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.

GE Smart Grid Award Winner Yoram Valent GridOn, Israel Spin-out of Bar Ilan University, Israel

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

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

Time Critical Networks, Sweden Lars Brohne Spin-out of Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

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

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

The Fast Start Winner Samuel Mueller Mirasense AG Spin-out of ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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

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