CO₂BioClean announced as finalist in the 2025 Hessen Champions Awards
CO2BioClean announced as 2025 Hessen Champions finalist
CO2BioClean have been named as one of the nine finalists to the Hessen Champions 2025 competition organised by Hessen Trade and Invest GmbH. The company is competing in the “Innovation” category. The final will take place on 25 September and winners announced on 28th October.
On hearing the news, CO2BioClean Co-Founder Dr Fabiana Fantinel said: “On behalf of the whole team I’d like to thank the jury for selecting us as a finalist for this Award, as well as the organisers Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH. We are very proud of this achievement and honoured to be among the nine organisations that have reached the final. We look forward to presenting our work on 25 September – it will be a momentous day for us all.”
See the press release from Hessen Trade and Invest below:
“Hessen Champions 2025” – Nine finalists nominated
The winners will be announced on October 28th during the 33rd Hessian Entrepreneurs’ Day in Wiesbaden.
Global market leaders and hidden champions, employers of the year and innovators from Hesse compete for the state’s innovation and growth award.
Nine finalists have advanced to the final round of the 26th Hesse Innovation and Growth Award. They will now compete in the three categories “Global Market Leaders & Hidden Champions,” “Employer of the Year,” and “Innovation” for the title of “Hessen Champion 2025.”
The “Hessen Champions” competition is sponsored by the Hessian Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Association of Hessian Business Associations (VhU), and the Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hessen (MBG H), and organized by Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH (HTAI). The winners will be announced on October 28th at the 33rd Hessian Entrepreneurs’ Day (HUT) in Wiesbaden.
The nine finalists in the three categories:
Category World Market Leaders & Hidden Champions:
NORMA Group SE , Maintal.
NORMA Group is an international market leader in joining technology and is headquartered in Maintal, Hesse. With approximately 7,600 employees, NORMA Group supplies customers in over 100 countries with more than 40,000 product solutions. The company operates 25 production sites and numerous sales offices worldwide. Its innovative joining solutions are used in water supply systems, vehicles, ships, aircraft, machinery, and buildings.
Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG , Hattersheim am Main.
Poly-clip System is the global market leader for clip closure solutions in the food and packaging industries. Its portfolio ranges from hand-held clippers to highly automated production lines, offering the right solution for every size company. The technology enables efficient, hygienic, and safe packaging for food and non-food products. In addition to the machines, the company’s core business also includes clips and loops. The sustainable clip-pak® solution reduces costs, CO₂ emissions, and material consumption.
Weber Food Technology SE & Co. KG , Breidenbach.
Weber Food Technology’s range of services extends from the precise weight slicing and packaging of sausage, meat, and cheese to complex automation solutions for sandwiches and other convenience products. Weber Food Technology is one of the leading system providers for sliced and piece goods, as well as for the automation and packaging of fresh products. Today, around 2,100 employees work at 27 locations in 22 countries at Weber Food Technology, contributing daily to the success of the Weber Group. The company remains family-owned and is managed by Tobias Weber as CEO.
Employer of the Year category:
ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH , Hanau.
ALD Vacuum Technologies develops, designs, and manufactures advanced systems and technologies for vacuum metallurgy, heat treatment, and additive manufacturing. In close collaboration with renowned companies, key technologies and systems for the production of materials and products for demanding markets such as aerospace, the automotive industry, environmental technology, and many more are developed at locations worldwide.
Glinicke Dienstleistungs GmbH , Kassel.
Founded in 1930, the Glinicke Group is one of Germany’s leading family-run automotive retail groups, with 2,200 employees at 34 locations in Hesse, Thuringia, Lower Saxony, and North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition to a wide range of brands and attractive vehicle models, Glinicke offers its customers comprehensive services and customized mobility solutions.
Lehnert GmbH , Fernwald.
Lehnert GmbH is a third-generation family business. Since 1977, the company has been an expert in high-quality partition wall systems and soundproofing solutions. In Fernwald near Giessen, 105 “enablers” develop interior design concepts that combine functionality with aesthetics, as well as sustainability with cost-effectiveness. Following the motto “Nothing can be done,” Lehnert GmbH implements customized solutions and offers everything from a single source: from consulting and planning to installation.
Innovation category:
CO2BioClean GmbH , Eschborn.
Founded in 2019, CO2BIOCLEAN GmbH is an innovative cleantech company that utilizes carbon dioxide (CO₂) as a raw material for the plastics industry. Using a unique biotechnological process, the greenhouse gas CO₂ is converted into biodegradable polymers for the cosmetics, packaging, agriculture, and textile sectors. In this way, the company contributes to decarbonization, the reduction of plastic waste, and a sustainable circular economy.
Focused Energy GmbH , Darmstadt.
Focused Energy is a global leader in the field of laser fusion. The company is not only bringing fusion energy to market maturity, but has also developed Laser-Driven Radiation Sources (LDRS), another technology based on fusion research with a market potential in the billions. LDRS makes it possible to non-destructively examine and analyze large objects such as bridges, containers, or sealed vessels from the outside. This previously required enormous particle accelerators.
p&e power&energy GmbH , Kassel.
Based in Kassel, p&e power & energy GmbH develops innovative battery storage solutions based on a patented platform. This significantly increases efficiency, service life, and scalability. The company combines technological excellence with a pioneering entrepreneurial spirit and addresses applications in the areas of industry, mobility, and infrastructure. With its interdisciplinary team, p&e is making an important contribution to the energy transition and strengthening Hesse as a center of innovation.