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The university centre thus became a \u2018Hall of Fame\u2019 for best practices in successful collaboration between universities and businesses in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Among the 34 entries in total, the following transfer projects were recognised: \u2018GiFaTex \u2013 Use of recycled waste textile fibres in gypsum fibre boards\u2019 (Augsburg University of Applied Sciences), \u2018PIO Oberallg\u00e4u \u2013 Digital platform for outpatient care services: needs-based, adaptable, sustainable\u2019 (Kempten University of Applied Sciences) and \u201cstand-by.care \u2013 for a safe life at home\u201d (Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences). The \u201cSwabian Chamber of Industry and Commerce Business Prize\u201d, worth 1,000 euros, was awarded to the project \u201cDocPilot \u2013 Digital data management for fibre-optic roll-out\u201d (Augsburg University of Applied Sciences). The People\u2019s Choice Award from the town of Illertissen, also worth 1,000 euros, which was presented live during the event, also went to the \u201cDocPilot\u201d project.<\/p>\n<p>The Bavarian-Swabian Innovation Award for Transfer, under the motto \u2018Society meets Science\u2019, recognises exemplary collaborations between universities and non-academic partners in which innovative solutions with social and\/or economic added value are developed. The prize was initiated by Werner Martin, Managing Director of the V\u00f6hlin Castle University Centre, and was first organised in 2024 in collaboration with Augsburg University of Applied Sciences (THA), Kempten University of Applied Sciences (HKE) and Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU). In 2026, a prize of 3,000 euros was awarded to each university, funded by their respective friends\u2019 associations. The Swabian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Schwaben) and the town of Illertissen each provided an additional 1,000 euros for the Business Prize and the People\u2019s Choice Prize respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 22 June 2026, the universities of Augsburg, Kempten and Neu-Ulm presented the Bavarian-Swabian Innovation Award for Transfer 2026, worth a total of 9,000 euros, at the V\u00f6hlin Castle University&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[496],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Innovation Award \u2013 V\u00f6hlin Castle becomes a Hall of Fame - Hochschulzentrum V\u00f6hlinschloss<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hochschulschloss.de\/en\/innovation-award-voehlin-castle-becomes-a-hall-of-fame\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Innovation Award \u2013 V\u00f6hlin Castle becomes a Hall of Fame - 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