Robovision Named Flemish “Scale-up of the Year” 2020

Title Image: Jonathan Berte, CEO of Robovision and Minister-President of Flanders, Jam Jambon

Gent, 10 December 2020 – Robovision from Ghent won the Prijs van de Vlaamse Regering voor de Scale-up van het Jaar (The Flemish Government Prize for the Scale-up of the Year” 2020 on Monday evening at an award ceremony in the Belgian capital of Brussels. Robovision beat other notable competition from the Belgian region of Flanders such as FibriCheck, THEO Technologies and Unifly. Robovision’s CEO, Jonathan Berte was presented with the prize by the head of the Flemish regional government, Minister-President Jan Jmabon.

Robovision develops AI-enabled computer-vision software for the agricultural, medical and manufacturing sectors. It’s patent-pending technology is used across Europe and North America to increase efficiency at horticultural growers, diagnose diseases faster and reduce material waste in manufacturing processes. The company was recently named as “within the top-20 fastest growing Belgian companies of 2020” by Deloitte Belgium.

The jury was made up of representatives from across public and private sectors in Flanders including  Daan De Wever, CEO of Destiny, Tom Michielsen, editor of the Dutch-language newspaper De Tijd and Daniel Verlé, representative of VLAIO – Flemish regional agency for innovation and entrepreneurs.

Quotes

Hans Crijns, Professor of Ghent-based Vlerick Business School and Chairman of the Jury:

With its proven, groundbreaking proposition, Robovision is a worthy winner of the ‘Prijs van de Vlaamse Regering voor de Scale-up van het Jaar’. Robovision’s technology democratises Artificial Intelligence in the market and has broad applications: from the agricultural sector to manufacturing and smart cities. The company has great potential for growth and impact, in Belgium and abroad. We should also highlight the strong vision of CEO Jonathan Berte

Stefan Olivier, Partner EY Belgium:

“Robovision is profitable and has sufficient cash flow to develop and grow independently. CEO Jonathan Berte is a passionate and visionary CEO who will undoubtedly lead the company to the top.”

Editor’s Note: originally published in December 2020. Edited and updated in April 2022.