{"id":114713,"date":"2025-11-17T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=114713"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:34:09","slug":"exomatter-wins-innovation-radar-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/114713\/exomatter-wins-innovation-radar-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Exomatter wins EU Innovation Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Exomatter impresses the European innovation scene: The <a href=\"\/en\/day\/exomatter\/\">Startup<\/a> has secured the overall victory at the Innovation Radar Prize 2025. The award is presented by the European Commission to startups and SMEs that have received EU funding for their innovations. Organized by the European Commission and the &quot;Innovation Radar Bridge&quot; initiative, this eleventh edition of the award ceremony took place at the Unicorn Factory Lisboa in Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the event, twelve finalists presented their innovations and market launch plans to a jury of investors and entrepreneurs. The startups from across Europe competed in three award categories: \u201cClimate, Energy &amp; Mobility\u201d, \u201cAI &amp; Digital Intelligence\u201d, and \u201cSmart Hardware &amp; Robotics\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exomatter started in the &quot;Climate, Energy &amp; Mobility&quot; category and ultimately emerged as the overall winner across all categories. The team is working on a platform for materials research and development. Their solution offers easily searchable, AI-powered datasets for scientific materials screening. Powerful filters and an AI agent support researchers and developers in finding the most suitable sustainable materials for their needs. This should enable companies to accelerate their transition to a circular and sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovation Radar Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-radar.ec.europa.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Innovation Radar<\/a> Innovation Radar is an initiative of the European Commission designed to highlight innovations supported by the EU through Horizon Europe, the world&#039;s largest publicly funded research and innovation program. It brings greater visibility to over 15,000 EU-funded innovations. The initiative supports innovators who aspire to similar paths as BioNTech, Skype, or ARM Holdings, all of which received EU funding in their early stages. Over 2,000 innovators participated in this year&#039;s selection process for the Innovation Radar Prize.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#039;s overall winner of the EU&#039;s Innovation Radar Prize is Exomatter. 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