To stimulate innovation and new businesses, Stena Line annually award the Stena Line Propeller Prize to two young growth companies. Both win 100 000 SEK each. The prize is announced by Blue Science Park during the annual digital event Innovation Day in Karlskrona, Sweden.
Since the 1960’s, Stena Line has been a symbol for driving force and motion. It is found naturally in our business and characterize our ambition to cross borders and develop transport of goods and passengers – but also good ideas. Stena Line has been operating the ferry line between Karlskrona–Gdynia for more than twenty years and has experienced a lot of ideas and innovations in the Baltic region along the way.
We want to encourage new companies and partnerships that enrich and develop the business climate in our region. Therefore, we have instituted the Stena Line Propeller Prize, an entrepreneur prize granted annually to young businesses. We have named the price from the Latin word propellare; “driving force” which naturally comes to mind.
From the digital prize award 2021.
From left: Monica Strandhag, Stena Line and Ulrika Wilke, moderator Innovation Day 2021
eCom Booster is based in Sölvesborg, Sweden and has developed a cloud service that focuses on facilitating administrative tasks for you who run e-commerce.
Motivation of the jury: “The winner is a company operating in a rapidly growing business segment with strong competition. With focus on efficiency and flexibility as product benefits, it has identified a niche which may generate a unique position on the market.”
Novige is an Swedish wave power company from Västerås. Their product NoviOcean Wave Energy Converter is based on several unique and patented innovations.
Motivation of the jury: ”The winner is a company driven by true entrepreneurship and passion for innovation. It has a strong sustainability profile and if successful in implementing it’s product on the international market, it will contribute to mitigate the climate crisis.”
Stena Line Propeller Prize is an entrepreneur prize granted annually to young businesses in the ICT and Maritime Technology arena. Two young growth companies win 100 000 SEK each. Stena Line Propeller Prize is announced by Blue Science Park during the annual event Innovation Day in Karlskrona.
Nominate the company through a simple form here on the website (nomintations for 2022 opens early in 2022)
A jury will appoint three companies in each category (ICT/Maritime technology).
Three finalists in each category receive a produced film about their work and gets visibility during Innovation Day on May 6th.
One winner in each category will be awarded during Blue Science Parks annual event Innovation Day in May 2022. The winners will receive the prize money of SEK 100,000.
A jury will appoint three companies in each category for the next stage of the competition. Being among the six nominees, comes with higher demand on being able to show and explain the business idea with documentation and proof of concept.
The finalists will be invited to a digital meeting to pitch their idea to the jury.
This presentation also forms the basis for the jury’s final decision to select the winners.
The jury consists of
representatives from Stena Line, science parks in Karlskrona and Gdynia and the business community.
Stena Line believes in the Baltic region. To strengthen it further, we need more innovative companies and partnerships across the borders. We want to be a bridge were ideas and thoughts travel to enrich, develop and build partnerships for the future. To stimulate innovation and new businesses, we annually award two entrepreneur prizes to two young growth companies.
Both win 100 000 SEK each!
The categories are:
1. ICT
2. Maritime technology.
To participate in the competition the company:
Nomination closed.
Fields marked with a * is mandatory.
Stena Line transports approximately 7 million passengers, 1,5 million cars and 2 million freight units yearly. Our customers should have the best possible experience when they choose Stena Line for travel, holidays, relaxation or freight transport.
Stena Line’s business concept is to produce and sell safe and efficient transport by sea and connecting port services so that: Passengers arrive at their destinations having had an experience that exceeds their expectations. Transport companies can ship goods to their destinations in a cost effective way.
Stena Line has set sail on a journey to become a greener ferry operator, and sustainability guides our every move. For us, sustainability is about minimising our environmental impact and caring for our employees, customers and society as a whole.
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