{"id":24955,"date":"2017-06-26T11:47:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T09:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=24955"},"modified":"2017-06-26T10:35:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T08:35:21","slug":"german-founders-prize-mtz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/24955\/german-founders-prize-mtz\/","title":{"rendered":"German Founders&#039; Prize: MTZ Director Mann honored"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><p><strong>Cristina Mann, director of the Munich Technology Center, was honored as a &quot;Top Expert&quot; by the German Founders&#039; Award. She has been nominating companies from her organization for the prestigious award for years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"\/en\/ecosystem\/munich-technology-center-mtz\/\"> M\u00fcnchner Technologiezentrum (MTZ)<\/a> is home to more than 100 companies, a large proportion of which are startups. Administrative Director Cristina Mann recently told us in a <a href=\"\/en\/21703\/asked-at-mtz\/\">interview<\/a>what her company offers young companies. She has now been honored as a &quot;Top Expert&quot; at the German Founders&#039; Award for her many years of work.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cPromising startups among my tenants\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>For years, Mann has been identifying suitable companies within her own company, which she recommends for awards in the &quot;Startup&quot; and &quot;Up-and-Comers&quot; categories. At the 2017 Founders&#039; Award, Mann&#039;s suggestion, BLOKS., based at the MTZ, was among the top ten German startups. MTZ Director Cristina Mann says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&quot;The criteria for the German Founders&#039; Award nominations are high, but in all these years, I&#039;ve never had a problem finding such promising startups or up-and-comers among my tenants. We have so many innovative founders and visionaries that it&#039;s always a pleasure for me not only to observe their success, but also to help them achieve their goals with the high-profile nomination for the German Founders&#039; Award.&quot;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The MTZ is part of the <a href=\"\/en\/ecosystem\/munich-commercial-courtyards\/\">Munich Commercial Court and Technology Center Company Ltd.<\/a>, which also operates Munich Startup.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristina Mann, director of the Munich Technology Center, was honored as a &quot;Top Expert&quot; by the German Founders&#039; Award. She has been nominating companies from her company for the prestigious award for years. The M\u00fcnchner Technologiezentrum (MTZ) is home to more than 100 companies, many of which are startups. 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