Recognizing cutting-edge solutions that shape the future of technology. Submit your project today and stand among the industry’s innovators!
The Industry Solutions Awards celebrate groundbreaking innovations across key sectors. Our goal is to honor transformative technologies driving progress, from sustainability to AI, Industry 4.0, cybersecurity, and beyond.
Participating in these awards places your project in the spotlight alongside leaders shaping tomorrow’s world. Winning an Industry Solutions Award showcases your commitment to excellence and leadership in your field.
The Industry Solutions Awards are more than just recognition; they are a testament to your impact on the world. Here’s why you should join:
Elevate your brand and solution to an international audience.
Encourage technological advancements and inspire future generations.
Connect with other innovators and thought leaders in the technology industry.
Showcase your success to stakeholders, partners, and customers.
We offer a range of categories that reflect the most critical areas in today’s tech landscape:
Honoring technological solutions that promote environmental sustainability, from carbon reduction to resource efficiency.
Celebrating advanced solutions like automation, IoT, and smart factories that revolutionize manufacturing and production processes.
Highlighting innovations that leverage AI for smarter decision-making, customer experiences, and operational efficiency.
Recognizing technologies driving progress in space exploration and global connectivity through satellite communications or broadband advancements.
Acknowledging the most effective solutions in protecting digital environments from cyber threats.
Recognizing outstanding startups showcased within the Startup Pavilion that demonstrate innovative solutions and significant potential for growth in the technology sector.
Key Dates and Timelines
Mark these important deadlines for your submission:
Submitting your proposal is easy! Simply fill out our online form and upload your details. Ensure that all materials are in English, and remember to include high-resolution images if you are selected as a nominee.
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iots.technicaloffice@firabarcelona.com
Alicia Asín winner of “The game changer of the year 2024”
Co-founder and CEO of Libelium
Best Smart Manufacturing/ Industry 4.0 solution
Best Smart Buildings & Smart cities solution
Best Cybersecurity Solution
Best Connected Transport & Smart Vehicles solution
Best Healthcare solution
Best Energy & Utilities solution
This category recognizes companies that have made a transformation of their processes incorporating digitization and 4.0 technologies (IOT, digital twin, cybersecurity, AI, cloud, data analytics,) into their operations and management areas.
Description
The implementation involved deploying advanced IoT sensors across the manufacturing facility, seamlessly integrating real-time operational data into a centralized 3D model in order to enhance visibility and control of the production process. This model provides a holistic view of the infrastructure and its assets, facilitating data extraction and exploitation throughout the entire process.
Results
The implementation was a game changer for the company at the business level, leading to a dynamic shift in decision-making and strategic planning. The 3D model also enabled process optimization through risk mitigation and improvement opportunities. Beyond the business impact, this solution improved sustainability and revolutionized energy efficiency, promoting a greener approach to manufacturing.
Description
The LOCTITE®s LOCTITE Pulse (LP) is a smart solution for radically improving an MRO plant’s reliability and sustainability. Via sensors and an app, it monitors critical equipment and sends instant notifications when irregularities are detected. Manual inspections, downtime, energy costs, labour costs, repair efforts are reduced. Plant safety, productivity, sustainability are increased.
Results
Further to the value-add example above, we are building capacity and extending the LP portfolio from 2 solutions to a full set of static and rotating LP solutions, while further developing the app. The outlook is highly promising due to increasing demand and market growth in IIoT.
Description
IoT-based, AI-driven Digital Twin deployed for carbonation process in Soda Ash manufacturing to reduce process variation & improve conversion efficiency. Solution predicts the conversion efficiency in real time & provides ‘advisories’ on impacting parameters to achieve Golden batch efficiency levels, disciplined adoption to recommended actions resulted in increase in conversion efficiency by 1%.
Results
With 97% adoption levels from team, the change management effected with rigorous Adoption Support from TCS, we achieved more than 1% of efficiency improvement, against the target of 0.5%, resulting in benefit of 1M USD. Efficiency increase leading to 0.5% moisture reduction at Filtration unit; this resulted in significant energy saving of 5 Gcal at dryer section, equaling to 0.15M USD pa.
This category celebrates innovation and imagination, best practice and business excellence, customer service and collaboration in the energy and or utilities industry.
