ILC ARTICLE

AkzoNobel confirms innovation collaborations

29th March 2022

AkzoNobel has confirmed that collaboration on new sustainable innovations will continue with three winners of its Paint the Future awards.

The awards, introduced in 2019, seek to support tech start-ups bring new innovations to market. AkzoNobel received more than 245 submissions this year from companies in 62 countries.

The winners will now join its six-month go-to-market acceleration program.

The 2022 winners included SolCold, an Israeli start-up that has developed a sustainable self-cooling coating that uses the sun’s energy instead of electricity, Latvian start-up Aerones, which has developed a robotic solution to wind turbine maintenance, and SprayVision, a Czech-based start-up that saves material by introducing a data-driven approach to spray application.

Menno van der Zalm, Director of the AkzoNobel Incubator, said, “The winning start-ups are joining our go-to-market acceleration program, connecting them to a global network of people and resources. Over the next six months, we’ll work together to validate their solutions for our customers and develop a joint value case.”