Finalists of the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award 2025
We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Awards 2025! On June 17, these finalists will take the stage to pitch their innovative ideas live. The jury, chaired by İlknur Dönmez, will select one winner per category. The winners will receive €10,000 to further develop their ideas.
Category of Society
- Eleni Georganta, Siddharth Mehrotra (University of Amsterdam): AIdapt: Update to AI-Powered Teamwork
- Tieme Janssen, Nienke van Atteveldt, Funda Jelsma (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Explore your Brain
- Quint Wiersma, Francisco Blasques (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Readler: Revolutionizing speech therapy for children: an innovative AI-powered digital assistant
Category of Health
- Marvin Albers, Tom Grossmann (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): grabRNA: Smart RNA delivery enables novel therapeutic strategies
- Moira van Leeuwen, Mohammadreza Mahaki (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): LesSchuh: An innovative fall prevention training shoe for older adults
- Anouk Post, Tyla Danskin, Johannes de Boer (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): LightUp: a pill-sized camera for the early detection of oesophageal cancer
Category of Environment & Climate
- Florenz Buß, Valentin Geiger, Bas de Jong, Chris Slootweg (University of Amsterdam): BOR-LYTE: Sustainable Battery Electrolytes
- Nienke Leenders (University of Amsterdam): Recycling of polycotton waste textile
- David Poole, Twan Hopstaken (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Enhancing Protein-Rich Food Production with Targeted Chemistry
