The current
Top achievements
"made in Saxony-Anhalt"
The Hugo-Junkers-Preis stands for outstanding research projects and innovations from Saxony-Anhalt. A high degree of innovation has always been the decisive factor for an award. This year, the jury chaired by Prof. Dr. Julia Arlinghaus has additionally decided to place a special focus on the social benefit of the submitted applications. A criterion that many of the 69 competition entries from science, industry, and crafts were able to meet. We are delighted to celebrate the rankings of these brilliant teams from our federal state.
Most innovative projects of the
Basic research
For centuries, scientific basic research has provided the foundation for innovations and new technologies. In this category, the Hugo-Junkers-Preis honors forward-looking projects that are current and demonstrate an advantage over other findings.
Video of the Nominees Presentation of the First Place Winner
In 2023, the jury awarded places 1 to 3 as follows:
Hydrogelformende Nanofasern – eine neue Option für die Arzneimitteltherapie am Auge
Prof. Dr. Karsten Mäder
Prof. Dr. Arne Viestenz
Dr. Joana Heinzelmann
Benedikt Göttel
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Institute of Pharmacy
Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Ophthalmology
Neuartige biokompatible Ta-Nb-Ti Multikomponentenlegierung mit antibakteriellen Eigenschaften für den Einsatz in biomedizinischen Anwendungen
Maximilian Regenberg
Dr.-Ing. Janett Schmelzer
Dr.-Ing. Georg Hasemann
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Manja Krüger
Prof. Dr. Jessica Bertrand
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Chair of High-Temperature Materials
Experimental Orthopaedics
Endogene Retroviren als Zielstrukturen für neue Therapien gegen neurologische Erkrankungen
Dr. Alexander Emmer
Dr. Holger Cynis
Prof. Dr. Martin Sebastian Staege
University Hospital Halle (Saale)
University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Neurology
Clinic for Paediatrics I
Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology
Most innovative projects of the
applied research
In applied research, practical applications and scientific methods meet everyday problems. In the Hugo-Junkers-Preis, participants in this category have developed their innovative solutions to such an extent that representative research results are available in the form of prototypes or clinical studies.
Video of the nominees Presentation of the First Place
Those who were able to demonstrate positive effects for the economy in Saxony-Anhalt are now ranked in places 1 to 3:
µRIGS - Micropositioning Robotics for Image-Guided Surgery
Ivan Vogt
Dr. med. Bennet Hensen
Dr. rer. nat. Marcel Gutberlet
Robert Odenbach
Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Forschungscampus STIMULATE
Pro-Kran-Assist: Intelligenter Prozessbeobachter für die Kranautomatisierung
Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Lange
Dipl.-Informationswirt (FH) Thomas Lehmann
Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Kleinwächter
Hon.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Richter
M. Sc. Daniel Sopauschke
Kranbau Köthen GmbH
Fraunhofer-Institut für Fabrikbetrieb und -automatisierung IFF
In-Situ Electrical Analyser - Hochauflösendes Analysetool für Halbleitertechnologien
Dr. Grigore Moldovan, Christoph Sichting, Marcus Joachimi, Dr. Florian Otto Schumann,
Uwe Grauel, Michael Zabel, Dr. René Hammer, Fazken Kacho, Dr. David Cooper, Wolfgang Joachimi
point electronic GmbH
CEA-Leti, Minatec
Most innovative products,
services & business models
The aspects under which the jury evaluates the products, services, and business models competing in this category at the Hugo-Junkers-Preis are uniqueness in customer benefit and market maturity.
Vide of the nominees Introduction of the first place winner
The following award winners were able to credibly demonstrate the added value of their developments through industry analyses, customer surveys, or representative studies, and convinced the jury the most in 2023:
Einfache und skalierbare Synthese von pflanzenbasiertem Cholesterol in GMP-Qualität
Prof. Dr. Dieter Schinzer
Dr. Oliver Spieß
Dr. Maxim Munt
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Fakultät für Verfahrens- und Systemtechnik
Institut für Chemie
Der digitale Studierendenausweis
Stefan Wegener
Tobias Steenweg
UniNow GmbH
Maximale Haltbarkeit und Natürlichkeit für aromatisiertes Wasser
Dr. Jenny Müller
Daniel Koch
Die Frischemanufaktur GmbH
Special award: Most innovative projects in the field of
energy and environmental research
It is the field with perhaps the highest innovation pressure at the moment: energy and environmental research.
Video of the nominees Introduction of the first place winner
For this reason, the jury of the Hugo-Junkers-Preis in the special category 2023 honored innovative products and services that make an important and sustainable contribution in this area:
LECO – hochdurchsatzfähiges Equipment zur Effizienzsteigerung von Solarzellen
Eve Krassowski
Patrick Müller
CE Cell Engineering GmbH
Recyclingverfahren für kristalline Solarmodule
Dr.-Ing. Jan-Philipp Mai
Fridolin Franke
Jan Bargel
Solar Materials GmbH
Nanolope Pufferspeicher zur Speicherung von überschüssiger Wärme
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hahn
Dr. Shewaye Yismaw Wubetu
Felix Marske
Patrick Richter
Eric Matthes
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg / Institut für Chemie