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European Prize for Women Innovators

Nov 7, 20242 min read

By Nicoleta Tocariuc


The European Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the female entrepreneurs behind Europe's most game-changing innovations and aims to inspire the next generation to follow in their footsteps.

The prize is awarded to the most talented female entrepreneurs from across the European Union and countries associated to Horizon Europe, who have founded a successful company and brought innovation to the market. The prize is being offered and managed by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency, and the winners are being chosen by an independent expert jury.

Categories

  1. Women Innovators, for all female founders and co-founders across the EU Member States and Associated Countries to Horizon Europe. 


  1. Rising Innovators, for promising young women innovators under the age of 35.


  1. EIT Women Leadership Award, for exceptional members of the European Institute for Innovation & Technology (EIT) Community.

Eligible applicants can only apply to one category.


Eligibility criteria

  1. The applicant must be a woman;

  2. The applicant must be legally established  in an EU Member State, including overseas countries and territories (OCTs) or a country associated to Horizon Europe; 

  3. The applicant must be the founder or co-founder  of the company or organisation; 

  4. The company or organisation must be established in an EU Member State including overseas countries and territories, (OCTs) or a country associated to Horizon Europe, and registered or incorporated  at least two years before the call year; 

  5. Applicants who have already received an EU or Euratom prize cannot receive a second prize for the same activities. 


    2023-2024 Edition

On March 18th, the winners of the 2023-2024 edition of the European Prize for Women Innovators were announced at the R&I Week Opening event in Brussels. The 10th edition of the competition showcases the remarkable achievements of winners and runners-up.

  1. Women Innovators

Winner: Rana Sanyal (Türkiye), Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder of RS Research, which develops smart nanomedicines for targeted chemotherapy.

Runners-Up: 

  1. Natalia Tomiyama (Germany), Managing Director and Co-Founder of NÜWIEL, which develops e-trailers that can match the movement of the pedestrian or biker pulling it.

  2. Elena García Armada (Spain), CEO and Co-Founder of Marsi Bionics, which develops paediatric exoskeletons and robotic knees.

  3. Rising Innovators

Winner: María González Manso (Spain), Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of tucuvi, which automates follow-up phone consultations with empathetic artificial intelligence.

Runners-Up:

  • Sara Correyero Plaza (Spain), CEO and Co-Founder of IENAI SPACE, which develops electric propulsion modules for nanosatellites together with mission optimisation.

  • Bàrbara Oliveira (Ireland), CTO and Co-Founder of Luminate Medical, whose technology helps prevent the side effects of cancer treatment.

  • Eva Sadoun (France), CEO and Co-Founder of Lita.co, which makes it easier to invest in social enterprises.

  • EIT Women Leadership

Winner: Yuliia Bialetska (Ukraine), Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of S.lab, which develops alternatives to plastic foam packaging.

Runners-Up:

  • Deniz Ficicioglu (Germany), Managing Director and Co-Founder of BettaF!sh GmbH, which develops seaweed-based alternatives to fish.

  • Cristina Purtill (Ireland), CEO of Plio Surgical, which developed a magnetic solution to intestinal post-surgery recovery.



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