Global Shapers: 12 companies that won your votes
29.11.2017
This summer we asked you to vote for your favorite of our supported startups from the past 10 years: those that you felt had the power to change the world. We announced our Global Shapers at our 10 year anniversary event on 29th November and will update you with them on our website throughout December.
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We present below the 12 winners of our Global Shapers competition. Congratulations to those 12 and we look forward to what the future has in store for you! Click on the company names to read our stories on each startup.
2007/2008:
BioVersys: Fighting antibiotic resistance with novel drugs
InSphero: 3D cell cultures
2009:
Scandit: Disrupting barcode scanning with smartphones
QualySense: Sorting robot for grains, seeds and beans
2010:
Bcomp: Renewable composite materials for superior performance
2011:
L.E.S.S.: Better, brighter lights
2012:
PB&B: Reversing facial aging naturally
2013:
ScanTrust: Protecting brands from counterfeiting
2014:
Flyability: Safe drone for inaccessible places
2015:
PharmaBiome: New therapies for antibiotic resistant bacterial infections
2016:
MaxWell Biosystems: High-resolution cell imaging platform to accelerate drug delivery
2017:
Dicronis: Early lymphedema diagnosis using microneedles
See what people are saying on Twitter using the hashtags #10YVentureKick for our anniversary and #VentureKickGS for our Global Shapers
2007/2008:
BioVersys: Fighting antibiotic resistance with novel drugs
InSphero: 3D cell cultures
2009:
Scandit: Disrupting barcode scanning with smartphones
QualySense: Sorting robot for grains, seeds and beans
2010:
Bcomp: Renewable composite materials for superior performance
2011:
L.E.S.S.: Better, brighter lights
2012:
PB&B: Reversing facial aging naturally
2013:
ScanTrust: Protecting brands from counterfeiting
2014:
Flyability: Safe drone for inaccessible places
2015:
PharmaBiome: New therapies for antibiotic resistant bacterial infections
2016:
MaxWell Biosystems: High-resolution cell imaging platform to accelerate drug delivery
2017:
Dicronis: Early lymphedema diagnosis using microneedles
See what people are saying on Twitter using the hashtags #10YVentureKick for our anniversary and #VentureKickGS for our Global Shapers