Saint-Gobain, a France-based construction materials supplier, has picked the three winners from its third global innovation competition for start-up companies in the habitat, energy and the environment sectors.
Nine start-up finalists out of 52 entries were cut down to the three winners: Germany-based Trovotech won the competition for producing glass particles at high temperatures and received a prize of €25,000 ($34,500), while Austria-based Crystalsol and France’s Soleis Technologie both picked €10,000 for their work in solar power products.
The winners will also work with Saint-Gobain’s Nova External Venturing team. Since 2006, Nova has backed more than 25 start-ups.