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Medica

Compamed / 

When: 16. - 19. November 2026

Where: Düsseldorf, Germany 

Compamed 2026
Medica

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We're proud to share that we won 1st place at the renowned Science4Life Venture Cup! This award confirms our concept and our vision to sustainably transform care. A huge thank you to the whole team and all our supporters!

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SoreAlert / Sorala 1st Place Science4Life Awarding
SoreAlert / Sorala 1st Place Science4Life

EWMA Innovation Award 1st Place

In Bremen, we were honored by the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) and the EWMA Innovation Alliance. Our CEO Lorenz Gruenerbel accepted the €10,000 prize money on behalf of the team.

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EWMA Innovation Award 1st Place

At MedtecLIVE in Stuttgart, we held our own against strong competition in the Startup Contest and took 2nd place.

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MedTechLIVE Startup Contest

SoreAlert / Sorala 1st Place Science4Life
SoreAlert / Sorala 1st Place Science4Life Awarding

Sorala reached the finals of the Senovation Award 2026! We are especially proud of how we got there: in the first round, seniors themselves cast the deciding votes! Their support brought us to the final stage, where a expert jury evaluated the top solutions. While the award went to another team, being recognised by both real users and specialists confirms: we are on the right track.

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Senovation 2026 finale

We also placed among the top teams with our concept at the 2026 BayStartUP Business Plan Competition.

As one of four teams in the “Living & Care” category, we were nominated for the Altenpflege Newcomer Challenge at care:xpo 2026. At our booth, we had the opportunity to talk with caregivers and industry experts and gather valuable feedback. 

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Newcomer Challenge Altenpflege 2026
Newcomer Callenge Altenpflege booth

AXOLOTL Med&Health Business Plan Competition

As one of the top 10 teams, we had the opportunity to pitch our concept live to the jury in Cologne.

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AXOLOTL Med&Health Business Plan Competition

Press & Media

From the Lab to the Stage: Lorenz Shares His Founder Story

In the Sciencepreneur Talk by Young Entrepreneurs in Science (YES), our CEO Lorenz Grünerbel spoke about the journey from research at Fraunhofer EMFT and TU Munich to founding Sorala (formerly SoreAlert) — about scientific perfectionism, the value of networks, and the advice he'd give other researchers on the path to entrepreneurship.

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“Olympic Decathlon in the Bureaucracy Arena”: Straight Talk on What's Blocking Healthcare Innovation

There's no shortage of good ideas — the bottleneck is getting them into everyday care. At a panel discussion during the European Health Congress Munich, our CEO Lorenz Grünerbel spoke candidly about the regulatory hurdles slowing down MedTech startups in Germany. Read more in Ärzte Zeitung.

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7 Questions, 1 Mission: Stopping Pressure Ulcers

What's behind Sorala (formerly SoreAlert)? Munich Startup asked — in 7 short questions, our CEO Lorenz Grünerbel shares insights into the problem of pressure ulcers, our sensor technology, and the challenges of being a young MedTech startup.

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Turning an Idea into a Mission: A Portrait of Sorala GmbH

The team behind Sorala GmbH from Munich sat down for the AXOLOTL Alumni Stories series to talk about their journey — from joint research at Fraunhofer in medical engineering to founding Sorala (formerly SoreAlert). They spoke about the personal motivation, the value of honest feedback, and what advice they would pass on to other researchers considering the leap into entrepreneurship.

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