Get to know the 28 pre-finalists of the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award (AmSIA), the Amsterdam-based competition celebrating innovative ideas that contribute to a better world. The selected ideas offer solutions to a wide range of contemporary challenges, including (mental) health, climate, energy, nutrition, education, sports, and more.
All 28 pre-finalists of the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award will compete for a chance to pitch their idea in the final and win one of the three prizes of €10,000 each in the categories of Society, Health, and Environment & Climate.
At the end of April or 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.
Below, you can find the innovative ideas of the pre-finalists per category.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam
Hogeschool Inholland
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam
The Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award is organized for the 17th time by IXA, the joint knowledge transfer office of Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA), University of Amsterdam (UvA), and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). Would you like to stay informed about all developments around AmSIA? Sign up for our newsletter.
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