KfW Award Gründen draws record 581 applicants; medicalvalues wins
Frankfurt – November 05, 2026 -- Baden-Württemberg-based medicalvalues GmbH won the federal title at the 29th KfW Award Gründen, taking home a total of €10,000 in prize money after a record 581 companies applied across all sectors.
medicalvalues wins federal title with AI diagnostics platform
Each of Germany's 16 federal states named one state winner, and each received €1,000. The 16 state winners then competed for the federal title, and medicalvalues secured an additional €9,000.
The company built an AI platform for integrated diagnostics. It links lab values, symptoms and pre-existing conditions with medical expertise to support physicians. The solution is approved as a medical device. It is already in use at leading laboratory chains and university hospitals in the DACH region and the Benelux countries.