The 2025 EIT Awards finalists revealed!
EITNine finalists have emerged from the EIT Awards selection. They will now head to the EIT Innovation Awards event as some of the most promising innovators in the EIT Community – Europe’s largest innovation network.
Celebrating Europe’s Top Innovators
The EIT Awards spotlight the achievements of EIT-supported innovators, changemakers and entrepreneurs across Europe. Their groundbreaking ideas address major global challenges in climate, energy, digitalisation, food, health, manufacturing, urban mobility, culture and creativity, and raw materials. The finalists will compete for the top prize on 25 November in Budapest at the EIT Innovation Awards, with the event also available to watch online.
Award Categories
The EIT Awards celebrate excellence across four categories:
- EIT Changemaker Award: recognising standout leaders and role models whose impactful activities have the power to create significant social impact.
- EIT Innovation Team Award: spotlighting diverse groups from across the education, research, and business fields pioneering a transformative product or service.
- EIT Venture Award: acknowledging emerging startups within the EIT Community demonstrating exceptional promise and growth potential.
- EIT Public Award: the community’s favourite finalist, chosen by public vote.
Finalists in each of the three main prize categories will compete for the top spot on the podium and the following monetary prizes:
- First place: €50 000
- Second place: €30 000
- Third place: €20 000
The Public Award has one winner and is a recognition prize decided entirely by the public vote. Your choice will determine this year’s recipient – cast your vote for your favourite finalist until 25 November.
Finalists Revealed
The finalists for the EIT Changemaker Award category are:
- Farnaz Baksh (Estonia), nominated by EIT Manufacturing, for developing the open-source Robot Study Companion to support students emotionally and academically.
- Laura Laringe (Germany), nominated by InnoEnergy, for co-founding reLi Energy, which improves battery performance and lifespan through smart software.
Laurie Lancee (Netherlands), nominated by EIT Food, for founding AtVenture Platform, which trains and supports new angel investors and connects them with underrepresented founders to help close gender funding gaps.
The finalists for the EIT Innovation Team Award category are:
- AI Automated Industrial Analytics (Italy), nominated by EIT Manufacturing, for creating a human-centric AI platform that supports early issue detection and data-driven decisions on the factory floor.
- BRIGHT Project Innovation Team (Estonia), nominated by EIT Health, for developing a personalised, risk-based breast cancer prevention and screening approach using genetic testing.
- VoiceMed (Italy), nominated by 28Digital (formerly EIT Digital), for software that analyses voice or breath recordings to detect abnormal vocal biomarkers within seconds.
The finalists for the EIT Venture Award category are:
- ABLE Human Motion (Spain), nominated by EIT Health, for developing accessible, affordable motorised exoskeletons that support mobility and gait rehabilitation.
- Digiclean Solutions AB (Sweden), nominated by EIT Manufacturing, for smart sensor technology that reduces chemical use and stabilises industrial fluid systems.
- Sofi Alchemist (Finland), nominated by EIT RawMaterials, for technology that recovers ultrafine mineral concentrate from process waters to increase output at mineral-processing plants.
Watch the Ceremony
Join us on 25 November in Budapest – or watch the ceremony online – to celebrate Europe’s most inspiring innovators as the EIT Awards 2025 winners are revealed. The public voting is open until 25 November. Make sure you participate and vote for your favourite entrepreneur!
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