Description
ACCIONA success story: “Dynamic fine-tuning of predictive models in 89 desalination plants distributed around the world” with which ACCIONA expects to save more than 70 M$ in the next 3 years through the retraining of chemical prediction models distributed on the Edge. The project, in addition to being a success for ACCIONA, represents an exponential leap in its race toward the digital transformation.
Results
ACCIONA expects to save more than $70 million in the first 3 years across its 89 desalination plants.
Description
Aramco has developed innovative solutions to support sustainable exploration for energy. ASAD is an innovative robotics solution that support seismic data exploration as well as shallow geohazard imaging. While SAGR leverages AI to enable efficient seismic exploration, supporting ASAD, and developing applications that will contribute in mining and hydrogen exploration.
Results
Aramco has successfully trialed SAGR and achieved unprecedented accuracy in aerial imagery. They are currently planning our first commercial field trial with 20 ASAD units. This trial is conducted as an internal product with Saudi Aramco to support the development of the technology. Aramco estimates the improvement of the field operations performance of 20%.
Description
Repsol has deployed over its +3.200 oil stations an IoT system (ElIoT), creating the first fully connected and smart network, that provides real time information from the assets, improving operations and reducing the carbon footprint. CIM combines this information from ElIoT with other sources, to grant full assets availability, an excel customer experience, optimization of costs and efficiency.
Results
One of the results of the ELIOT+CIM is the reduction of maintenance costs by 10% by reducing travel and remote operation, anticipating breakdowns and predictive maintenance, along with the electricity costs reduction.
This award recognizes the most innovative smart cities or smart buildings projects that can potentially make an impact on citizens’ or tenants’ lives and turn our buildings or cities into more sustainable and inclusive places to live or work.
Description
Vicki Smart Radiator is tailored specifically to improve energy efficiency, achieve substantial cost savings, and reduce the CO2 footprint within all types of buildings through its remote temperature control capabilities and innovative data analytics.
Results
The Vicki LoRaWAN® Smart Radiator Thermostat is saving on average 35% of the energy consumption, reducing heating costs and simplifying sustainability reporting.
Description
Our groundbreaking solution integrates key aspects of modern commercial property management, addressing space utilization, lighting, ambience, occupant experience, and energy management within a single, cohesive package.
Results
GrydSense delivers a 48% annual RoI, reflecting significant cost savings. It plays a pivotal role in reducing operating expenses, enhancing efficiency for sustainable operations.
Description
A private LoRa network is rolled out using the Allorado Gateway. Various LoRa sensors gather electricity meter readings. Water meters are connected over M-Bus and a connection was made to the PV installation over Modbus. All data is integrated locally into the building management system via BACnet and sent to a dashboard for easy overview. The Allorado Gateway powers this multi-protocol deployment.
Results
Benefits for the investors:
– Anomaly detection, significantly reducing inefficiencies and their cost
– Reduced risks and insurance premiums
– More frequent billing to all parties, enabled by fast, accurate measurements across the site
– Investors can maximize the building’s return-on-investment through data-driven insights
This category rewards an organization that successfully integrates technology into their mission to improve healthcare quality by providing better care, better outcomes, and lower costs.
Description
SkinGuard is a computer-vision smartphone-based application utilizing cutting-edge machine learning technologies to identify malignant skin lesions with an accuracy above 96%. It was fully developed and implemented by Topazium and it is intended for easy diagnosis of diseases like melanoma to help practitioners (especially GPs) identifying the disease in its early stage.
Results
SkinGuard App performance has attracted a top-5 dermatology corporation and we are negotiating a long-term partnership with them. It has also attracted different institutions asking us to develop similar solutions customized to their medical field: we have reached agreements with a multinational pharma as well as with a diagnostics laboratory in the USA for a total value of nearly 500K eur.
Description
The solution integrates advanced wearable technology with biomedical sensors and online real-time health monitoring. Maxsens monitors and analyzes dynamic biometric data in real-time using hardware and software. With AI machine learning and Image Processing, it swiftly identifies incorrect postures and neurological damages, providing personalized recommendations.
