Winners Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award 2025 announced

The Amsterdam Science & Innovation Awards 2025 were presented at NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam: Readler received the award in the Society category, LightUp received the award in the Health category, and in the Environment and Climate category, BOR-LYTE won.

Special honour for true societal impact

Researchers Erik Sistermans, Joyeeta Gupta, Tessa Roseboom and Jaap Seidell will receive the Impact Award 2025 to honour their meaningful contributions to society. This year there is a special fourth Award as part of the 750th anniversary of the city of Amsterdam, which goes to Jaap Seidell.

More about the recipients

Meet the finalists

Society

Eleni Georganta, Siddharth Mehrotra (University of Amsterdam)

Amsia Pre-finalist

AIdapt: Update to AI-Powered Teamwork

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Society

Tieme Janssen, Nienke van Atteveldt and Funda Jelsma (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Florenz Buß, Valentin Geiger, Bas de Jong, Chris Slootweg (University of Amsterdam)

Amsia Pre-finalist

BOR-LYTE: Sustainable Battery Electrolytes

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Environment & Climate

Nienke Leenders (University of Amsterdam)

Amsia Pre-finalist

Recycling of polycotton waste textil

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Environment & Climate

David Poole, Twan Hopstaken (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Amsia Pre-finalist

Enhancing Protein-Rich Food Production with Targeted Chemistry

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We're part of the ToekomstTiendaagse

The AmSIA is participating in the ToekomstTiendaagse as part of Amsterdam 750 years! As an innovative community, we are pleased to contribute to a program that looks ahead to a livable Amsterdam.

ToekomstTiendaagse Attend the AmSIA finale

Find out all about the journey of other AmSIA-alumni

Where are AmSIA-Alumni now? We have interviewed alumni of the Amsterdam Science & Innovation award about their experiences in the competition, what they gained from it, what makes them go forward and what their best tips are! Please watch the videos of their journeys.

Videos AmSIA alumni