What do young entrepreneurs need to turn an innovative idea into a successful business? For sure, good coaching, an extensive network and the necessary funding. That is exactly what the Philips Innovation Award (PHIA) offers. For fifteen years, the award has been presented by students at...
On the 7th of May, the annual Pitching Day took place. This day is part of the Philips Innovation Award trajectory and helps startups to create a convincing story and finetune their pitch for the Grand Final on May 31. During this day, the eight...
In this episode the third golden ticket is awarded in the Innovator League! There is no such thing as sustainable, mass-produced clothing. Daphne Textile Research offers the solution with lab-grown animal materials such as leather and wool. At Orchest they have developed an IDE which...
On the 30th of April, the Philips Innovation Award organised the second Virtual Coaching day together with their partners to fully prepare the startups for Grand Final on the 31st of May. Although it was not possible to meet physically due to the COVID-19 circumstances,...
It’s time for the fourth battle of the #PhilipsInnovationAward #TheBattles! In this episode you’ll see the pitch of the ‘Airbnb of electric vehicle charging’, namely ChargeBnB AS! Excessive food waste due to rotten fruits and vegetables? Fruitin offers the solution with its self-developed spray! Bordspel...
In the third episode of Philips Innovation Award #TheBattles we welcome four innovators. According to DuckDuckGoose there are no more rigged elections due to deep fakes! They created an algorithm that analyses images and recognizes deep fakes. Lox assures you’ll easily get your money back in case...
Next up, Rough Diamonds! In this episode Mystworks shows how high-speed police pursuits will become safer, Rapidemic how the next pandemic can be contained more effectively, CoffeeCarbon how coffee is turned into a valuable resource and Tryps how the shared-mobility sector will be revolutionized. The winner...
We are proud to announce that the first episode of the Philips Innovation Award #TheBattles is online! In the first episode we watched 5 young entrepreneurs pitching their bold ideas for the jury to win a golden ticket for the Grand Final, and to get one step...
Back in 2016 the Amsterdam-based electric scooter company, Felyx, tapped into the last mile problem in the mobility industry. Currently, it offers ride-sharing services in three cities in The Netherlands; Rotterdam, Amsterdam and The Hague, and in 2019 the company expanded its services to Belgium....
With the growing population worldwide, more people live in, or near, major cities. Air traffic and the noise nuisance generated by busy highways have caused excessive noise endured by people living in urban regions. This leads to almost a million people who are seriously hindered...