Meet the most innovative and impactful ideas of Amsterdam

On the 26^th of November, 9 scientists will pitch their innovative ideas during the 14^th edition of the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award. Three prizes will be awarded to the best ideas in the categories alpha/ gamma, beta and life sciences. Register now to get a unique and exclusive opportunity to meet their ideas during the festive finale.

Get tickets for the festive finale

Since 2005, researchers and students from Amsterdam universities and research institutes compete for the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award. This year, on the 26^th of November, three prizes of € 7.500,- will be awarded to the most innovative idea with a societal and commercial impact in the categories of alpha/ gamma, beta and life sciences. Nine finalists will pitch their brilliant ideas in Amsterdam at the NEMO Science Museum. Would you like to have the exclusive opportunity to know more about these ideas at an early stage? Get your free tickets now for the festive finale.

This year’s innovations

The Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award 2019 received a wide variety of ideas. Innovations tackled for example problems within education and countered human rights violations or climate change and waste. Multiple ideas were devised to solve different problems by using 3D printing or virtual reality. Apps were also designed to support medical staff and patients and resolutions were discovered to solve problems within drugs. In case you want to know more, make sure to register for the finale or download after the finale the booklet with the ideas of 2019. Find more information on www.amsia.nl

Jury

The assessment of the submitted ideas will be done by our 7 qualified jury members. Gigi Wang, a specialist in entrepreneurship and innovation is chair of the jury. She is supported by Marja Zonnevylle, Nina Tellegen, Joris Tinbergen, Ton van Leeuwen, Inge Oskam and former winner of the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award Jonathan Coutinho. Find more information about the jury here.

Organization and collaboration

The Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award 2019 is organized by Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA). IXA is the valorization center of University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam UMC and Hogeschool van Amsterdam. Partners of the awards next to these research institutes are the municipality of Amsterdam, Sanquin and the Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek.