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smartXautomation Award 2025 - When industry meets startup courage
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Photo source: Jigal Fichtner for BadenCampus - The participating startups at the smartXautomation Award

The participating startups in detail:

BRYO GmbH

byte robotics GmbH

Heb-IO GmbH

LexaTexer GmbH

Lynkt GmbH

NAiSE GmbH

Pailot GmbH

VUSE XR GmbH

Thank you all for being there.

Full of energy on November 5, 2025 at flow86 in Offenburg: Eight startups, four jury members and one goal: to make industry smarter.

At the smartXautomation Award 2025, presented as part of the event "Industry meets startups - two worlds, one future" organized by BadenCampus and wvib Schwarzwald AG, young technology companies presented their innovations for SMEs.

The search was on for the startup that stands out with particular relevance, high potential for cooperation with industry, strong market potential and a convincing presentation.

The jury - Stefan Neininger (BANSBACH), Dr. Raphael Klesen (Friedrich Graf von Westphalen), Stephanie Maertin (Maertin & Co. AG) and Matthias Schüle(Black Forest Medical Group) - evaluated the pitches in terms of innovative strength, practical relevance and feasibility.

The award went to VUSE XR from Freiburg!

With their XR technology for industrial applications, the team impressed the jury with its high added value for production processes and a strong vision for the future of industry.

The prize includes a partnership with the BadenCampus, including networking services with companies, a voucher package from the wvib Academy and prize money of €1,000.

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