H2020-SWFS-PRIZE-2017-35 - EU PRIZE FOR WOMEN INNOVATORS 2018

OBJECTIVES OF THE FUNDING PROGRAMMEEurope urgently needs more innovators to stay competitive in the coming decades and to spur economic growth. The large number of well-educated women who, for various reasons, including lack of awareness, do not consider entrepreneurship as an option, represents a tremendous untapped pool of innovation. Awards have a strong potential to drive innovation through the recognition of achievements and the promotion of role models. Therefore, the European Commission created in 2011 a Prize for Women Innovators to increase public awareness of this issue and to encourage [...]