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In addition to the local editions, since 2011 in Spain and 2015 in France, the winners from these countries
had the opportunity to take part in a Learning Expedition: a technology discovery tour of the
Cambridge-Boston area and MITs campus, ending up with an invitation to attend EmTech MIT, one of
the most prestigious emerging technologies conferences worldwide.
Finally, with the aim of gathering the whole community (laureates, influencers, judges and many more
members), MIT Technology Review organized a reunion on 2015 and 2016: the Summit Europe .
It is the global meeting of all the winners from the local editions of MIT Technology Reviews Innovators
Under 35 Awards. It was an optimum environment for reflection, discussion and the exchange of
knowledge and experience regarding innovation and entrepreneurship.
The first edition of this event was celebrated in 2015 at the BNP Paribas Fortis Building and the
European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The second edition was held last year in Spain, in the
Barcelona Tech City.
THE COMMUNITY
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The winners of Innovators Under 35 Europe are young people, under the age of 35 that stand out
because of their research and professional accomplishments and personal leadership qualities. They
all have the potential to be highly influential in the future decades and can have a real and great
impact in transforming their areas of expertise.
These areas may be one of the following: biotechnology and medicine, computing and hardware,
energy, Internet and Web, nanotechnology and materials, software, telecommunications and
transportation.
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Olga Malinkiewicz
Poland 2015
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Romain Lacombe
France 2015
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Nicolas Huchet
France 2015
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Sebastien Deletaille
Belgium 2015
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Timothe Boitouzet
France 2016
Special Mention from the Jury: Charles-Henri Besnard Grand Prize, Mcnat Besnard
de Quelen: (which will allow him to finance the patent process for his material
Winner of the CleanTech Open Challenge which led to his selection to represent France
at the Venture KIC European competition in Frankfurt
National Prize from the Talents BGE competition, organized by BPI France (45,000
for project financing)
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Luz Rello
Spain 2014
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Marjolaine Grondin
France 2016
Marjolaine is the young co-founder of Jam, an artificial interfacebased program which you can ask any questions you want. It is
able to give you solutions about how to spend your free time with
up-to-date information: the greatest movies to watch in your nearest cinema and the best
restaurants to try out. Also, it can help you find the best recipes, advices on how to get a visa
and many more problems that a young adult (the target users are between 18-30 years
old) may face, and it is available from 7:00 am to 2:00 am. The system started slowly and
managed to increase its number of users from 3,000 to 25,000 in 4 months, exceeding
500,000 exchanges.
After receiving this award in 2016, Jams success has grown exponentially: today, they boast
more than 65.000 users. In December, 2016, they raised one million euros from the Isai
investment fund during their first round of investment financing. In total, the team formed by
Marjolaine has about fifteen people, of which approximately half are artificial intelligence
developers.
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+300 alliances
Maximize our reach
Throughout the years, MIT Technology Review has built a large community with over 1.000
professionals and institutions: innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, influencers, professors,
researchers, universities, public institutions, and research centers
These community members collaborate actively with the Innovators Under 35 Europe project to
support innovation and showcase the talent of Europes young minds. Their mission is to cooperate by
spreading the word about the competition, as well as suggesting candidates with disruptive projects
that are suitable to participate in the awards. With their help, Innovators Under 35 contributes to
knowledge creation and the diffusion of new technologies to make the world a better place to
live.
This year was our largest edition yet, bringing together more than 1,000 members of our community
(influencers, innovators, changemakers, collaborators and partners) from different countries, France,
Belgium, Poland, Italy, Germany and Spain.
Some of the institutions that have collaborated with us are:
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+1.000 candidates
Some of the great minds that are lending their time and talent are:
Paloma Cabello
Partner, Finance and Strategy Sr. Advisor and Tech Angel Investor at
CALLIGRAM
Ignasi Barri
Innovation and Digital Transformation Consultant at GFT
Samantha Jerusalmy
Partner at Elaia Ventures
Jean-Franois Carrasco
Board Member of European Institute of Digital Intelligence, Smart
City & Mobility Consultant, Former University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
Technology Transfer Manager
Eva Paunova
Member of the European Parliament, co-chair of the Start-UP working
group within SME Europe
Izabela Disterheft
Director of Gdansk Science & Technology Park
Piotr Garstecki
Doctor at the Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of
Sciences
Erick Brethenoux
Director, IBM Data & Analytics Strategy
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+150 interviews
+300 publications
European media outlets interested in innovation and entrepreneurship published our press releases
and interviewed the Innovators Under 35 award winners. All the events were reported by local media
sources in the countries where the local editions of the Awards were organized: France, Belgium,
Poland, Spain, Italy and Germany.
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Media partners
In addition, each local edition enlists media partners: local and national media sources which
collaborate with the project through their coverage of the Innovators Under 35 competition and awards
ceremony. These media outlets are selected based on their importance and contacted proactively to
lend visibility to the winning projects throughout the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
In 2016, more than 20 media partners showcased the projects of the European Innovators Under 35:
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Social Media
+1.100 twets
Youtube + Facebook
All the news regarding the Innovators Under 35 competition and the community are published on our
Social Media. These are some of the most influencial accounts talking about us:
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