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IFIA Magazine March 2025

ARCA 2024 attracted more than 250 innovations from
Croatia and various countries, including Slovenia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, the USA,
Moldova, Poland, Turkey, Iran, and China. The showcased
innovations came from individual inventors, the research
and development community, and innovative start-up
companies, highlighting cutting-edge advancements
from both Croatia and abroad.
A series of side-events were also organized, including
the innovation forum titled «Innovation as a Booster
for the Economic Development of Croatia,» a lecture
on intellectual property rights by the State Institute
for Intellectual Property, a presentation on the Finnish
education system, and an EIT lecture introducing the
«Food HUB Croatia» initiative. Additionally, over the
course of the event, educational workshops for young
people were conducted, including LegoWeDo activities
for primary and secondary school students and a hands-
on workshop on building xVidi mini computers.
The awarding ceremony recognized outstanding
contributions in both the young and senior categories
with gold, silver, and bronze medals. Special awards
were also presented, including two prestigious WIPO
awards. The winners of these WIPO awards were:
• Young Innovators Category: «AGRIS-Off-Grid Mobile
Environmental Monitoring System» by students Lukas
Pavlović, David Janžek, and mentor Tomislav Pavlek.
• Senior Innovators Category: «Machine for Cleaning
Siberian Blueberry from Leaves» by Igor and Josip
Hrustek.
Moreover, two special awards from IFIA were given to:
• «Machine for Marking and Masking Lines on the Floor
with Adhesive Tape» by Bozo Buhin.
• «Innovative System for the Survival of Bees and
Sustainable Beekeeping» by PIP Ltd, created by Ivan
Bračić.
The Grand Prix award, the highest honor of the exhibition,
was presented to Tehnix Ltd. for their innovation, «Special
Modular Building for Social Purposes, for the Elderly and
Disabled Persons», designed by Dubravko Horvat.
ARCA 2024 once again proved to be a significant platform
for fostering innovation and collaboration, driving
progress in both national and international innovation
communities.
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