Presenting the 27 pre-finalists of AmSIA 2025
The selected ideas come from researchers, students and staff from the participating knowledge institutions: UvA, VU Amsterdam, HvA, Amsterdam UMC and Hogeschool Inholland. These innovators propose solutions to a wide range of contemporary challenges, including (mental) health, climate, energy, nutrition, education, sports, and more.
At the beginning of May, it will be announced which 9 prefinalists will advance to the finals. The expert jury, chaired by İlknur Dönmez, Director of Economic Affairs and Culture of the Municipality of Amsterdam, will decide which finalists will get to pitch during the finals on June 17 at the NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam. Additionally, three finalists will be chosen by the public during the public voting campaign that starts at the end of April.
In the category of Society
University of Amsterdam
- Corentin Coulais, Wenfeng Liu, Bernard Ennis: Scaling up metamaterials for energy absorption applications
- Eleni Georganta, Siddharth Mehrotra: AIdapt: Update to AI-Powered Teamwork
- Rowan Arundel: The CCS Labour Observatory: an innovative AI-powered data source for multidimensional insights into labour dynamics in the Cultural and Creative Sector
- Anestis Dalgkitsis, Alexandros Koufakis: Elevate: Revolutionizing the Aviation Industry with Collaborative Predictive Maintenance
- Beyza Sumer: Handy library: Accessible Research for Deaf Signers
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Tieme Janssen, Nienke van Atteveldt and Funda Jelsma: Explore your Brain
- Quint Wiersma and Francisco Blasques: Readler: Revolutionizing speech therapy for children: an innovative AI-powered digital assistant
- Reshmi Gopalakrishna Pillai, Constanza Gajardo Leon, Antske Fokkens: Global answers for local problems: Empowering communities with AI-supported solutions journalism
In the category of Health
Amsterdam UMC
- Alon Hopman: (Loose) Hips Don’t Lie
- Charissa Rahmee, Emanuel Nuwass, Matthijs Botman: The Train-the-Trainer Project: Local Leadership for Lasting Impact
- Myrthe Simon: Burn Care Without Borders: An Evaluation of the Basics of Burn Care Website
Hogeschool Inholland
- Margo van Kemenade: ISHA; a care robot for rehabilitation at home of geriatric CVA-patients
University of Amsterdam
- Liam Jones, Sahar El Aidy: The Gut Electromicrobiome: Investigating Microbial Extracellular Electron Transfer in Gastrointestinal Biofilms using the BIOGEL-MX platform
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Anouk Post, Tyla Danskin, Johannes de Boer: LightUp: a pill-sized camera for the early detection of oesophageal cancer
- Moira van Leeuwen, Mohammadreza Mahaki: LesSchuh: An innovative fall prevention training shoe for older adults
- Martin Gevonden, Cor Stoof en Eco de Geus: Top quality digital biomarkers for indexing stress in daily life
- Felix Paulussen, Ana Alcalde Ordóñez: Novel PIRCE molecules for the treatment of colorectal cancer
- Marvin Albers and Tom Grossmann: grabRNA: Smart RNA delivery enables novel therapeutic strategies
In the category of Environment & Climate
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
- Jolanda Tetteroo, Ed Melet: From Waste to Resource: Rethinking The Removal of Asbestos-Contaminated Windows
University of Amsterdam
- Nienke Leenders: Recycling of polycotton waste textil
- Florenz Buß, Valentin Geiger, Bas de Jong, Chris Slootweg: BOR-LYTE: Sustainable Battery Electrolytes
- Douwe Winsemius, Mick Kruft, Quintus Darley: ROND Amsterdam. Give premium materials a second life, transforming them into sustainable luxury accessories
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- David Poole, Twan Hopstaken: Enhancing Protein-Rich Food Production with Targeted Chemistry
- Daniel Muth, Gergely Muth: Empowering renewable energy prosumers and traders to unlock the full potential of their energy and storage systems.
- Maria Margalef, Marja Lamoree, Jeroen Kool and Julien Slagboom: FractioMate: Revolutionizing Water Research & Risk Assessment
- Nicolas Paul Cullen: Bacteria-produced sports chalk using magnesium salts from industrial waste streams or salt mines
- Maryam Alimardani: GreenPick: a serious VR game to promote pro-environmental consumption