Press & Media
Here’s what we’ve been up to lately.
May ‘26
Atomedge offers a sincere thanks to the
ITFS organisers, the award sponsors,
Verband Region Stuttgart, and of course the Atomedge team of 3D artists and professional medical/anatomy experts for their roles in developing this world class 3D asset.
Atomedge Wins
Trickstar Business Award
for the Best Innovative and
Groundbreaking Business Model
Award for the Best Innovative and Groundbreaking Business Model for a Project or a Company in the Field of Animation, sponsored by Verband Region Stuttgart.
Atomedge CEO/Founder, Guy van der
Walt accepts the Best Innovative
and Groundbreaking Business
Award in Stuttgart, Germany.
May 2026
Photo © Reiner Pfisterer
Stuttgart - 7th May 2026 The Atomedge team is extremely proud to have won the 2026 Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart (ITFS) business award. Atomedge was nominated as a finalist to present their ground breaking work at the festival conference in Stuttgart, Germany. Atomedge Founder/CEO, Guy van der Walt showcased the company’s high-end anatomy 3D asset work, and revealed how their unique approach to maintaining strict ethical standards and measured, meticulous workflow places their business in a league of its own, and allows them to develop the world’s most trusted anatomical 3D models.
Photo © Reiner Pfisterer
The presentation was followed by a robust Q&A session where the judges scrutinized the various challenges and merits of the business, ultimately selecting Atomedge as the most innovative business of the day. This endorsement by the esteemed panel of judges serves as a tremendous affirmation to the team who’s countless of hours of work and unwavering attention to detail have culminated in a truly remarkable and valuable medical resource.
Atomedge CEO/Founder,
Guy van der Walt, demonstraits why Atomedge’s unique approach makes
them the most trusted 3D anatomy
model company in the world.
Photo © Reiner Pfisterer
What the Jury had to say: “With their hyper realistic 3D anatomy model, Atomedge demonstrates convincingly how animation, games, medical education and research can be integrated into a viable business model. For example: it enables users to explore the complex structures of the human body in virtual reality from multiple perspectives—covering the skeleton, vascular system, nerves and lymphatics. This level of precision makes the model not only scientifically valuable, but also a powerful foundation for photorealistic digital content.
Atomedge’s current B2B focus, built on a modular system, lets customers design and execute their own projects using the exact 3D elements they need. Their stated long term aim to enter the consumer market with apps and companion media reflects a well considered market strategy.
A thorough market analysis-including competitor mapping, customer segmentation by business size, and a three factor pricing approach—yields a detailed revenue forecast with multiple scenarios.
In short: concept, execution and business model are all exemplary. The jury therefore nominated Atomedge for this year’s Trickstar Business Award.”
November ‘24
Atomedge named country winner in 2024 Xero Beautiful Business Fund
Atomedge has been recognized as one of four country winners in the “Trailblazing with Technology” category.
Watch the Atomedge Entry Video here
Atomedge named country winner in 2024 Xero Beautiful Business Fund
Cape Town - 1st November 2024 Atomedge, creators of some of the worlds most advanced anatomy 3D models, announced it was named the South Africa winner in the 2024 Xero Beautiful Business Fund in the Trailblazing with Technology category. This recognition from Xero will help Atomedge to expand hardware infrastructure to accelerate the creation of it’s 3D anatomical content.
The Xero Beautiful Business Fund is an initiative that supports small businesses and non profits with their growth plans and help drive future success. The 2024 fund offered more than NZ$750,000 in total and was open to Xero business clients in Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. Customers had four entry categories to choose from:
● Innovating for environmental sustainability
● Trailblazing with technology
● Strengthening community connection
● Upskilling for the future
This year, 24 country and four global winners were selected based on a 90-second video demonstrating how they would use the funding to support their future business goals. Each country winner received NZ$20,000 (or local currency equivalent) and the four global winners received NZ$70,000 (or local currency equivalent).
“As a highly focused business operating in a niche industry, the recognition from Xero along with the prize money is a tremendous validation of the pioneering work we’re doing. The funds will allow us to ramp up our rendering capabilities, and further test and explore our offerings so that they’re streamlined and well designed for use on VR, AR and 3D printing platforms.” - Guy van der Walt, Founder
Huge thanks to Xero for being an excellent accounting partner over the years, and for this significant vote of confidence in the work we’re doing. Also a shoutout to Creative CFO who introduced us to Xero, and who do all the heavy lifting for us in that department ;)