Gerard and Anton peak award.

The oevre prize, the Peak, is for Saartje Jansen. Freek Smit, Monique Greve, Bas Luijten, Maikel Denissen and Lex Boon receive a Star.
Knallers are for Gerard Spanbroek, Platform Boost, Sjoerd Romme, Marion Hinderdael and Sophie van Hof.

De uitreiking in het Philips Museum, Bert-Jan Woertman en Beatrix Bos on stage.

In a packed Philips Museum on 9 January, the annual stars, bangers and a spike awards were presented. These went to the people who have achieved something special in the innovative ecosystem of Brainport Eindhoven and from whom we expect a lot in the near future. They are not always the people who are invariably in the foreground, but without whom the house of cards would collapse very quickly. The presentation of these Gerard & Anton High Tech Peak Awards took place for the eighth time. It is the winter counterpart of the Gerard & Anton Awards, which are presented every summer to promising startups.

Like last year, the awards ceremony took place at the Philips Museum, where Beatrix Bos and Bert-Jan Woertman, together with jury chairman Stijn Steenbakkers, handed out the prizes to the winners. Museum director Olga Coolen welcomed the visitors with an explanation of the museum and its plans for next year.

Gerard and Anton Awards

The Gerard & Anton Awards honour the founders of Eindhoven's very first startup: Philips. Gerard and Anton are at the roots of the family tree that now has many dozens of family members.

The Prices

Stars 2024: Four people are put in the spotlight for their contribution to the high-tech and start-up scene in and around Eindhoven in the past year.

Smashers 2025: Four people from whom much can be expected for the coming year.

Peak 2024: One person has made - and will hopefully continue to make - a structural contribution to the Eindhoven ecosystem year after year that deserves a lifetime award.

Peak Awards 2025
The Gerard and Anton award winners.

The jury could choose from a longlist of 52 nominees this year.

Below are the winners by category with link to their page

Peak:
SaartjeJanssen, director of Technology, Process Engineering, Construction, Electrical and Installation Engineering at Summa College.

Star:
Lex Boon, Monique Greve, Freek Smit, Bas Luijten, Maikel Denissen

Knaller:
Gerard Spanbroek, Sophie Van Hof-Rubens, Marion M. Hinderdael, A. Georges L. (Sjoerd) Romme and platform BOOST formed by EwoutHulscher, Joos Kat, Nick Hol, Maarten van den Elshout, Hugo van Hees.

More info

Detailed information on the prize winners and the jury's verdict can be found in the report of IO+

For information in English go to the report of IO+

Source: messages from the Gerard and Anton Community and IO+.