Startup Booster

Startup Booster is the leading startup competition in the world of Composites. It enables companies to find and assess innovations with a potential impact on their industry, as a complement to the project they may are already involved.

Launched in 2017, Startup Booster has already fostered the emergence of 300+ innovative projects from 30+ countries, 30 finalists and 10 winners.

The competition is open to entrepreneurs with innovative projects, SMEs and academic spinoffs, in 2 categories:

Process:

• Design
• Manufacturing
• Digitalization / Industry 4.0 / Smart Industry
• Non-Destructive Testing Solutions
• Sustainability & Recycling

Materials & Products:

• New composites materials including hybrid materials, bio-sourcing and intelligent composites, nano based solutions, Graphene solutions
• New applications and markets for composites (Composites in new mobility applications i.e Fuel Cell Tanks, etc.)
• Intelligent surfaces & displays (glass transparency solutions) and smart textiles

For Startups:

• A business acceleration with the chance to reach key decision makers and to find industry partners and customers
• A boost to the brand awareness of the 43,500+ industry players present at the show
• A boost to the brand awareness of the 100,000+ members of the JEC Group community

For Corporations / Industry:

• Find and assess innovative, specialized composite startups that can have an impact on their business (process- or product-wise)

• Take inspiration from a new generation of entrepreneurs
• Position your brand with a successful program
• Grow your network with universities, R&T and R&D centers, clusters, associations, industries and media

4 Winners will be announced at the show after the pitch session and will get the following additional advantages:

• 3,500€ financial prize
• A fully equiped booth at the JEC World 2021 (Value: 10,000€)
• An advertising page in the JEC World PREVIEW magazine, sent to over 80K contacts (Value: 2,800€)
• 4 full invitation packages for JEC World 2020, including the 3-day conference courses (Value: 1,600€)