We’re thrilled to have received a Special Prize at the AgraNova Innovation Award 2026 for our SpheroScan® Platform! 🏆
Many thanks to Thüringer Aufbaubank, the expert jury and the Thuringian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Rural Areas for this recognition and for supporting innovation in agriculture and the food industry.
Reshared from Thüringer Aufbaubank:
🏆 Innovative ideas for the agriculture of tomorrow: The winners of the AgraNova Innovation Award 2026 have been announced.
Three special prizes were also awarded:
▶ The Thüringer Landgesellschaft Special Prize, worth €3,000, goes to Pahren Agrar GmbH & Co. KG from Zeulenroda-Triebes. Their project “Next Generation Dairy Production” combines digitalization and artificial intelligence with animal welfare and resource efficiency.
▶ Z-Architektur eG i.G. from Weimar receives the Messe Erfurt GmbH Special Prize: a trade fair stand worth €3,000. The project aims to make jumbo straw bales usable as a load-bearing material in construction, linking agriculture, regionally available raw materials and new applications in the building sector.
▶ Another Special Prize, worth €3,000, goes to FluIDect GmbH from Jena. With “SpheroScan”, the company has developed an online biosensor for real-time microbiological monitoring in food production.
Congratulations to all the winners! 👏
With: Thuringian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Rural Areas