Economics Minister Sven Schulze congratulates: "I was able to observe how business and science worked hand in hand for success and achieved great things in Magdeburg."
"Germany - Land of Ideas" is awarding the VORSPRUNG business prize for the fifth time today. The prize honors particularly innovative companies whose business models, products or developments can stand for the future of eastern Germany as a business location and which therefore play a role model for the transformation of the eastern German economy.
The Magdeburg-based medical technology company Neoscan Solutions, which was nominated by the Investment and Marketing Company of Saxony-Anhalt (IMG), has secured one of the coveted prizes this year.
"At the beginning, we at Neoscan asked ourselves the question: how can more people get access to MRI? Then we got to the bottom of the matter and developed a completely new magnet technology. In the end, it turned out that the new technology is much more economical in terms of energy consumption and that we can close the product cycle. It makes us proud to see how the original idea has become a certified medical device. The fact that we have even been awarded the VORSPRUNG business prize for this makes us very happy and indeed honors us," says Neoscan Managing Director Dr. Stefan Röll.
"I have been working with Neoscan Solutions since 2019. Our positive development in recent years has been made possible by a highly qualified team, the backing of our regionally rooted investors and the network at the Stimulate research campus, in which we are embedded at Magdeburg's Port of Science. We are not only in close professional contact here. The proximity to Otto von Guericke University gives us access to qualified students, who we integrate into our company in a meaningful way even before they graduate," adds Dirk Meyer, also Managing Director of Neoscan.
Economics Minister Sven Schulze was one of the first to congratulate the company: "The fact that Neoscan Solutions is one of the winners of this year's Vorsprung business competition makes me very proud. On the one hand, of course, because it is a company from Saxony-Anhalt that we have supported with more than one million euros since 2017. But also because I have followed Neoscan's development closely since it was founded. I have been able to observe how business and science have worked hand in hand for success and have achieved great things in Magdeburg. Today it can be said quite clearly: with its innovative MRI devices, Neoscan is an outstanding example of a strong medical technology sector in our federal state. And I am convinced that this development is far from over," said the Minister.
"We congratulate the entire team at Neoscan Solutions and are delighted for the company that we are able to make a contribution to putting the company in the spotlight on behalf of the countless innovative SMEs in Saxony-Anhalt. The company is a pioneer in an industry, masters challenges with impressive expertise, is characterized by a high level of innovation and sustainable growth and is thus exemplary for the transformation and future of the economy, not only in eastern Germany. Visionaries like Dr. Stefan Röll make the difference and drive the economy forward with great ideas and enormous energy," said IMG Managing Director Dr. Robert Franke.
Background to the company:
Neoscan Solutions is a medical device manufacturer that was founded in Magdeburg's Port of Science in 2017 and now employs 36 specialists. The company focuses on the development, production, distribution and service of innovative technology in the field of magnetic resonance imaging. In addition to an MRI system for infants, the portfolio also includes research devices, software and equipment required for the application. To date, Neoscan is the only MRI company that uses high-temperature superconductor magnets, so-called HTS magnets. The special thing about them is that they are not only compact and lightweight, but also repairable and therefore reusable. In combination with local RF shielding, this results in lower installation, operating and maintenance costs for the hospital. Children's hospitals can install the neo315 MRI, which was specially developed for pediatrics, directly on the ward. This saves premature babies and newborns a trip to the radiology department.
Background to the award:
The jury members include: - Matthias Platzeck, former Minister President of the State of Brandenburg (jury chair) - Dr. Robert Hermann, Managing Director, Germany Trade and Invest - Gesellschaft für Außenwirtschaft und Standortmarketing mbH (GTAI) - Andrea Joras, Executive Director Digital Transformation & Information Security, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) - Thomas Kralinski, State Secretary and Head of Office at the Saxon State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport - Frank Nehring, President of OWF.ZUKUNFT and Spokesperson of the Advisory Board - Dr. Denise Rüttinger, Managing Director DIW Berlin - Jakob Wais, Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider Deutschland/Gründerszene - Katrin Wiebus, Authorized Officer and Head of Credit, Sächsische Aufbaubank Patron of the award is Minister of State Carsten Schneider, Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany. The prize is not endowed.
A committee of business development agencies, investment and guarantee banks as well as state representatives of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) in the six eastern German states have the right to nominate a number of established companies and start-ups from the respective states. An independent jury consisting of representatives from politics, business, science and the business media then decides on the award. One prize is awarded per federal state; an additional prize goes to a start-up.