These are the winners of the Saxon Founder Award

Among the prizes awarded by the organizers were the Saxon Founder Award and the FutureSAX Audience Award. A total of 110,000 euros was up for grabs.

The Dresden start-up Additive Drives, led by founder Philipp Arnold, won the Saxon Founder Award. The company, which was only founded last year, produces 3D-printed parts for electric motors. "The founding team of Additive Drives is rethinking the electric motor and is operating in a rapidly expanding market," says Founder Award juror Michael Schwarz from the Porsche plant in Leipzig.

Second place goes to the founding team Flexora from Dresden led by Clemens Haist, which develops printed sensor foils for Industry 4.0. Flexora is currently still in the pre-foundation phase and plans to be founded next year.

Tediro from Leipzig wins third place. Founder Anke Mayfarth has developed a robotics platform for therapy and diagnostics that aims to make life easier in the medical and care sector. "Tediro develops mobile robots to accompany orthopaedic rehabilitation therapies," says founder award juror Martin Pfister from High-Tech Gründerfonds. The FutureSAX Audience Award went to the Dresden start-up Nicama (formerly Apinima) by Zeno Kakuschke. Nicama develops and sells plastic-free everyday products.

The award ceremony took place as part of the Saxon Innovation Conference. "The number and quality of submissions for the Saxon State Prizes for Founding, Transfer and Innovation show that the innovative strength of Saxon founders, entrepreneurs and scientists remains high despite the coronavirus pandemic," said Saxony's Minister of Economic Affairs Martin Dulig (SPD). The prize money that the Minister awarded to the winners amounted to 110,000 euros.