Recap TUniCorn 2025

The third ideas competition of the TU Clausthal Startup Service was held under the direction of the joint startup service of TU Clausthal and the Economic Development Agency of the Goslar region (WiReGo). It offered a platform for innovative projects — for the first time also featuring English-language contributions. During the final event on March 5, 2025, the jury selected four winning teams.

Out of 17 applications, eight projects made it to the finals. At the TU Clausthal Startup Center, the finalists presented their ideas to the audience and the jury. In addition to the established jury members Iris Seeber (Volksbank im Harz), Mathias Liebing (Service Center for Research and Transfer), and Samet Kibar (WiReGo), the panel was joined for the first time by Christian Schäfer (Fels Werke GmbH) and Michael Reiss (Holos Excellence).

These are the winners of TUniCorn 2025:

1st Place

Sinotech
The CellCore revolutionizes live-cell imaging through real-time monitoring of the cell environment and AI-assisted control.
Sina Najafi, Frederic Lange, Negin Najafi and Sepehr Mortazavi

2nd Place

Playification
This idea features AI-driven synchronization technology that overcomes language barriers in entertainment content. Automatic speech recognition, translation, and dubbing aim to replace manual processing.
Chingiz Seyidbayli

3rd Place

bioWind
The idea involves customized free-form structures for biomedical applications inspired by nature.
Silvia Imrich, Gaurab Sundar Dutta

3rd Place

Sustainable Building Insulation
The concept of a sustainable thermal insulation layer is based on silica aerogel and recycled materials. It can be applied directly to walls, eliminating the need for invasive construction work.
Mehran Javadi