Award: TOP100 Innovator 2026

At the 33rd edition of the innovation competition, former Federal President Christian Wulff, serving as patron, presented us with the TOP100 seal on June 26, 2026, in Heidelberg, as part of the German SME Summit. Fabian Jagals and Jessica Rademacher-Fittkau accepted the award on our behalf. In a scientific selection process, IBG was recognized in Size Class B, particularly in the category “Top Management Promoting Innovation.”

The TOP100 seal has been awarded by compamedia GmbH since 1993. Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke has served as the scientific director since 2002. He is the founder and director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and is internationally recognized as a leading innovation researcher.