Édition 2006
Texbor and Animació Audiovisual win the Innovadors 06 Award
The winners of the Innovadors 06 Award were the company Texbor, with its project, Eslingues Intel·ligents (Intelligent Slings), and Enric Canals and Toni D’Ocon, with the project Animació Audiovisual (Audiovisual Animation). They each received monetary awards of 112,500 euros. Albert Pintat, the Head of Government, presided over the Innovadors awards ceremony, held at the Hotel Roc Blanc in Escaldes-Engordany on 30 November.
- Texbor's project, Eslingues Intel·ligents, is the market entry strategy for a new product that uses the latest technologies to increase the “intelligence” of conventional textile slings used for material transport by air. It does by installing a “black box” that provides information on the sling’s condition, thus enhancing helicopter transport safety.
- The Animació Audiovisual project by Enric Canals and Antoni D’Ocon is the business plan for an Andorran company that specialises in audiovisual animation production to create and distribute television cartoons worldwide. The company will also open an animation school in Andorra.
- The third prize, worth 50,000 euros, went to Bioclim of Jordi Llovera of the company Enginesa for his business plan for a company that produces and markets software to design energy-efficient buildings, with an emphasis on thermal simulation and the optimisation of energy consumption. More Info: www.bioclim.com
- A 50,000-euro award also went to Susagna and Emma Herrador’s company, Touchemoa, for bringing talent back to Andorra. The business plan is for a designer clothing line focused on comfort and quality. Made up of two Andorran entrepreneurs, this team began their project in Barcelona and would now like to bring their business back to Andorra.
More than one hundred people attended the Innovadors awards ceremony, including members of the Judges Panel, the Prize Technical Committee, various candidates and others. The ceremony was presided over by Jordi Robert, head of the OIE (Bureau for Business Innovation) and Javier Echarri, the Judges Panel president. Robert confirmed that the Innovadors award, aimed at business professionals and entrepreneurs, will return again in 2007.
The finalists, awarded 10,000 euros each, were:
- Agora, Àlex Casanovas. ICT infrastructure management: a platform that supports free software programming.
- Andorra Plató, Segarra i Terés - Àlex Terés. Management and coordination of a set of services required to create audiovisual productions.
- Aracneco, Josep Sobrevias and Narcis Vinyolas. Manufacturing of a robot that cleans smoke extraction pipes.
- Booo.com, Cyril Attia. Access to a virtual office (and application downloads) via a simple Internet connection and the Booo.com webpage. Internet access via television, thanks to the Booox.
- Certifica.ad, Genis J. Campillo. Digital identity and electronic signature solutions.
- Dant SA, Miquel Clua and Marc Miró. Solutions to optimise labour market mediation, thanks to the design and marketing of standard and custom online applications.
- Mortgage Financing Product, Xavier Deu. Home financing made possible by the investment of a funding partner who does not have right of use but does have rights to certain benefits on the home sale.
The Judges Panel also gave three honourable mentions:
- In R&D
Aracneco, Mr. Josep Sobrevias and Mr. Narcis Vinyolas Manufacturing of a robot that cleans smoke extraction pipes.
- For an original idea
Mortgage Financing Product, Mr. Xavier Deu Home financing made possible by the investment of a funding partner, who does not have right of use but does have rights to certain benefits on the home sale.
- For a non-profit project
Andorra Financers, Mr. Alexis Estopiñan and Ms. Yolanda Pastó Foundation to organise the finance profession as well as promote training and R&D.
Fifteen candidates were selected as finalists from the 41 business projects submitted.
Particularly noteworthy amongst these were:
The two special prize finalists (no monetary reward):
- Goclipping, Mr. César Rodríguez
Ongoing marketing studying through the company's positioning in the press.
- Padern, Ms. Rosa Gili
“e-government” solutions that address the set of citizen services offered by the public administration.
Non-awarded finalists (no monetary reward):
- Adgec, Mr. Jordi Clua
Online business management programme that is remotely accessible from any workplace connected to the Internet.
- Andorra Financers, Mr. Alexis Estopiñan and Ms. Yolanda Pastó
Foundation to organise the finance profession as well as promote training and R&D.