Results
MAXSENS has yielded significant results by enhancing operational efficiency, reducing costs associated with frequent replacements, and contributing to increased revenue through innovative solutionsGrydSense delivers a 48% annual RoI, reflecting significant cost savings. It plays a pivotal role in reducing operating expenses, enhancing efficiency for sustainable operations.
Description
CenTrak’s real-time location system (RTLS) is more than a hospital tracking system — it’s a catalyst for change. Providing healthcare leaders with actionable data, it improves efficiency, fosters a safer environment for patients and staff, and empowers caregivers. 2,000+ facilities have implemented CenTrak for asset management, clinical workflow, staff duress, infection prevention, and more.
Results
Customers have experienced staggering results. One hospital accounted for more than $10 million in benefits, achieving $970K in annual savings by automating temperature monitoring processes, $2M in equipment purchases with asset management, and $3.5M by eliminating redundant purchases and avoiding unnecessary costs. The facility also increased staff productivity valued at more than $2M annually.
The award will go to a company that has applied technology to solve transportation problems in an innovative way.
Description
Cafler is the leading all-in marketplace platform for anything that a vehicle user needs (at-home services, insurance, parking, buy&sell, renting…), just one-click away. Working with both individualand enterprises (fleets, dealerships, OEMs).
Results
∼€15 in GMV. >€100k in MRR. Live in 3 geographies. >1.000 Enterprise Clients. 10 weeks CAC payback. 40% Margins. 96% Retention YoY.
Description
Innovative intelligent telemetry solution, offered free of charge to customers. The HAC connects to the vehicle’s electronic system, collecting real-time data. Features include geolocation, DashCam to record driving, eCall system and accident detection, maintenance control, route logging, unauthorised movement detection, alerts…
Results
It has driven a significant increase in revenues, thanks to the introduction of additional services, policy customisation and improved customer retention. It has also reduced operating costs by streamlining claims and maintenance processes. This has strengthened Hello Auto’s financial position and improved its profitability.
Description
Effortech has developed ICON satellite communication devices and chose Iridium as partners for their high availability, global coverage, and low communication latency facilitated by their use of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Our devices optimize 4G cellular network connections, providing customers with more efficient global connectivity.
Results
The implementation of ICON terminals drove Effortech’s revenue growth in devices, platform, and connectivity. We enable a new recurring revenue model, like Equipment-as-a-Service, making the value delivery more tangible for our clients.
This award recognizes the organization that is taking measures and implementing tools to maintain security.
Description
RIoT Secure delivers an innovative IoT security solution emphasizing lifecycle management for resource-constrained devices. Our approach leverages separation of concerns, providing a hardware sandbox environment and custom security protocols to ensure robust, scalable protection while maintaining operational efficiency in constrained environments.
Results
RIoT Secure’s implementation has led to remarkable business outcomes. We’ve seen a significant increase in revenue, driven by demand for robust IoT security. Concurrently, there’s been a notable reduction in operational expenses, attributed to the efficient management and extended lifespan of IoT devices facilitated by our solution.
Description
Infrafon invented an e-paper based Smart Badge combining SmartCard and SmartPhone features. In today´s ZeroTrust networks secure ID management is key. Our Smart badge offers MultiFactor Authentication by biometric fingerprint reader and PIN entry. Sensor data sent to any ZTNA system for trust level scoring. The device allows FIDO certified PC Access like modern car keys over UWB, BLE, NFC ..
Results
Infrafon has encountered international interest for our solution and look forward to grow quicker than expected
Description
Muscope|Risk is a cybersecurity rating platform that conducts a comprehensive risk assessment of any company and its supply chain, from the perspective of a cybercriminal. It identifies, maps and analyses all external facing assets exposed publicly. It analyses the company financial and industry standing. And then combines both sets of data to derive a risk rating, also an economic standpoint.
Results
Muscope|Risk offers a 70% reduction in cost as you don’t have to purchase individual tools to carry out the assessment. Same savings apply to man days as the platform performs everything automatically while you do something else. And, of course, if the remediation suggested, following the analysis has been implemented, you also reduce drastically the cost associated to a potential cyber attack.
Cap de la Unitat de Ciència i Analítica
Founder
President
Business Developer Manager
ABII Ecosystem Relations Manager
MARCH'24
Proposal submissions will be accepted up until March 1, 2024.
March'24
MARCH - APRIL'24
All the 3 nominees per category will be published on the official website.
