Under the patronage of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Deutsche Innovationspreis was presented for the eleventh time on 3 April 2020. Dürr Systems (large company category) was awarded for a spray-free painting technology, Varta (SME or “Mittelstand”) for Li-Ion battery cells with a larger capacity and the start-ups Hasytec for ultrasound technology to prevent biofilm and Vectoflow for a temperature-resistant metal probe. Barbara Kux and eight other experts belong to the jury chaired by Beat Balzli, editor of German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche.
