A DG RTD (Open Innovation B1.) initiative: The EU contest for Women Innovators which is open until the 3/11/2016.

It is open to women who:

1. have founded a successful company and brought innovation (products/services) to market

2. benefitted from Research and Innovation funding from the public or private sector

The first prize is worth €100 000, the second prize €50 000, third prize €30 000 and the Rising Innovator €20 000.

A fact sheet in post card format is available here.

More information on the awards can be found on our website www.ec.europa.eu/women-innovators.

See the video portraits of the three winners of 2016: 

- First prize winner Susana Sargento, Portugal   

- Second prize winner Sirpa Jalkanen, Finland

- Third prize winner Sarah Bourke, Ireland