European Prize for Women Innovators (formerly European Woman Innovator of the Year) is a prize awarded by the

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Laureates

2022

;Women Innovators * Rocío Arroyo, Spain * Ciara Clancy, Ireland * Ninna Granucci, France ;Rising Innovators * Niamh Donnelly, Ireland * Iva Gumnishka, Bulgaria * Mehak Mumtaz, Portugal

2021

* Merel Boers, Netherlands * Mathilde Jakobsen, Denmark * Daphne Haim Langford, Israel * youth prize: Ailbhe Keane and Isabel Keane, Ireland * Special mention prize for their achievements: ** In the main category: Asude Altıntaş, Turkey ** In the Rising Innovator category: Livia Ng, UK

2020

* Madiha Derouazi, Switzerland * Maria Fatima Lucas, Portugal * Arancha Martinez, Spain * youth prize: Josefien Groot, Netherlands * Special mention prize for their achievements: ** In the main category: Cécile Real (France) ** In the Rising Innovator category: *** Ailbhe Keane (Ireland) *** Rebecca Saive (Germany),

2019

* Irina Borodina, Lithuania *

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, France *

Shimrit Perkol-Finkel Shimrit Perkol-Finkel (Hebrew: שמרית פרקול-פינקל; April 12, 1975 – March 7, 2021) was an Israeli marine biologist. She researched artificial coral reefs and developed ecological concrete products, green construction and CleanTech ...

, Israel * youth prize:

Michela Puddu Michela may refer to: *Michela Alioto-Pier (born 1968), member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors *Michela Vittoria Brambilla (born 1967), Italian politician and businesswoman *Michela Cobisi (born 1982), Italian retired pair skater *Michel ...

, Italy

2018

* 1st:

Gabriella Colucci Gabriella Colucci (born 1960s) is an Italian researcher who identifies plant based chemicals for industrial use. She won the EU Women Innovators Award in 2018. Career Colucci was born in Naples in the 1960s. She specialized in agricultural scienc ...

, Italy * 2nd:

Alicia Asín Pérez Alicia may refer to: People * Alicia (given name), list of people with this name * Alisha (singer) (born 1968), US pop singer * Melinda Padovano (born 1987), a professional wrestler, known by her ring name, Alicia Places * Alicia, Bohol, Phi ...

, Spain * 3rd:

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, Austria * youth prize:

Karen Dolva Karen Dolva is a Norwegian interaction designer and founder of No Isolation. She was named to the BBC's 100 Women in 2020. She previously studied computer science at the University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Osl ...

, Norway

2017

* 1st:

Michela Magas Michela Magas is a designer, entrepreneur and innovation specialist, of Croatian-British nationality, and is the first woman from the Creative Industries to receive the European Woman Innovator of the Year award by the European Commission. Fami ...

, Croatia/ UK * 2nd:

Petra Wadström Petra ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرَاء, Al-Batrāʾ; grc, Πέτρα, "Rock", Nabataean: ), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is an historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to the mountain of Ja ...

, Sweden * 3rd:

Claudia Gärtner Claudia may refer to: People Ancient Romans *Any woman from the Roman Claudia gens The gens Claudia (), sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses at ancient Rome. The gens traced its origin to the earliest days ...

, Germany * youth prize: Kristina Tsvetanova, Bulgaria.

2016

* 1st: Susana Sargento, Portugal * 2nd: Sirpa Jalkanen, Finland * 3rd: Sarah Bourke, Ireland

2014

* 1st: Saskia Biskup, Germany * 2nd: Laura van 't Veer Netherlands * 3rd:

Ana Maiques Ana Maiques (born in Valencia, Spain, in 1972) is a Spanish entrepreneur and business executive. She is CEO of neuroscience-based medical device company Neuroelectrics, based in Barcelona, which produces devices designed to stimulate and treat the ...

2011

* 1st: Gitte Neubauer, Germany * 2nd: Fabienne Hermitte, France * 3rd:

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, Italy

References

{{Reflist Orders, decorations, and medals of the European Union Awards established in 2011 Awards honoring women