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The Darboven IDEE-Förderpreis Award

65,000 euros for the most innovative business start-ups by women

The Hamburg coffee roaster Albert Darboven has been awarding the Darboven IDEE-Förderpreis Award since 1997. The award is the only national one for innovative ideas for business start-ups by women. The founder's conclusion after more than 20 years: "I am always enthusiastic about the high entrepreneurial potential of women, which is not promoted enough." By awarding the renowned prize, Albert Darboven wants to send out a signal and encourage women to take the step towards entrepreneurial independence. We are looking for sustainable and promising business concepts from all economic sectors. For the founder, Albert Darboven, the focus is on promoting female entrepreneurs who can secure the international competitiveness of the German economy with innovative and sustainable business ideas.

Especially in economically difficult times, we need innovative business concepts that solve societal challenges and generate economic growth. The potential of courageous women is supported by the sponsorship award and female entrepreneurs should receive more publicity. This is still necessary, as women are still underrepresented in the field of business start-ups.

Albert Darboven (2021 award ceremony)

About the IDEE-Förderpreis Award

The participation

The criteria for awarding the Förderpreis award are clearly defined. The focus is on the viable business concept, the degree of innovation of the business idea, the personal commitment of the founder and, new this year, the sustainability (social, ecological, economic) of the start-up idea. Female founders and entrepreneurs who have been self-employed for at least three years are eligible to participate.

In the first application phase, all interested women had to complete a standardized application form and submit it by July 31, 2021. Three business ideas will be awarded. The first prize is worth 50,000 euros, the second prize 10,000 euros and the third prize 5,000 euros.

From the large number of entries, five female applicants will be given the opportunity to present themselves and the start-up idea in person to the jury. A place for this final round is awarded by public voting. 

 

The Jury

The Förderpreis award is under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Dagmar Schipanski. The prize winners are selected by a top-class jury chaired by Prof. Dr. Rolf Eggert.

The other jury members are: Dr. Bernd C. Janssen, Norbert Leopoldseder, Wilfried Peters, Dr. Anita Plantikow, Manuela Rasthofer, and Laura Bücheler (winner of the Darboven IDEE Förderpreis Award 2019).

The road to the final - 2021

In several meetings, the jury reviewed the concepts submitted by the founders and requested additional documents. Additional business plans, profit-and-loss statements, excerpts from the commercial register, lists of shareholders, as well as patents gave the jury a comprehensive picture of the business concepts.

The five finalists or finalist duos for this year's Darboven IDEE-Förderpreis award beat a total of 144 applicants with their ideas. Four of the five female founders or founding duos directly secured a ticket to the final round: Dr. Anne Lamp and Johanna Baare from Hamburg with traceless materials GmbH; Dr. Katrin Schuhen from Karlsruhe with Wasser 3.0 gGmbH; Dr. Beatrix Förster from Alpenrod with Doderm GmbH; and Dr. Christina Linke and Patricia Griem from Berlin with Clean Ocean Coatings GmbH. In addition, the jury selected nine promising candidates for the public vote. And the public decided: Alexandra Herget and Franziska Altenrath from TUTAKA GmbH in Hamburg were also allowed to enter the final. On November 25, 2021, the three most innovative and sustainable start-up concepts were honored..

Inspiring finalists presented

A role model for others

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Dr. Christina Linke and Patricia Griem

Founders of Clean Ocean Coatings GmbH


The founding duo Dr. Christina Linke and Patricia Griem invented the first petroleum-free, biocide-free and solvent-free coating for ships. With its Ecoatings, Clean Ocean Coatings GmbH introduces a sustainable alternative to so-called antifouling coatings, which are designed to prevent mussels and algae from attaching to ships' hulls.

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Dr. Anne Lamp and Johanna Baare

Founders traceless materials GmbH


With traceless materials GmbH, Dr. Anne Lamp and Johanna Baare bring novel, natural, innovative materials to the market that are a real alternative to conventional (bio-)plastics in terms of their quality, functionality and price. The holistically sustainable alternative to plastic takes into account all impact indicators and is made from agricultural residues.
 

