Awards

The German Innovation Award is bestowed upon products and solutions whose user-friendliness adds value and sets them apart from the competition. This honor is not limited to a particular sector as innovations that shape the future and improve lives can be found across industries.

The Swiss Technology Award is one of the leading technology and innovation awards in Switzerland. It honors and promotes unique Swiss innovations and technology-based developments created by companies, universities and technical universities, institutions, start-ups as well as self-employed. In 2017, Hocoma was one of the three finalists in the “Innovation Leaders” category.

Each year, iF International Forum Design GmbH organizes one of the world's most celebrated and valued design competitions: the iF DESIGN AWARD. Recognized as a symbol of design excellence around the world, the iF DESIGN AWARD welcomes over 5,000 submissions from 70 countries every year.

The UX Design Awards honour outstanding design and user orientation in products, digital solutions and services. All successfully nominated product solutions are presented to the general public at IFA, the global trade show for consumer and home electronics in Berlin.

The Wearable Technology Show is the biggest event for wearables, augmented reality & IOT. The conference programme has 7 different tracks, offering delegates a unique opportunity to hear from some of the leading experts in wearable technology, view the latest product demonstrations from around the world and network with the industry.

The CES Innovation Awards, sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products.

The Medical Design Excellence Awards program maintains a year-round schedule of activities focused on recognizing achievements in the design and development of medical products.

The Edison Awards™ have recognized and honored some of the most innovative products and business leaders in the world and is among the most prestigious accolades honoring excellence in new product and service development, marketing, design and innovation.

Red Dot stands for belonging to the best in design and business. The international design competition, the “Red Dot Design Award”, is aimed at all those who would like to distinguish their business activities through design. The distinction is based on the principle of selection and presentation.

Valedo supports long-term back health and pain reduction.

Mit dem Modul FreeD für den Gangroboter Lokomat präsentierte Hocoma im Frühjahr erstmals eine neue Generation der Gangtherapie, die dem natürlichen menschlichen Gangbild deutlich näher kommt als je zuvor.

What characteristics does a product have to fulfil to provide the spinal column and the locomotor system with optimum support, providing relief and not acting as a burden for the user?

The Swiss Economic Forum awards the SEF “High-Potential SME” quality label to SMEs with proven growth potential that is reviewed in a three-step process by an interdisciplinary team of entrepreneurs and other experts. The SEF qualification process is qualitatively demanding and certified by the SQS.

The European Technology Transfer Award is the most prestigious prize in European robotics and is awarded annually for outstanding innovation and successful technology transfer among science and industry. The successful collaboration between ETH Zurich and Hocoma during the development of the ArmeoPower was awarded with the 2012 Technology Transfer Award at the European Robotics Forum in Denmark.

With its Entrepreneur Awards the Swiss Venture Club awards innovative enter-prises who reach a significant and sustainable economic success through out-standing achievements. The SVC Entrepreneur Award is given in seven economic and three linguistic regions. As one of six outstanding small and me-dium-sized enterprises Hocoma reached the finals for the SVC Entrepreneur Award in the economic region of Zurich in 2011.

The Swiss Technology Award is one of the leading technology and innovation awards in Switzerland. It honors and promotes unique Swiss innovations and technology-based developments created by companies, universities and technical universities, institutions, start-ups as well as self-employed. In 2010, Hocoma was one of the three finalists in the “Maturity” category.

Hocoma was honoured for its successes in the development and manufacture of automated therapy equipment for the rehabilitation of patients with neurological movement disorders. The jury praised the Swiss company’s entrepreneurial spirit and its innovative strength. The Red Herring award is presented since 1996.

Red Herring has given the award to the 100 Europe finalist companies at its Red Herring 100 Europe 2009 Conference, which was held March 31- April 2, in Berlin. Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated several hundred companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.

In 2001, Hocoma AG received the "Technology Award 2001" of the technology location Switzerland for the Lokomat project, combined with a presentation of the Lokomat system at the Hanover 2001 Industrial Trade Fair. In 2006 Hocoma was again among the awarded companies for its work on an upper extremity rehabilitation device in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich.

The title of Entrepreneur of the Year 2004 in the Start-Ups category went to Dr. Gery Colombo. On 24 September 2004, the professional services firm Ernst & Young announced the winners of its seventh annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Switzerland. The awards are made to businessmen and women in recognition of their outstanding entrepreneurial record, prizes were awarded in three categories: Trade/Services, Industry/ High Tech and Start-Ups.

Each year, on the occasion of the Swiss Economic Forum, the Swiss Economic Award is presented to three young businessmen or women in recognition of outstanding entrepreneurial achievement. The Swiss Economic Award is, without doubt, the ultimate accolade for innovative new businesses in Switzerland. Hocoma AG was the winner on the third rank in the year 2004.

“eligible for venture capital financing”
Hocoma presented its business plan to the Industrial Support Committee of the Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology’s Innovation Promotion Agency (KTI) in June 2002. The Committee granted Hocoma and the Lokomat project the commendation “eligible for venture capital financing”. On the one hand, this commendation brings the company continued support by a KTI adviser and simpler approvals for KTI-backed development projects. On the other hand, the commendation could also prove significant in future negotiations with potential investors.

In 2001, the three founders of Hocoma AG were awarded the most renowned and most highly financed entrepreneurs prize in Switzerland of the W.A. de Vigier Foundation for the set-up of the company and for the Lokomat project.

In 2001, Hocoma AG received the "Technology Award 2001" of the technology location Switzerland for the Lokomat project, combined with a presentation of the Lokomat system at the Hanover 2001 Industrial Trade Fair. In 2006 Hocoma was again among the awarded companies for its work on an upper extremity rehabilitation device in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich.

For his thesis on "Automated Locomotion Therapy", Gery Colombo was awarded the renowned Ludwig Guttmann Prize of the German speaking Medicinal Association for Paraplegiology (DMGP) in 2001.

In 1999, Gery Colombo received the "The Outstanding Young Person of Switzerland" (TOYP) award by the Swiss Young Chamber of Economics for the development of the Lokomat.