GWA Hygiene
Startup
Technology field: Digital Health
EXIST start-up grant: 2014
Foundation: 2015
A success story from the Hanseatic city of Stralsund - GWA Hygiene GmbH was founded in 2015 as a spin-off from Stralsund University of Applied Sciences. Their vision: to reduce hospital infections with NosoEx, a modern monitoring system for measuring hand hygiene.
After successfully taking part in the "inspired" ideas competition organised by Stralsund University of Applied Sciences, the start-up team was awarded an EXIST grant. The start-up was successful. In addition to investors such as MiG VerwaltungsAG and High-Tech Gründerfonds, the team has received numerous awards such as the KfW Award 2018 and the LUDWIG-BÖLKOW Technology Prize 2018. The team still has many plans to support hospitals on their way to becoming smart hospitals.
NIPOKA GmbH
Biotech start-up
Technology field: Medical technology
EXIST start-up grant: 2019 – 2020
Foundation: 2019
Nipoka GmbH, a spin-off of the University and University Medicine Greifswald, offers a revolutionary analysis method for the precise quantification of cell changes in kidneys. Using 3D-structured light microscopy, the smallest changes in the kidney can be detected faster than before and samples can be compared objectively. This promises a significantly better diagnosis and contributes to the development of new medication against kidney diseases.
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