{"id":33592,"date":"2023-03-20T11:40:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T09:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/the-winning-sofia-based-companies-from-the-annual-bait-awards-2022\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T13:06:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T11:06:56","slug":"the-winning-sofia-based-companies-from-the-annual-bait-awards-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/the-winning-sofia-based-companies-from-the-annual-bait-awards-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winning Sofia-based Companies from the Annual BAIT Awards 2022\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Three companies based in Sofia won statuettes from the annual BAIT Awards 2022. These are Foodobox – the app that reduces food waste from restaurants and shops, MYX and its platform solutions for advanced 3D visualizations, analytics, and digital twins, and the producer of decorative plants Pro Plants for the GRAS system that automates greenhouses according to real-time weather conditions. The companies have been awarded in the categories as follows: <\/span>StartUp company, Successful Bulgarian ICT product\/service<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Successful ICT project for the benefit of the Bulgarian economy<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sofia Higher School of Telecommunications and Posts received the <\/span>Education Award<\/span><\/i> for its interdisciplinary undergraduate programs in Telemedicine, Software Design in Medicine, and Communication Systems for the Organization of Air Transport.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Special Award<\/span><\/i>, which is traditionally presented by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, went to Prof. Martin Vechev, conceptual architect at the Institute for Computer Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Technologies in Sofia (INSAIT). The award is given for outstanding contributions to the development of ICT in Bulgaria. The Institute was established at the beginning of 2022 in partnership with two of the leading tech universities in the world – the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) and the Polytechnic University of Lausanne ( EPFL). The organization is part of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and is the first institute in Eastern Europe for computer sciences, artificial intelligence, and technologies, established as a joint investment project of the state government and the local IT business. A year after its inauguration, INSAIT continues to pursue its ambition to become one of the leading research and educational centers in the world and to turn Bulgaria into a world destination for R&D and innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find out more about BAIT 2022 winners, including those in the categories <\/span>Youth Award, Journalism Award<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Public Administration<\/span><\/i> from the Association’s website <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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