
A new record of over 1,100 votes has decided: Team ARC technica from Minho has won the ‘Arqus International Innovators Award 2025’.
The team from the University of Minho was honoured at the ‘Start Cup Padova final’ in Padua. Congratulations!
They work on a Robotic digital workshop that locally produces prefabricated, sustainable and customisable structures. ARC Technica makes construction accessible, scalable, and ready for the challenges of the 21st century.
They prevailed in a tough competition, beating the teams Balu – Graz, HYBEAM – Leipzig, Belt4B@Bies – Granada, Purifas – Padua, Rizz Up! – Vilnius.
We are proud that Hybeam, a start-up supported by SMILE – the Leipzig Start-up Initiative, has been selected to participate in this year’s Arqus International Innovators Award.
HYBEAM beams remote employees into a physical real and digital augmented workshop room using Mixed Reality, enabling an equal and efficient implementation of hybrid workshops and training sessions.
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About the Arqus International Innovators Award
The Arqus International Innovators Award is an online competition that looks for selecting the most innovative and internationalized Arqus start-ups. It is one of the initiatives of the European University Alliance Arqus intended to identify and foster university-based start-ups planning to internationalize very early. The Award allows them to present international business models in order to support visibility and networking on the European level for international venture implementation.
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