Jonas Deichelmann wins the IHK price for innovative health app!

Jonas Deichelmann wins the IHK price for innovative health app!

Jonas Deichelmann, graduate of the Worms University of Applied Sciences, won first place in the 2024 IHK Prize on January 9, 2025. He received the award for his extraordinary master's thesis entitled "Development and Evaluation of Mobile Software application to support the parents of early and sick newborns". In his work, Deichelmann showed a remarkable practical relevance and innovation spirit, which the jury particularly praised. This consisted of experts who highlighted the importance of the social benefit of the application.

The master thesis, which was created in cooperation with Start-up 8devs GmbH, which Deichelmann co-founded, deals with the mobile app "Neodiary". This app is intended to support parents of premature babies and sick newborns in everyday life. With the accompaniment of Prof. Dr. Mario Rüdiger from the "German Foundation for the sick", the application has already been successfully used in special clinics and foundations. Their importance was also recognized at a congress of the "German Society for Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine" (GNPI) in 2024 in Munich.

award ceremony and other awards

The award ceremony took place in the IHK for Rheinhessen in Mainz, where IHK President Dr. Marcus Walden emphasized the importance of the cooperation between science and business. Deichelmann took the price associated with a certificate and a amount of money from the hands of Dr. Walden and general manager Karina Szwede.

In addition to Deichelmann, further outstanding work was also awarded. Pauline Knell from TH Bingen received second place for her bachelor thesis on the optimization of wind turbines. Third place went to Luisa Trapp and Florian Frank from the Mainz University of Applied Sciences with their investigation on flood protection dike. A special prize for "best of the best" went to Sandra Lohmüller for her remarkable achievements in vocational training.

academic career by Jonas Deichelmann

Jonas Deichelmann started his academic career as an early student at the Worms University of Applied Sciences and successfully completed his bachelor's degree in just six semesters. After working as an IT consultant in Mannheim, he founded 8devs GmbH in 2019, which has now grown to eight employees and received an exist scholarship. In 2022 Deichelmann returned to the university to pursue the master's degree in mobile computing.

his experiences as a paramedic in the healthcare system used Deichelmann to develop innovative solutions for concrete social challenges. The Worms University of Applied Sciences congratulated him on his successes and underlined the high quality as well as the practical relevance of its teaching and research.

meaning of the IHK price

The IHK Prize has been awarded for years to promote knowledge transfer between business and science. This year a total of 37 works were awarded that cover a wide range of topics. These range from the optimization of technical systems to modern approaches in digital transformation.

The excellent projects impressively show how theoretical knowledge can be used in practice. IHK President Thomas Leebmann also emphasized how important such awards are given the shortage of skilled workers in the economy. At any price, not only individual services are recognized, but also the value of strong academic and vocational training is highlighted.

For more information on the excellent work, you can report the reports on the website of mrn news , IHK Niederbayern and IHK Kassel-Marburg Read.