For the fifth time the Deutsche Messe AG has announced an international technology competition for the Hermes Award 2008. With a prize of 100 000 Euro, the Hermes Award is one of the most valuable international industry prizes. All companies and institutions who display their product innovations as exhibitors at the Hanover Fair 2008 are invited to take part in the competition.

Awards are made to products that are exhibited at the fair for the first time, that are already tested and/or are in industrial use and which can be evaluated as being particularly innovative due to their technical or economical utilization. All entries will be presented from the 21th to the 25th of April in the section for Research and Technology in Hall 2 of the Hanover Fair. The competition entries must be handed in by the 15th February 2008.