The 2nd EU Women Innovators Prize has been launched
After a successful first edition in 2011, the European Commission has launched the second edition of the EU Women Innovators Prize to reward 3 women who have achieved outstanding innovations and brought them to market.
The first 2011 laureate is Dr. Gitte Neubauer, CELLZOME co-founder. She is leading her company’s work on new, better-targeted drugs against inflammatory diseases and cancer.
The Prize for Women Innovators 2014 will aim to increase public awareness of gender issues, to encourage women to exploit the commercial and business opportunities offered by their research projects and become entrepreneurs.
The contest is open to all women who have founded or co-founded their company and who have at some point of their careers benefitted from the EU’s research framework programmes or the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme.
An independent panel of judges from business and academia will examine and select the 3 winners who will be announced in spring 2014. The award consists of €100 000 cash prize. The deadline for application is 15 October 2013.
For more information and to submit an entry visit the European Union Women Innovators Prize 2014 website.
