2025 FINALISTS
Read more about this year's shortlisted solutions - IASP members you will soon receive a link to vote for your favourite!
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AMTZ's rural-focused tricycle solution aids the elderly and disabled with key features: solar panel, BMS, motors, stability, and mileage. The BMS ensures battery safety and longevity. With a 40 km range, 23 km/h top speed, and battery indicator, it offers safe, efficient, and reliable transportation across plain roads.
Glasgow Citi Innovation District- Glasgow City Innovation District Venture Studio
The Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID) Venture Studio is a pioneering model for fostering entrepreneurship and innovation. Through four key pillars—Challenge, Make, Innovate, and Impact—it provides funding, mentorship, and collaboration opportunities to accelerate business growth, drive inclusive economic development, and position Glasgow as a global leader in innovation.
İTÜ ARI Teknokent and Automotive Industry Exporters' Association (OİB) support startups developing innovative automotive and mobility solutions through İTÜ Çekirdek's Automotive Program. Designed to accelerate commercialization, the program offers access to mentorship, R&D infrastructure, investor matchmaking, and sectoral partnerships—empowering entrepreneurs to rapidly develop impactful technologies and grow within a strong innovation ecosystem.
KACST STP - KACST Venture Program (KVP): Implementation of Innovation Hexagon
KACST STP design and implement a deep tech commercialization program (KVP) using an extended Triple Helix model. In addition to Government, Academia, and Industry, this model "Innovation Hexagon" incorporates the Entrepreneurial community, Investment community, and NGOs to accelerate lab-to-market success and deliver real-world impact.
Linköping Science Park AB - The City as a Testbed – testing green ideas in Linköping
Testbed Vouchers enable SMEs to test climate-smart innovations in real-life municipal environments. Through fast funding and strong public-private collaboration, companies can validate and scale sustainable solutions that support Linköping's goal of becoming climate neutral by 2030.
The first 5G-enabled technology and innovation park in Malaysia, MRANTI Park offers an end-to-end 5G ecosystem for innovation. This includes parkwide-ready infrastructure, a dedicated business facilitation hub, and a 5G Experience Center. Recognised by the government as the National 5G-for-innovation Testbed, we help innovators (startups, tenants and academia & researchers).
Parque Científico e Tecnológico da Unicamp - Unicamp Challenge
The Unicamp Challenge is a national competition for business modeling based on technologies. Teams develop a business model from a pre-selected Unicamp technology. Participants receive workshops in business modeling methodologies, training, and mentorship. The main goal is to stimulate entrepreneurship and innovation.
RMIT University - City North Social Innovation Precinct Activation Initiative
The City North Social Innovation Precinct—at the heart of the Melbourne Innovation District—brings communities and innovators together to co-create solutions for real-world challenges. Through place-based experimentation, it transforms bold ideas into scalable impact, shaping an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future—grounded in everyday life and driving positive change.
Solution Innovation District - 1 Million Anambra Digital Tribe Initiative
1 Million Anambra Digital Tribe (1MADT) is a free digital skills training initiative by the Anambra State Government's Solution Innovation District, aiming to upskill 1 million people. It empowers youth, women, and informal workers through online learning, driving jobs, startups, and inclusive economic transformation across the state
ZalaZONE Industrial Park Plc. - ZalaZONE Trainee Program
ZalaZONE Trainee Program strengthens the practical experience of economics and engineering students within the framework of the Triple Helix model, thus complementing the academic knowledge, facilitating integration into the labour market, as all competencies are provided for a smooth start to work, which provides a significant competitive advantage for fresh graduates.