December 5th, 2013, Sofia, ICB has been recognized as the Innovation Hub of 2013 in the Bulgarian national contest Innovative Enterprise of the Year 2013. The award ceremony was organized by ARC Fund and Enterprise European Network – Bulgaria, supported also by the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria, the Ministry of Economy and the Bulgarian Medical Association. The prestigious prize was granted to ICB for developing innovative products that allow customers to increase productivity more than 30 times and to realize millions of savings per year. The latter has been realized by ICB through a software solution which is generating automatically software code based on business process models and descriptions.

“For years we have been creating solutions that enable our customers to continuously increase and improve their productivity. We believe that every innovation is born not only by overcoming the stereotypical way of thinking, but also by the ability to go beyond what is generally accepted as possible. In ICB we have  people who are capable of drawing inspiration and strength from their dreams in order to make them come true. The greatest evidence of the successful realization of our dreams is that our software solutions allow our customers to operate in a way that has not been possible before. The number of awards that ICB has already received for innovation is proving that our development  during the years is becoming a history of the conquered challenges “- said Stoyan Boev, Managing director of ICB.
During the Innovative Enterprise of the Year 2013 award ceremony the President of the Republics of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev gave prizes to winning companies in the categories of Market leadership, Innovation Hub, Quality of Life, Green innovation, Innovative sustainable behavior, Socio-economic impact and Innovative start-enterprise.

Innovative Enterprise of the Year Award
The national competition Innovative Enterprise of the Year 2013 has been held under the Ninth National Innovation Forum entitled “Innovation and vertical market competitiveness”. The forum is organized by ARC Fund and Enterprise European Network in Bulgaria together with the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria. The annual award of the National Contest “Innovative Enterprise” is given to Bulgarian companies that have successfully implemented in their practice innovation or scientific knowledge that is transforming their business and is ensuring durable economic impact.