UniWearables wins 2nd place in the "Science & Startups" prize of Berliner Sparkasse
At a festive award ceremony on 26 June 2024 at Berliner Sparkasse in Wannsee, UniWearables UG by Raphael Lang and Maximilian Blendinger was awarded 2nd place in the "Science & Startups" prize of Berliner Sparkasse. UniWearables, supported by Charité BIH Innovation (CBI), the joint technology transfer of Charité and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), is developing a solution for continuous patient monitoring on normal wards in close cooperation with Charité. In contrast to the status quo, where vital data is recorded once per shift by the nursing staff, continuous monitoring can make a significant contribution to recognizing developments at an early stage and thus avoiding complications and even death. The automated recording and storage of data in the patient file also relieves the burden on nursing staff, allowing them to concentrate more on their core tasks.
The €1,000 prize honors UniWearables as one of the most outstanding science-based start-ups of the past year, which emerged from Science & Startups, the joint start-up service of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Technische Universität. The service provides access to joint programs and resources and supports founders from the university environment on their path to self-employment.
"This year's finalists once again impressively demonstrate how much creative, innovative potential Berlin has," says Olaf Schulz, Chief Representative of Berliner Sparkasse. A total of nine teams presented their business models live. An expert jury selected three winners, while the guests voted for the audience award. "Young companies like these are the future of Berlin's economy and as Berliner Sparkasse, we see it as part of our founding mission to strengthen them. With our "Science & Startups" start-up award, we bring business and science together and create more visibility for good, forward-looking ideas," says Olaf Schulz.
More information at https://www.berliner-sparkasse.de/content/dam/myif/berliner-sk/work/dokumente/pdf/pressecenter/24-06-26_Gruendungspreis.pdf