MAY'24
The winners will be announced during the Industry Solutions Awards Ceremony May 22nd, 2024.
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1rst March 2024
Deadline for submission of the online participation form.
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All proposals will be reviewed by a jury of experts to ensure that submission criteria are met.
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Authors could be subject to additional information from the jury during the evalution period.
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March 2024
All the participants will be notified of their acceptence (3 nominees per catagory) or rejectiojn.
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31st March 2024
All the 3 nominees per category will be published on their official website.
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May 22nd 2024
Announced during the Industry Solution Awards Ceremony at the Main Auditorium (Fira Barcelona Gran Via venue, hall 1).
These awards shine a spotlight on the most preeminent digital transformation projects across vertical industries such as manufacturing, energy, healthcare, buildings & infrastructures or connected transport.
The awards distinguish the exceptional work of IOT and digital transformation in specific fields and highlight the results that are transforming industries by creating greater efficiency, sustainability and connection to the people served.
“The Industry Solutions Awards” celebrate companies that are transforming the way the world works by solving technical or business challenges using technology.
Now more than ever, businesses worry about security processes, theft and loss of information in order to protect their assets. Solutions for dealing with security issues have been inconsistent, resulting in higher costs for companies. This award recognizes the organization that is taking measures and implementing tools to maintain security.
The products/services/projects may include but are not restricted to the following categories:
The award will go to a company that has applied technology to solve transportation problems in an innovative way.
The products/services/projects may include but are not restricted to the following sectors: Air Transport, Automotive, Autonomous vehicles, Rail, Shipping and Cargo, Pedestrian safety, etc.
Examples of innovative projects include, but are not limited to, those that:
This category rewards an organization that successfully integrates technology into their mission to improve healthcare quality by providing better care, better outcomes, and lower costs.
The products/services/projects may include but are not restricted to the following sectors: Real-time patient monitoring and remote patient assistance, Telemedicine, Emergency care, Wearable devices, Real-time tracking, Contactless treatment, Diagnosis
This category celebrates innovation and imagination, best practice and business excellence, customer service and collaboration in the energy and or utilities industry.
The products/services/projects may include but are not restricted to the following sectors: Oil & Gas, Mining, Green Energy, Circular Economy, Hydrogen, Sustainability
This category recognizes companies that have made a transformation of their processes incorporating digitization and 4.0 technologies (IOT, digital twin, cybersecurity, AI, cloud, data analytics,) into their operations and management areas.
Examples of innovative projects and solutions include those that promote the development of more efficient and sustainable production processes, optimization of the product life cycle, recyclability, and reuse of waste, as well as solutions that favor decarbonization, the reduction of the carbon footprint of the final product and its production process.
The products/services/projects may include but are not limited the following: Artificial intelligence (AI) in industrial and production processes, including natural language processing technologies and machine learning, computer vision, maintenance, assistants, contactless solutions, and robotic process automation (RPA), Smart Manufacturing, Digital Manufacturing technologies, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), AR, Process Automation, Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing, Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics
This award recognizes the most innovative smart cities or smart buildings projects that can potentially make an impact on citizens’ or tenants’ lives and turn our buildings or cities into more sustainable and inclusive places to live or work.
The products/services/projects may include but are not restricted to the following sectors: Smart Buildings and infrastructure, Construction, Warehousing, Smart cities, Crime control, Smart Lighting, Smart Parking, Transport and waste management, recycling, Smart home, Home security, Pet management, Lifestyle.
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9 SEPTEMBER 2022 – 9 JANUARY, 2022
Submission of the online participation form
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10 DECEMBER – 17 DECEMBER, 2022
Jury review to ensure submition criteria is correct
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20 DECEMER – 30 DECEMBER 2022
All the participants will be notified of their acceptance or rejection
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1 FEBRUARY 2023
The selected Awards will be published on the website
Pedro Mier
Pedro Mier holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineer ing from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, MBA from ESADE and PADE from IESE. He is currently President of AMETIC (Association of Electronics, Information Technology and Telecommunications Companies of Spain), Shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of TRYO Aerospace & Electronics, Board Member of the Premo Group and Committee of CTTC. member of Space Angels Network and Member of the Sc ientific Advisory