19 Dec 2023
EIT presents nominees for 2024 EIT Awards
On 19 December 2023, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announced the nominees for the 2024 EIT Awards. The EIT Awards recognise the most promising entrepreneurs and innovators emerging from the EIT’s ecosystem across Europe.
The 27 2024 EIT Award nominees come from the following countries: Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK. Their innovative products cover areas such as healthcare, machine learning, regenerative farming, and batteries, among others. The 2024 EIT Awards Ceremony will be held during the EIT Summit on 20 February 2024 in Brussels. The nominees will compete beforehand in an online semi-final on 14 February 2024 with 9 finalists advancing to the public awards ceremony.
The nominees will compete in the following four new categories:
- The Innovation Team Award, recognising the innovation team – made up of researchers, academics, and entrepreneurs – that developed a breakthrough product or service
- The Changemaker Award, highlighting a leader within the EIT Community and beyond, whose activities and achievements have the potential to generate a significant social impact
- The Venture Award, recognises the start-up with the greatest potential to generate impact on citizens, and the economy overall, addressing major societal challenges.
Each award comes with a monetary prize of € 50,000 (first place), € 20,000 (second place), and € 10,000 (third place). The public will also be able to have its say with the fourth category, the Public Award, giving everyone a chance to vote for their top innovation. Online voting will commence on 14 February 2024 at eitawards.eu.
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