Allplan Bridge from Nemetschek among the finalists for the German Innovation Award 2022

Munich, May 5, 2022 – Innovations are the engine of the economy. They solve challenges and have the power to change entire industries. For the 13th time, WirtschaftsWoche, Accenture, and EnBW have honored forward-looking projects from German companies. The Nemetschek Group entered Allplan Bridge, a planning tool for bridges from its brand ALLPLAN, into the race. The solution reached the final along with eight other innovations.

The German Innovation Award is presented in three categories: large companies, medium-sized companies, and startups. From innovative soldering techniques for semiconductor chips, to scalable production for mRNA vaccines, and the use of virtual reality in the therapy of neurodegenerative diseases – the award winners are all characterized not only by a high degree of innovative strength, but also by sustainability.

Allplan Bridge, the Nemetschek Group’s entry for this year’s German Innovation Award, also combines innovation with greater sustainability. In Germany alone, numerous bridges must be renovated every year – not including new structures. With Allplan Bridge, the first end-to-end 4D planning tool, this can be done faster, more effectively, and with less material usage.

With the bridge software, users create a fully parametric model with detailed geometry and the appropriate time sequence. A digital twin is created, and changes are automatically updated in all plans as a result. Physical models thus become superfluous and planning times are reduced. Allplan Bridge is now used in 35 countries on five continents and is constantly being expanded.

“We are proud that our innovation has reached the finals. At the same time, we warmly congratulate KNAUER Scientific Instruments on winning the German Innovation Award. Scaling up the production of mRNA vaccines is of great importance, and at the same time, sets an important course for the future. We are even more pleased about reaching the finals because we also want to set a course with Allplan Bridge – for a new, digital age of bridge building,” summarizes Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN.

“Congratulations to the ALLPLAN team on this success,” says Viktor Várkonyi, Chief Division Officer Planning & Design and Member of the Executive Board of the Nemetschek Group. “The powerful solution for parametric modeling of bridges is unique in the market and could only be created through a combination of innovative spirit, foresight, and close cooperation with our customers.”

The award ceremony for the 13th German Innovation Award took place last Friday in the Kesselhaus in Munich – in front of a live audience for the first time in two years.

About the Nemetschek Group

The Nemetschek Group is a pioneer for digital transformation in the AEC/O and the media & entertainment industries. With its intelligent software solutions, it covers the entire lifecycle of building and infrastructure projects, guides its customers into the future of digitalization and enables them to shape the world. As one of the leading corporate groups worldwide in this sector, the Nemetschek Group increases quality in the building process and improves the digital workflow for all those involved. Customers can design, build, and manage buildings more efficiently, sustainably and resource-saving. The focus is on the use of open standards (OPEN BIM). The portfolio also includes digital solutions for visualization, 3D modeling, and animation. The innovative products of the 13 brands of the Nemetschek Group in the four customer-oriented segments are used by approximately 6.5 million users worldwide. Founded by Prof. Georg Nemetschek in 1963, the Nemetschek Group today employs around 3,400 experts all over the world.

Publicly listed since 1999 and quoted on the MDAX and TecDAX, the company achieved revenue amounting to EUR 681.5 million and an EBITDA of EUR 222.0 million in 2021.

About ALLPLAN

ALLPLAN is a global provider of BIM design software for the AEC industry. True to our “Design to Build” claim, we cover the entire process from the first concept to final detailed design for the construction site and for prefabrication. Allplan users create deliverables of the highest quality and level of detail thanks to lean workflows. ALLPLAN offers powerful integrated cloud technology to support interdisciplinary collaboration on building and civil engineering projects. Around the world over 600 dedicated employees continue to write the ALLPLAN success story. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, ALLPLAN is part of the Nemetschek Group which is a pioneer for digital transformation in the construction sector.

About the German Innovation Award

Innovations solve challenges, give rise to new companies, and turn entire industries upside down. They are the engine of our economy. In 2010, WirtschaftsWoche joined forces with Accenture and EnBW to launch the “German Innovation Award” initiative. In 2022, for the 13th time, the award honored forward-looking projects by German companies that are changing business and markets with their innovative strength. The award was presented in the categories of large companies, medium-sized companies and start-ups.