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Dr. Katrin Schuhen

Founder Wasser 3.0 gGmbH


Dr. Katrin Schuhen is the founder of Wasser 3.0 gGmbH, which has developed the world's first filter-free process for removing microplastics and micropollutants from water. In addition to selling the scalable process, Wasser 3.0 conducts education and outreach on the topic of microplastics and water. A three-tier revenue model allows for the investment of 100 percent of profits into research and education.

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Dr. Beatrix Förster

Founder Doderm GmbH

Dr. Beatrix Förster is the founder of Doderm GmbH and has developed a biotechnological process to obtain therapeutically effective antibacterial antibodies from cow's milk at low cost. The aim is to significantly reduce the use of antibiotics in the treatment of humans and animals, because antibiotic resistance often results from this, which in turn leads to treatment failure. 

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Alexandra Herget and Franziska Altenrath

Founders TUTAKA GmbH


The founders Alexandra Herget and Franziska Altenrath won the public vote for this year's Darboven IDEE- Förderpreis award and thus secured a place in the final. TUTAKA is the first marketplace for sustainable products and services in the hospitality industry that takes a holistic approach to sustainability.

The winners of the 2021 IDEE Sponsorship Prize

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1st prize: Dr. Anne Lamp & Johanna Baare

traceless materials GmbH

With traceless materials, Dr. Anne Lamp, Johanna Baare and their team bring novel, natural and innovative materials to the market, which are a real alternative to conventional (bio)plastics in terms of quality, functionality and their price.

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2nd prize: Dr. Beatrix Förster

Doderm GmbH

The company Doderm GmbH, headed by founder Dr. Beatrix Förster, was awarded second place and prize money of 10,000 euros. Their innovation is a biotechnological process for obtaining therapeutically effective antibacterial antibodies from cow's milk at low cost.

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3rd prize: Dr. Katrin Schuhen

Wasser 3.0 gGmbH

In third place with a grant of 5,000 euros is Dr. Katrin Schuhen with Wasser 3.0 gGmbH. She and her team are developing the first filter-free process for removing microplastics and micropollutants from water.

IDEE-Förderpreis award 2021 - The Jury

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The award ceremony - Impressions from our picture gallery 2021

15th Darboven IDEE-Förderpreis award

Award ceremony of the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - Speech
Award ceremony of the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - frontal view stage
Award ceremony 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Award - A. Darboven gets the tie straightened
Award ceremony 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize - Darboven, Lamp and Schuhen in conversation
Award ceremony of the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - Jury speech
Award ceremony of the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - Music hall in Besenbinderhof
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize - Jury patron Schipanski in the audience
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - Jury sits in the audience
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize - Darboven and jury opening letters
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Award - Jury members on stage
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - finalists on stage
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - Mrs. Schuhen with prize in place
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize - Darboven with finalists Linke and Griem
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - section of the audience
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - Mrs. Schuhen with prize in place
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - 1st place prize awarded
Award ceremony for the 15th Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize in Hamburg - Mrs. Schuhen at the microphone
IDEE Sponsorship Prize 2021 - Mrs. Schuhen
People on stage - Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize 2021
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Mr. Darboven and Mrs. Schuhen
IDEE Sponsorship Prize - Mr. Darboven and founders
IDEE Sponsorship Prize 2021 - winners of the 1st price
IDEE Sponsorship Prize 2021 - First and second winners

The winners of the previous year

IDEE-Förderpreis award 2019

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1st prize: Isabella Hilmer & Laura Bücheler

GHOST - feel it. GmbH

The winners of the 14th Darboven IDEE-Förderpreis award developed a software environment for the creation of haptic user interfaces so that the sense of touch can be used as a human-machine interface.

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2nd prize: Katja Werner

PiNa-Tec GmbH

The runner-up of the 14th IDEE-Förderpreis award produces particularly user-friendly and economical bio-nanotechnological products. For example, gold nanoparticles are used to make antibodies visible.

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3rd prize: Sabrina Hellstern

Hellstern medical GmbH

The third-place winner of the 2019 Darboven IDEE-Förderpreis award developed an ergonomic and innovative body support system for surgeons to reduce muscle fatigue and pain among Operation Room staff.

Laura Bücheler about Ghost - feel it and her role on the jury of the Darboven IDEE-Förderpreis award 2021

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