JEC Forum DACH announces Startup Booster finalists

JEC Forum DACH, launched by JEC Group (Paris, France) in partnership with AVK (Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e.V., Frankfurt, Germany), the German Federation of Reinforced Plastics, announces finalists for its Startup Booster competition. The event is returning for a third year, taking place in Salzburg, Germany from Oct. 25-25, 2023; organizers anticipate approximately 300 attendees in total.

JEC Forum DACH’s main objective is to highlight the dynamic composites ecosystem in the DACH (Germany, Austria or Switzerland) regions. It offers attendees a comprehensive schedule of business gatherings and conferences to promote innovation and entrepreneunership. In addition, participants will have the chance to attend two key events, namely the JEC Composites Startup Booster and the AVK Innovation Awards. Winners of both competitions will be announced during a dedicated ceremony at 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 24.

Following the application process, five Startup Booster finalists have been selected to pitch their projects at the Forum in front of a jury of experts on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 12:00 p.m. at the Imlauer Hotel. The jury includes:

• René ADAM, director of research and technology, FACC AG
• Dr. Birgit Hofreiter, director of the TU Wein Innovation Incubation Center (i²c)
• Peter Martin, CEO of KTM Technologies
• Daniel Stump, head of global marketing and multiCom, Saertex Group
• Dr. Pelin Yilmaz, investment director of International Chemical Investors Group.

The finalists are as follows:

Carbocon (Dresden, Germany)

Carbocon is an independent service provider in the field of carbon fiber-reinforced concrete. The company operates in different areas of business, ranging from civil engineering services to introducing new products and processes to the market. In this way, it advocates progress and sustainability in the building industry.

 

Fiberior (Kaiserslautern, Germany)

The company’s mission is to revolutionize the production of fiber-thermoplastic composites with its new manufacturing process. The goal is to significantly reduce the production costs of continuous fiber-reinforced composites so that the advantages of these materials can be used cost-effectively for its customers.

 

Holy Technologies (Hamburg, Germany)

Holy Technologies says it is developing a carbon fiber technology that makes components fully recyclable. With its Infinite Component platform, the company helps innovators with the problem of making their carbon fiber components recyclable, as well as to enhance their weight and production cost-efficiency.

 

PlastFormance (Teidendorf, Germany)

Based on two international patents, PlastFormance designs, crafts and distributes injection molding compounds with optimal physical properties. The granulate improves the next generation of fuel cells, helps electronics to increase live-time or shields gamma radiation replacing toxic lead. PlastFormance compounds combine functionality with processability at high filler contents.

 

Voidsy (Wels, Austria)

Voidsy Gmbh, a recent deep-tech startup, is engaged in the development and commercialization of a highly innovative, photothermal tomography system. Based on the technology presented by voidsy, the non-destructive, noncontact and imaging inspection of components can be carried out up to 80% faster and more cost-effective than with previous standard methods.