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Innovation Prize Göttingen-Northeim: 130 ideas are waiting for the light!
Göttingen will award the Innovation Prize on November 20, 2025. Applications from the region and all over Germany have been submitted.
Innovation Prize Göttingen-Northeim: 130 ideas are waiting for the light!
On June 26, 2025, the application phase for the Göttingen Northeim Region Innovation Award was officially closed. This competition is not only very popular in southern Lower Saxony, but is also very important nationwide. Under the motto “Let ideas shine,” a total of 130 applications were submitted, both from companies and research institutions from the region and throughout Germany. The application deadline ended on June 15, 2025, and the variety of projects submitted is impressive.
The competition entries include exciting ideas such as software for recognizing AI-generated media and deepfakes. Innovative developments such as a platform for drug development on functional human 3D tissue and a (beach) basket sauna are also represented. These exciting innovations demonstrate the wide range of creative solutions emerging in the region.
Overview of the applications
The submitted projects are divided into several categories. Here is a look at the applications:
- 51 in der Kategorie „Gründer*innen und Jungunternehmer*innen“ (bis 2 Jahre nach Gründung)
- 52 in der Kategorie „Unternehmen bis 20 Mitarbeiter*innen“
- 27 in der Kategorie „Unternehmen über 20 Mitarbeiter*innen“
The contributions are evaluated by a jury consisting of experts from nine different fields of expertise. The unique selling point of the innovation, the economic success and the economic effect are evaluated. Managing director Marc Diederich has already dealt intensively with the submitted applications.
The awards ceremony
A total of ten cash prizes amounting to 30,000 euros will be awarded - that's no small amount! In addition, an audience prize of 2,000 euros will be donated by the MEKOM regional management in Osterode. The award ceremony will take place on November 20, 2025 at 6 p.m. in the Göttingen town hall. Before the award ceremony, there will be an innovation fair from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., to which companies, investors, educational institutions and innovation enthusiasts will be welcomed. Admission to the fair is free of charge.
Another highlight of this event will be the Lower Saxony Climate Innovation Prize, which is endowed with 10,000 euros by the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Environment. 51 companies from Lower Saxony applied for this prize, which underlines the great relevance of the topic.
The prominent guests at the award ceremony include PETRA BROISTEDT, the mayor of the city of Göttingen, MARCEL RIETHIG, the district administrator of the Göttingen district, and ASTRID KLINKERT-KITTELL, district administrator of the Northeim district. The Innovation Prize is being awarded for the 23rd time this year, and the anticipation for the event couldn't be greater.
For more information about participation in the competition and previous award ceremonies, please refer to the official pages: Northeim district and Innovation Prize Göttingen. In addition, the topic of research and development, as dealt with in a current survey by the Federal Statistical Office, should be of interest to many readers.