{"id":32759,"date":"2025-11-20T12:03:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highest-darmstadt.de\/news\/uncategorized\/illutherm-startup-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T22:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:49:26","slug":"illutherm-startup-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highest-darmstadt.de\/en\/news\/news-en\/illutherm-startup-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Illutherm Startup of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
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They build the brightest LEDs in the world \u2013 powerful enough to melt ceramic and steel. With this idea, scale-up ILLUTHERM GmbH has been named Frankfurt Forward Startup of the Year 2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Co-founder Milto Vlachos impressed the jury of leading investors and top CEOs with a stunning pitch at the FRANKFURTER HOF | A STEIGENBERGER ICON, making the vision of this TU Darmstadt spin-off quite literally shine.<\/p>\n

\u2139\ufe0f The Illutherm team is developing a technology to provide industrial process heat entirely without fossil fuels. Instead of combustion, the company relies on blue LEDs that can generate temperatures of more than 1,400 \u00b0C within seconds. The process is highly energy-efficient and extremely fast \u2013 up to 1,000 times faster than conventional methods \u2013 enabling clean and competitive industrial production.<\/p>\n

Also on stage: Tobias Schirra from HCP Sense. His impressive pitch:<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f HCP Sense develops sensor solutions that turn standard bearings into intelligent components without any redesign or additional measurement hardware. Lubrication, load and condition can be monitored in real time. The technology lays the foundation for predictive maintenance, reduces unplanned downtime and increases the efficiency of machines and plants.<\/p>\n

Even if it wasn\u2019t quite enough for first place this time \u2013 you are winners nonetheless.<\/p>\n

You inspired both jury and audience with your ideas \u2013 a strong signal of the innovative strength of university spin-offs from Technische Universit\u00e4t Darmstadt.<\/p>\n

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