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Interpoma Award

Interpoma presents

We celebrate sustainable innovation

The Award for those who look furthest ahead in the apple sector

  • The Interpoma Award aims to reward companies, startups and individuals who make sustainable innovation in the apple economy. 
  • The 2026 edition – the third one – is dedicated to Spraying Technologies, that is, application technologies. A jury of five experts, coordinated by Prof. Massimo Tagliavini, will award companies and startups exhibiting not only in the exhibition hall but also in the FieraMesse H1 Eventspace. 
  • Once again, visitors will be able to vote for selected technologies through the Visitors’ Choice Award. 
  • On this page you find information on how to apply.
4 winners*
3 special mentions*
34 participants*

*Across the first two editions in 2022 and 2024 combined

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The winner will receive a Marketing and Communication Prize Package worth 5,000 Euro:

  • mention in an official press release
  • a professional video
  • a professional photo shoot 
  • mention in a dedicated newsletter sent out to the Interpoma community
  • posts with tags on the main social media channels of Interpoma (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
  • a story (article) with photos and links on the homepage of Interpoma
  1. Participating in the Interpoma Award 2026 is easy and free of charge. All Interpoma exhibitors are eligible – companies, startups, and also industry specialists.
  2. To apply please complete the following online "Application Form" (available in English only) by September 30th, 2026. Late applications will only be accepted by the jury in exceptional and justified cases.
  3. Each participant may register only once and with only one product/service, which must be aimed at optimizing the use of Spraying Technologies, i.e. application technologies in apple cultivation. 
  4. To complete the online form, you must accept all cookies and have a stable internet connection.
  5. As an alternative to the online form, you may download the application form and submit it as a PDF via email to interpoma@fieramesse.com.

Download Competition Rules & Application Form

  • As the Interpoma Award has an international character, the Competition Rules and the pdf Application Form are available only in English.

Download Competition Rules

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Download Application Form

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Award ceremony

  • The winner will be announced during the official award ceremony on Thursday, 26 November 2026, in the Ortles Hall of the MEC (Meeting & Event Center Südtirol‑Alto Adige), at the end of the first day of the Interpoma Congress.

The jury 2026

Massimo Tagliavini

Massimo Tagliavini

Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Jury chairman
Fabrizio Mazzetto

Fabrizio Mazzetto

Professor of Farm Machinery and Mechanization at the Free University of Bolzano
Luigi Sartori

Luigi Sartori

Full Professor of Agricultural Mechanics and Mechanization, University of Padua
Ester Foppa Pedretti

Ester Foppa Pedretti

Full Professor of Agricultural Mechanics, Polytechnic University of Marche
Jens Karl Wegener

Jens Karl Wegener

Dr. Jens Karl Wegener, Director and Professor at the Julius-Kuhn-Institut

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To date, the Interpoma Award has honoured high-value projects that have already become undisputed best practices in the sector.
Discover the names of the winners and the jury’s motivations from the 2022 and 2024 editions as well:

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