De bedenkers
Belgian television show
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De bedenkers was a Belgian television show aired on één that pitted inventors against each other for €25,000 in prize money and a chance to release their product into the market.[1] The show ran two series and was presented by Bart Peeters and Sofie Van Moll.[1] The show was financially supported in part by the Flemish government.[1]
Sofie Van Moll
Axel Enthoven
Marc Coucke
Els Raemdonck
Series 2
Axel Enthoven
Saskia Schatteman
Guillaume Van der Stighelen
| De bedenkers | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Bart Peeters Sofie Van Moll |
| Judges | Series 1 Axel Enthoven Marc Coucke Els Raemdonck Series 2 Axel Enthoven Saskia Schatteman Guillaume Van der Stighelen |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of series | 2 |
| Original release | |
| Network | één |
| Release | September 9, 2007 – January 19, 2009 |
Format
Around 2,000 people applied to the show each year and 100 were chosen to participate.[1] There was a wide range of age, with the first series having contestants between 11 and 83 years old.[1] 75 inventors were eliminated in the 6th episode and the remaining 25 were split into 5 groups of 5 to compete in the semi-finals.[1] The inventors were given 6 months to continue developing their project.[1] One finalist from each of the 5 groups (4 in the second series) was chosen by the jury and the audience voted for the winner.[1] This show was similar to Het Beste Idee van Nederland (The Best Idea in the Netherlands).[2]
Series 1 (2007)
Axel Enthoven, Marc Coucke, and Els Raemdonck served as the jury.[1]
The five finalists in series 1 were:
- Safe ladder supports by Marc Missotten (from Limburg)[3]
- "Stick It" multi-functional drink holder by Philippe Sciettecatte and Carl de Rooster[3]
- "Slip Lift" to help those who cannot reach their feet put on underpants by Pierre Van den Broeck (from Antwerp)[3][4]
- "Speculaas pasta" cookie butter spread by Els Scheppers (from Bornem)[3][5]
- "Pression-X," children's clothing that with buttons that can be customized, by Joy Luts (from Antwerp)[6][3]
In first place was Pierre Van den Broeck's Slip Lift, which helps those with mobility limitations put on underwear.[7][8] In second place was Els Scheppers, who created a cookie butter made with Speculoos.[9][8][7] Lotus approached Scheppers about her creation to create a Biscoff cookie spread and by 2009, it had made more than €10,000,000 on the market.[7][10] Third place went to Stick It which was later distributed by Avdys.[10] Fourth went to Missotten and was produced by Petry; last place was held by Pression-X, which was sold by JBC.[11][10] Products that did not make it into the top 5 but went to market anyway were another cookie butter, Speculla, by Danny De Maeyer and Dirk De Smet[12][13] and Place to Pee, a urinal with a built-in gaming console controlled by a urine stream.[14]
Kris Peeters presented the winner with the prize.[3]
Series 2 (2008-2009)
The jury in series 2 was made up of Axel Enthoven, Saskia Schatteman, and Guillaume Van der Stighelen.[15][8]
Four finalists were chosen in the second series:
- Anti-Whiplash System, a headrest that prevents whiplash, by Michaël Schotte (from Ypres)[16][17]
- Close2, a bicycle wheel changing device, by Dirk Rosiers, Gaspar Cornette, and Nico Mattan (from Roeselare)[16]
- Papiermaat (Paper Buddy) by Sonia Wyllinck (from Schoten)[18][16][7]
- C'Rush, an ice crusher for cocktails, by Stefaan Eeckeloo, Floris Provoost, and Tim Verplanken (from Veldegem)[16]
Sonia Wyllinck, inventor of the paper buddy, a tray that binds paper, was the winner and her product was produced by Euronyl.[7][8][18] Runner-up was Michaël Schotte's whiplash prevention headrest and in third was Close2 by Dirk Rosiers, Gaspar Cornette, and Nico Mattan.[8][7] The patent for Close2 was sold to the Hungarian company UBW.[19] C'Rush by Stefaan Eeckeloo, Floris Provoost, and Tim Verplanken came in fourth.[8]