Meet the second generation of Innovators under 35 Belgium awarded by MIT Technology Review
Each year, MIT Technology Review recognises the most talented young innovators and entrepreneurs through the different editions of Innovators Under 35 celebrated around the world. Some of the winners from previous editions, like Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Sergey Brin (Google) or Danier Ek (Spotify), are now recognized worldwide. The aim is to encourage the development of new technologies to resolve current problems for our society.
The award ceremony for Innovators Under 35 Belgium 2016 will take place on the 25th of May, in Brussels. Last year, Yves Van Ingelgem received a special mention as Innovator of the Year 2015, and Arne Pauwels as Social Innovator 2015. Sébastien Deletaille, another winner from the 2015 edition will serve as the Master of Ceremony for this new edition, during which the two special mentions amongst the 8 winners of this year will be revealed: The Innovator of the Year and the Social Innovator.
MIT Technology Review, the prestigious magazine, property of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is proud to announce the winners of the Innovators Under 35 Belgium 2016 awards:
1. Xavier Damman – Open Collective
A platform that enables groups to quickly set up a collective, raise funds and manage them transparently.
2. Allison Derenne – Spectralys Biotech
Innovative analytical solutions to develop the next generation of proteinbased biodrugs faster and more accurately.
3. Charles Fracchia – BioBright
Developing software and hardware tools that enable to collect previouslyuncollectable data in order to address the nonreproducibility of experiments and build smart labs.
4. Geert Houben – Cubigo
A platform to empower elderly people to live independently and healthily.
5. Geert Slachmuylders – Turbulent
Small hydropower plants based on biomimicry (emulates nature's strategies) to provide reliable and affordable energy to remote communities.
6. Jill Vanparys – Ava & Trix
A storydriven app for children that makes experimenting with science and technology a fun activity.
7. Steven Vercammen – EVapp
An emergency volunteer application that bridges the time between an emergency call and the arrival of the paramedics.
8. Guillaume Wegria – Fyteko
A biostimulant that increases the resistance of plants to droughts.
"BNP Paribas Fortis is very proud to be a partner of MIT Innovators under 35. These awards recognize young Innovators who dare to give answers to the current global problems. Through this partnership, the bank wants to boost entrepreneurship and encourage creativity and innovation in Belgium”, says Max Jadot, CEO of BNP Paribas Fortis.
If you want to meet the winners and join us at the award ceremony on the 25th of May, you can apply to get your tickets here through this online platform.
About MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review is the oldest tech magazine of the world, published by the Technology Review Inc., an independent company property of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Founded in 1899, it’s the leader of its sector and a world authority on the future of telecommunications, energy, information technology, materials, biomedicine and internet. Its objective is to promote the knowledge of emerging technologies and analyze its commercial, political and social implications. Its perspective on innovation is to help and guide the leaders of the world of technology (entrepreneurs, researchers and investors) to improve the global economy.
About the Innovators Under 35
For more than a decade, the MIT Technology Review recognizes, annually, the young innovators and most talented entrepreneurs of the world, through Innovators Under 35, the global edition takes place in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States. The objective of these awards is to recognize innovation, the development of new technologies and the creative application of the already existing innovations in order to solve current problems, and stimulate the progress in global issues.
About BNP Paribas FORTIS
BNP Paribas Fortis, the no. 1 bank in Belgium, offers the market a comprehensive package of financial services for private and professional clients, wealthy individuals, corporate clients, public entities and financial institutions. Today, it is organised around 4 core activities: Retail & Private Banking, Corporate & Public Banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking and Investment Solutions. BNP Paribas Fortis supports its clients abroad with a unique panEuropean network reinforcing the Group’s worldwide positions.
BNP Paribas has a presence in 75 countries with more than 189,000 employees, including almost 146,000 in Europe. It ranks highly in its two core activities: Retail Banking & Services (comprised of Domestic Markets and International Financial Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking. In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the leader in consumer lending. BNP Paribas is rolling out its integrated retail banking model across Mediterranean basin countries, in Turkey, in Eastern Europe and a large network in the western part of the United States. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and solid and fastgrowing businesses in AsiaPacific.
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Communication – Innovators Under 35 Belgium
Vaiana Lopez (vaiana.lopez@opinno.com)
