The Winners of the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge, Which Received Over 4000 Applications from 115 Countries, Have Been Announced!
The "Hello Tomorrow Global Summit," where groundbreaking technologies and business models that change the world were shared with key players of the ecosystem from around the world, has concluded!
Here are the winners!
First Prize: Sweetch Energy (France)
Sweetch Energy is building a net-zero future by utilizing osmotic power, a largely untapped natural energy source. Their radically different INOD® technology enables large-scale, permanent, 100% clean electricity to be generated from osmotic power for the first time. This project, launched in 2015 with the goal of revolutionizing the renewable energy sector and elevating innovation, has been producing clean electricity from salty water and is currently working on the installation of a first demonstrator in the Rhone delta.
Second Prize: SÓLIOME (USA)
Sóliome produces the first sunscreen derived from common human metabolites. Many alternative “reef-safe” sunscreens contain chemicals from the same alcohol family as oxybenzone - which can potentially convert to phototoxins. Soliome aims to rethink the way sunscreens are made and is working on a protein-engineering based process to make sunscreens from key ingredients like plant proteins. This will help shift the market away from sunscreens that have been shown to harm the environment.
Third Prize: Allogenica (France)
Allogenica is a Lyon-based biotechnology company specialized in the development of a class of emerging cancer therapies called CAR-T cells (Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cells). Allogenica has developed a bio-production platform based on the manipulation of hematopoietic stem cells and their derivatives with the aim of developing allogeneic “off-the-shelf” CAR-T cells. Allogenica aims to offer next-generation cancer therapies that are ready to use, low-cost, and safer than existing treatments to treat all patients in need.
Here are the category winners!
CATEGORY: Unlocking the CO2 Circular Economy
enaDyne (Germany), enaDyne is developing innovative plasma technologies for profitable CO2 utilization and emissions reduction.
CATEGORY: Environment
New Iridium (USA), is decarbonizing the chemical industry using photosynthesis-inspired technology to produce low-carbon chemicals.
CATEGORY: Digital Health & Medical Devices
LIQID Medical (South Africa), produces clinically effective, cost-saving, and quality-of-life-improving solutions for severe and resistant glaucoma.
CATEGORY: Industry 4.0 & Autonomous Machines
Touch Sensity (France), makes materials responsive to mechanical physical interactions in real time without using sensors.
CATEGORY: Industrial Biotechnology & New Materials
SÓLIOME (USA), produces the first sunscreen derived from common human metabolites. They are rethinking the way sunscreens are made and are working on a protein-engineering based process to make sunscreens from key ingredients like plant proteins.
CATEGORY: Energy
Sweetch Energy (France), is producing an entirely different INOD® technology that allows for large-scale, permanent, 100% clean electricity to be generated from osmotic power for the first time.
CATEGORY: Advanced Computing and Electronics
Welinq (France), enables quantum computing by linking quantum processors together to enhance computational power.
CATEGORY: Food & Agriculture
Gelatex Technologies (Estonia), produces cheaper plant-based nanofibrous scaffolds and micro-carriers for cultured meat companies.
CATEGORY: Aviation
Aliena (Singapore), develops electric propulsion engines that allow satellites to fly closer to Earth and provide high-resolution data.
CATEGORY: Medical Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Allogenica (France), works on the development of a class of emerging cancer therapies: CAR-T cells. They are developing a bio-production platform based on the manipulation of hematopoietic stem cells and their derivatives to develop allogeneic “ready-to-use” CAR-T cells.
CATEGORY: Sustainable Construction and Infrastructure
Strong by Form (Chile), is developing a high-performance, free-form wood-based composite to replace concrete, steel, and aluminum for the built environment.
We extend our endless thanks to the Hello Tomorrow Family, who made this event possible and astonished us each time.
We thank all startups for showing us the power of science and technology by making the world more livable!
