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On Thursday, 01st of June, 6 startups from Vietnam took part in International Innovators Award contest in Ho Chi Minh City organized by SEPT Competence Center in cooperation with UII - UEH Institute of Innovation pitching their business and Internationalization plan in Germany.

After revising all pitches jury decided to select following companies as the winners of the IIA 2023 contest:

  • MycoBOX Co. Ltd - agricultural biotechnology venture offering innovative mushroom-based products
  • PigWorkshop – Digital art academy looking for contacts with art and design schools as well as students from Germany
  • Beloved & Beyond – personal gift platform for global gift delivery

 

The three companies will be gratified with the market exploration trip to Germany receiving support in matchmaking with potential partners and customers.

We would like to thank all startups pitching in the contest and are happy to host the three winners in Germany soon!

Many thanks to Economic Development Office, Stadt Leipzig for supporting the IIA event as well to our partner UII - UEH Institute of Innovation for hosting us and coordinating the event in Vietnam.

The International Innovators Award is an annual activity of SEPT Competence Center, Leipzig University, Economic Development Office Stadt Leipzig and our partner in Vietnam UII - UEH Institute of Innovation.

For more than 5 years the competition has created the opportunities for young enterprises and start-ups in Vietnam to connect and explore the new markets in the European Union and Germany in particular.