BioInnovation Institute (BII) invites you to join us for the annual BII & Science Prize for Innovation Award Ceremony taking place on April 25, 2024, from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM at the BioInnovation Institute.
The award ceremony will recognize the prize winners’ achievements and celebrate innovation in the life sciences. You’ll have the opportunity to meet the winners, learn about their ground-breaking research, and network with leaders in the life science innovation community, including senior management, investors, industrial companies, and key opinion leaders.
The BII & Science Prize for Innovation is awarded for outstanding research with translational potential, as described in a 1,000-word essay. The Grand Prize winner will receive a cash prize of USD 25,000 and have their essay published in Science Magazine, both in print and online. The finalists will receive USD 10,000 and have their essays published online.
The program for the day includes presentations from the prize winners, speeches from representatives from Science Magazine and networking opportunities with light refreshments.
Speakers of the day:
- Jens Nielsen, CEO, BioInnovation Institute
- Sudip Parikh, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher, AAAS / Science Magazine
- Michael Funk, Senior Editor, AAAS / Science Magazine
- Winner: Aditya Kunjapur. Read his essay here: https://bit.ly/3PSte3K
- Finalist: William Wasswa. Read his essay here: https://bit.ly/3PVdVa
- Finalist: Khalil Ramadi. Read his essay here: https://bit.ly/3TRtZLq
Date & Time: April 25, 2023, 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Location: BioInnovation Institute, Ole Maaløes Vej 3, 2200 Copenhagen
Secure your seat today by clicking the sign-up button on this page. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Tina Chanruk Larsen, BII Communications, at [email protected].
We hope you will join us for this exciting annual event. Read more on: The BII & Science Prize for Innovation website or the Science.org website.
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About the prize
Through the BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation, the editors of Science seek to recognize bold researchers who are asking fundamental questions at the intersection of the life sciences and entrepreneurship. We seek scientists who can show that they have reached across field boundaries with an enthusiasm that combines outstanding basic science with an eye toward application in the marketplace.
Successful applicants might have made significant advances in producing results that were protected as intellectual property and licensed to a commercial entity—for example, proprietary drugs and biologics, diagnostics, therapeutic interventions, health care information technology, or new solutions for biobased production of fuels, chemicals, and foods. We welcome applications from those who take risks to address relevant and exciting questions with creative approaches, even if the outcome may be considered a negative result.
The prize is awarded for outstanding research performed by the applicant as described in a 1,000-word essay.
Read more on: The BII & Science Prize for Innovation website or the Science.org website.
Who selects the winners?
Science editors will screen the essays. A committee of scientists chaired by a Science Senior Editor, Deputy Editor, Editor or Editor in Chief, will select winners from the finalists and will decide on the winners. The essays will be judged on their scientific quality, the clarity and style of writing and translational potential. Science AAAS will control both the evaluation process and the announcement of the winner.
About Science / AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journals, Science, Science Translational Medicine, Science Signaling, Science Advances, Science Immunology, and Science Robotics. AAAS was founded in 1848, and includes some 254 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. Science, founded by Thomas Edison, has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of more than 400,000.
The non-profit AAAS—www.aaas.org—is open to all and fulfills its mission to “advance science and serve society” through initiatives in science policy, international programs, science education, and more. Science‘s daily online news is always free to the public, as are editorials, any paper with broad public health significance, and all research articles 12 months after publication. Science further participates in various efforts to provide free access for scientists in the world’s poorest countries. Read more on: www.aaas.org
About BioInnovation Institute Foundation
The BioInnovation Institute foundation (BII) is an international commercial foundation with a nonprofit objective supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. BII operates an incubator to accelerate world-class life science innovation that drives the development of new solutions by early life science start-ups for the benefit of people and society.
BII, located in Copenhagen, Denmark, offers start-ups and early-stage projects within health tech, therapeutics, and bioindustrials state-of-the-art labs, vibrant office facilities, business development, start-up business incubation, access to high-level mentoring and international networks, plus unique funding opportunities through the Venture programs of up to EUR 1.3 million per start-up and in-kind grant funding for Bio Studio projects of up to EUR 1M per year. Read more on www.bioinnovationinstitute.com