{"id":141,"date":"2018-10-09T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidplex.com\/blog\/?p=141"},"modified":"2023-05-11T10:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T10:47:43","slug":"aidplex-won-1st-place-in-ecocity-forum-2018-circular-economy-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidplex.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/09\/aidplex-won-1st-place-in-ecocity-forum-2018-circular-economy-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"AidPlex Won 1st Place in Ecocity Forum 2018 Circular Economy Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Out of 15 Greek&nbsp;startups,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aidplex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AidPlex<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>won 1st place for the best innovative idea in the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecocityforum.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ecocity Forum 2018<\/a><\/strong>, an International Conference that took place on October 3-5, at Thessaloniki Concert Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Circular Economy Competition was organized by&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thessinnozone.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Innovation Zone (AIZ)<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong>There,&nbsp;the participants&nbsp;were invited to present their business ideas on the circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, 15 ideas were submitted to the competition. The top 5 of them were presented at an open event on October 5 and were evaluated by the Competition\u2019s Evaluation Committee.&nbsp;The committee was, Pantelis Angelidis, chairman of the Board of Directors of A\u0399Z, Simon Besansson, inaugurated city councilor of Thessaloniki for innovation and head of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/okthess.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OK!Thess<\/a>&nbsp;incubator, and Panos Seferlis, chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of AUTh and a member of the Board of Directors of AIK.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AidPlex, the winner of the competition, accepted the First Prize from Evgenia Fotoniata,&nbsp;Special Secretary for the Management of NSRF Programs, at the closing ceremony of Ecocity Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haris and Dimitris from AidPlex&nbsp;presented their&nbsp;<strong>thermoplastic splint<\/strong>, that is produced through 3D printing technology. This splint is five times lighter than plaster casts, waterproof, skin-friendly, reusable, and biodegradable. As AidPlex\u2019s founders revealed, clinical trials\u2019 process will begin in a few weeks&nbsp;in public hospitals in Thessaloniki. This process will lead to the acquisition of the necessary certificates (CE &amp; FDA) so that the product can be sold to the European Union, the US, and other markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second and the third prize were awarded to EcoCup and Cinder-ela&nbsp;respectively. EcoCup is an online platform&nbsp;which aims to put an end to disposable plastic bottles and Cinder-ela&nbsp;uses ashes to produce soil improvers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About&nbsp;Alexander Innovation Zone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexander Innovation Zone S.A. (A.I.Z. S.A.) is the managing body that has undertaken to organize and promote the Thessaloniki Innovation Zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thessinnozone.gr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.thessinnozone.gr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Ecocity Forum 2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Conference Ecocity Forum 2018 for the Circular Economy in Intelligent Cities was held in Thessaloniki on 3-5 October with the scientific support of&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.auth.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aristotle University of Thessaloniki<\/a>. The conference is organized by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecocity.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ecocity<\/a>&nbsp;under the auspices of the President of the Republic Mr. Prokopios Paulopoulos. 18 universities and science institutes, 5 international environmental networks, 5 professional associations, and more than 70 recognized speakers participated at Ecocity Forum 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecocityforum.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.ecocityforum.eu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Out of 15 Greek&nbsp;startups,&nbsp;AidPlex&nbsp;won 1st place for the best innovative idea in the&nbsp;Ecocity Forum 2018, an International Conference that took place on October 3-5, at Thessaloniki Concert Hall. The Circular Economy Competition was organized by&nbsp;Alexander Innovation Zone (AIZ).&nbsp;There,&nbsp;the participants&nbsp;were invited to present their business ideas on the circular economy. 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