HELIVIOS AG winner at GEWINN startup contest 2011
On November 23rd the recipients of the “GEWINN-Jungunternehmer 2011” awards were honoured at an award ceremony under the auspices of Federal Minister Dr. Reinhold Mitterlehner and Minister of the Environment Niki Berlakovich. The event took place at the Bank Austria Oktogon and was hosted by the main sponsors Bank Austria and Orange. The GEWINN-Jungunternehmer competition was held for the 22nd time this year. 320 of the about 1.000 initial applications were evaluated, the top 100 received an award. In this [...]
Video: Installing a HELIOtube
In our new section: media, we have added a time lapse video showing the installation of a HELIOtube, which took place in the course of our demoproject with EVN in Dürnrohr.
Dr. Wolfram Krendlesberger new CFO
We are happy to announce that Dr. Wolfram Krendlesberger is now the Chief Financial Officer of HELIOVIS AG and a great addition to the management board. For quite some time he was a member of our supervisory board and can now support the company even better in his new position.
Manfred Reichl and HELIOVIS AG win 1st place of the VC/PE Award
On June 14, 2011, HELIOVIS AG and DDr. Manfred Reichl, Austrian Business Angel of the Year 2009 and one of HELIOVIS’ investors were awarded the 1st place of the prestigious Venture Capital/Private Equity Award 2011 in Vienna for their Series A financing round . In the 7th edition of the VC/PE Award, the early stage investment of Manfred Reichl into HELIOVIS AG was distinguished as best investment deal in Austria because it clearly demonstrates the positive leverage effect of “smart [...]
HELIOVIS AG shortlisted for Red Herring Europe Finalists for 2011
The Red Herring is a technology and business magazine with the mission to provide a first look at the companies and trends that are shaping the business of technology. Their editorial team selected the finalists for the 2011 Red Herring 100 Europe Award. This group of 200 companies is the short list for the Top 100 Europe award. The list consists of Europe’s most innovative companies out of several hundred applying companies. Link to the article on Red Herring Magazine’s [...]
HELIOVIS AG 2nd in Plastics and Product Design Contest 2010/2011
The contest “Plastics & Product Design” 2010 / 2011 initiated by the Plastics Cluster of Upper Austria and the Network of Design & Media, awards companies with innovative plastic oriented product designs. Once again we are pleased by the recognition of the HELIOtube and our technology by polymere experts and this prize which was awarded at the 2nd International Polymers Congress at the Oberbank Donau-Forum in Linz, Upper Austria. The HELIOtube design, which was originally created by Johannes Höfler in [...]
Official delegation of South Africa visits HELIOVIS AG Headquarters
HELIOVIS AG was pleased to welcome the official delegation from South Africa during their visit to Austria. The event was organized by the Embassy of South Africa and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) and took place in the context of the one day workshop “Going to South Africa 2011” on 25th January 2011. H. E. Ambassador X. Mabhongo, H. E. the Premier of the Province of Eastern Cape, Noxolo Kiviet together with regional and ministerial representatives visited HELIOVIS AG, [...]
HELIOVIS AG moves to new location
In order to meet space needs, HELIOVIS AG has moved to one of austria’s biggest business parks, which is the Industrie Zentrum Niederösterreich Süd. The new location not only increases efficiency but also opens a whole new spectrum of possibilites, which we are more than eager to take advantage of. Our new adress is: IZ NÖ-Süd, Str. 2d, Obj. M16 A-2351 Wiener Neudorf Map
HELIOVIS AG wins Wiener Zukunftspreis 2010
We are proud to be announced as winner of the Wiener Zukunftspreis 2010 in category A – Innovative Companies The City of Vienna and NEWS, an austrian magazin and publisher, are awarding vienna’s best projects and scientists with the Wiener Zukunftspreis. source: News Issue # 38
HELIOVIS AG raises EUR 545’000.- Series A Financing by private investors
HELIOVIS AG, a Vienna-based startup company developing a novel technology to use solar energy, announced today the closing of its Series A Financing. Private investors from Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Austria have invested EUR 545’000.- to finance the next stage of prototyping HELIOVIS’ next generation patented technology of solar concentration called HELIOtube. These Series A funds would enable HELIOVIS to complete its seed phase despite the rough situation on the venture capital market due to the current financial crisis. The [...]