The ACES 2011 conference and awards gala took place on 3 February 2011 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), and gave public recognition to those researchers, engineers, professors, students and government officials in Europe who have done the most in 2010 to foster a culture of enterprise on campus.
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GE Smart Grid Award Winner
Yoram Valent
GridOn, Israel
Spin-out of Bar Ilan University, Israel
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Profile: GridOn technology will help keep the lights on 
Runners-up
Umpi R&D, Italy
Alberto Cavicchiolo
Spin-out of University of Milan |
Solar Tower Systems Gmbh, Germany
Philipp Schramek
Spin-out of Technische Universitaet Muenchen |
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ICT Award Winner
Christian Voegeli
Dybuster AG, Switzerland
Spin-out of ETH Zurich |
Profile: Dybuster develops software to treat dyslexia
Runners-up
Doctor Communications Solutions Ltd (DocCom), UK
Jonathan Bloor, Jonathon Shaw
Spin-out of University of Bristol, UK
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Time Critical Networks, Sweden
Lars Brohne
Spin-out of Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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Life Sciences Winner
Sabine Bahn and Chris Lowe
Psynova Neurotech Ltd, UK
Spin-out of University of University of Cambridge, UK |
News: Psynova Neurotech delivers the first blood test for the objective diagnosis of schizophrenia
Runners-up
Jan Lichtenberg, Jens Kelm, Wolfgang Moritz
InSphero AG
Spin-out of ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
Jan De Becker
FluidDA nv, The Netherlands
Spin-out of University of Antwerp, Belgium |
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Materials/Chemistry Winner
Dr. Carlos Ludlow, Prof. Howard Chase
Enval Ltd, UK
Spin-out of University of Cambridge, UK |
Profile: Enval targets the unrecyclable
Runners-up
Vladimir Kolosnitsyn, UK/Russia
OXIS Energy Limited, UK
Spin-out of University of Southampton and Academy of Science Ufa in Bashkorostan, Russia |
Gisele Ostereng
Dynamic Rock, Norway
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, (NTNU), Norway |
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The Fast Start Winner
Samuel Mueller
Mirasense AG
Spin-out of ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Profile: Mirasense lets shoppers compare prices in store
Runners-up
Tim Hart
Zyoxel Ltd, UK
Spin-out of University of Oxford, UK |
Christoph Gebald
Climeworks LLC, Switzerland
Spin-out of ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
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The Bridge Award Winner
Kristo Ovaska
MBA student and co-founder of Aalto Venture Garage and Aalto Entrepreneurship Society, Aalto University, Finland |
Profile: Finnish student brings entrepreneurial fervour to university
Runners-up
Teri Willey
Chief Executive, Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge, UK |
Allyson Reed
Founding Director of Strategy, Technology Strategy Board, UK |
