering Innovations from Science.
Science and entrepreneurship is brought together, of which these academic startups are setting the example.
The competition contributes to the national effort on more effectively translating
excellent science into societal impact. The first ever selection day will be held at
Epicenter Amsterdam on May 14th, after which the 10 best
academic startups will get the opportunity to present themselves at GES 2019.

Our 10 Winners

We are proud to announce the 10 winners of the Academic Startup Competition!

Amphera

CardiacBooster

VSParticle

Findest

Mosa Meat

Stentit

Confocal

ArthroSave

Kepler Vision Technologies

LipoCoat

All Startups

Health

Connectivity

Energy

Food / Agri

Sensius BV

Health

Sense in thermotherapy

Numeric Biotech

Health

20face

Connectivity

Privacy Proof Biometrics

Hy2Care

Health

Injectable hydrogels for functional cartilage repair.

Kepler Vision Technologies B.V.

Connectivity

CardiacBooster B.V.

Health

Bunyavax B.V.

Health

Mindaffect

Connectivity

Amphera

Health

Empowering Dendritic Cells.

VSParticle

Energy

Concord Neonatal B.V.

Health

LipoCoat B.V.

Health

Levels Diagnostics

Health

Chromodynamics B.V.

Health

Real-time chemical imaging.

CC Diagnostics

Health

IVWear B.V.

Health

Ocean Grazer B.V.

Energy

Renewable energy solution.

Confocal

Health

Improve your imaging experience.

Elevate Health

Health

Partner in online learning.

DialogueTrainer

Health

Mosa Meat B.V.

Food / Agri

The Meat Revelotion

i-Med Technology B.V.

Connectivity

Arthrosave B.V.

Health

Joint reviving medical treatment

Taylor

Energy

Scitodate

Connectivity

Stentit

Health

Findest

Food / Agri

Find technologies fast using IGOR^AI

EV Biotech

Food / Agri

All Startups

Health

Connectivity

Energy

Food / Agri

Sensius BV

Health

Numeric Biotech

Health

20face

Connectivity

Hy2Care

Health

Kepler Vision Technologies B.V.

Connectivity

CardiacBooster B.V.

Health

Bunyavax B.V.

Health

Mindaffect

Connectivity

Amphera

Health

VSParticle

Energy

Concord Neonatal B.V.

Health

LipoCoat B.V.

Health

Levels Diagnostics

Health

Chromodynamics B.V.

Health

CC Diagnostics

Health

IVWear B.V.

Health

Ocean Grazer B.V.

Energy

Confocal

Health

Elevate Health

Connectivity

DialogueTrainer

Connectivity

Mosa Meat B.V.

Food / Agri

i-Med Technology B.V.

Connectivity

Arthrosave B.V.

Health

Joint reviving medical treatment

Taylor

Energy

Scitodate

Connectivity

Stentit

Health

Findest

Connectivity

Find technologies fast using IGOR^AI

EV Biotech

Food / Agri

MONA KEIJZER

STATE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND CLIMATE POLICY

CONSTANTIJN VAN ORANJE

STARTUP DELTA SPECIAL ENVOY

PIETER DUISENBERG

CHAIRMAN AT VSNU

ULRICH STARKE

CO-FOUNDER ZERO EMISSION FUELS (ZEF B.V.)

KATJA BERKHOUT

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR - STARTUP DELTA

Eline Vrijland-Van Beest

Founder & CEO NightBalance

Fiona MacLaughlin

Director Inkef Capital B.V.

Betsy Lindsey

Director Investor Relations HighTechXL

Kees de Koning

Strategy advisor, investor, start-up coach and non-executive director. Former CEO of Stork Aerospace (Fokker)

Dennis Schipper

CEO Demcon

Margot Weijnen

Professor of Process and Energy Systems, TU Delft

Jos Nelissen

Founder Newtricious & Eggciting Products

Koray Karakaya

Innovation Lead at Philips HealthWorks

Prof. Dr. Emile Aarts

Rector Tilburg University

Prof. Dr. Eric Claassen

CEO of Vironovative B.V. Prof “Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences” at Athena Institute, VU Amsterdam

Tuesday May 14, 2019
Epicenter Amsterdam

12.30-13.00u
Welcoming guests at Epicenter

13.00-13.30u
Opening session by Constantijn van Oranje, Special Envoy of Startup Delta

13.30-16.30u
Two pitching sessions, including small breaks for drinks and jury deliberation

16.30-17.00u
Plenary discussion

17.00-17.30u
Closing remarks and the announcement of the 10 winning startups by Mona Keijzer, State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and Pieter Duisenberg, Chairman Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU)

17.30u
Drinks and bites!