EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS TO SHOWCAsE YOUR RESEARCH  

Innovation for Health Young Academic Innovator Award

Innovation for Health offers early-career scientists the opportunity to get exposure for your research, to raise your professional profile, to connect with key players and gain insight in the vibrant Life Sciences & Health industry.

If you are a PhD student or (first) postdoc working on innovative research project in Life Sciences & Health, you can present your research at Innovation for Health to key players in the sector with a poster and get selected for a pitch presentation.

Submit your abstract before 10 March 2025. All submitted abstracts that match the criteria, can be presented with a poster presentation. Also, all poster presenters will have the opportunity to be selected for an oral presentation in the programme, during the I4H Young Academic Innovator Competition on 3 April 2025. 

In total 8 finalists will be selected via public voting between 10 and 24 March 2025. The jury members will evaluate all 8 pitches and select the winner. The winner of I4H Young Academic Innovator Competition will receive the award that comprises not only of a €1,000 cash prize, sponsored by Genmab, but also a scholarship of €1,490 to attend the popular BioBusiness Summer School. The winner will also be featured in the spring edition of BiotechNEWS & Life Sciences magazine with an article!

By highlighting innovative work and giving a stage to talented researchers, we aim to empower young scientists whose research has the potential to make a real impact in the Life Sciences & Health industry.

The deadline to submit your application is 10 March 2025. 



Sponsor Award 

Besides the opportunity to expand your professional network and attend the programme of this conference, you can also win the prize for the I4H Young Academic Innovator Award, which is €1.000 in cash! The Best Poster Award of Innovation for Health 2025 is sponsored by Genmab

In addition to the sponsor award from Genmab, the winner of the Young Academic Innovator Award will also receive a scholarship of €1,490 to attend the BioBusiness Summer School, taking place from 30 June to 4 July 2025 in Amsterdam.

The winner & research topic will also be featured in an interview in BiotechNEWS & Life Sciences, the leading magazine that covers news and progress in the Dutch & Belgium life sciences sector.


Topics

All research projects in the field of Life Sciences & Healthcare. 

Registration Fee

The fee to present your research with a poster and to enter the I4H Young Academic Innovator Competition is €179 (excluding 21% VAT). This also includes a conference ticket to attend the entire conference programme of Innovation for Health.

Who is eligible for submission?

You are eligible for a Poster Presentation during Innovation for Health if you belong to one of these categories:

  • PhD student
  • Postdoc (in your first postdoc)
  • An active contributor of the project that is presented
  • Available to present your research in person on the conference day

How can I participate?

You can submit your application for the Young Academic Innovator Award via this form. After your application, you will receive a personalized link to the abstract submission portal where you can submit your abstract. The deadline for submissions is 10 March 2025.

Winner 2024:

Astrid van Barneveld - PhD Student, Princess Maxima Center

Jury Members Award 2024:

Hanneke Takkenberg
Professor, Erasmus MC & RSM

Tom Oostrom
Managing Director, Dutch Kidney Foundation and Vice Chair Advisory board Health~Holland

Nettie Buitelaar
Managing Director, Biotech Booster

Liana Steeghs
Director Alliance Management, Genmab

Presenters 2024:

Lucie Descamps
Postdoctoral Researcher, Eindhoven University of Technology

Laila Mouwen
Research Fellow, Zorgbegrijpen

Edgar Alberto Alcala Orozco
PhD Researcher, Max Planck Institute

Amber Wezenaar
PhD Student, Princess Maxima Center

Marijn Peters
Postdoctoral Researcher, Eindhoven University of Technology

Hafize Demirci
PhD Candidate, Amsterdam UMC

Maryam Ijadpanahsaravi
PhD Candidate, Utrecht University

Klaudia Jurczak
PhD Researcher, University of Groningen

Fleur Marijinissen
PhD Researcher, Erasmus MC

Nadzeya Staliarova
PhD Candidate, Utrecht University

Savine Martens
PhD Student, LUMC

Silvia Neri
PhD Student, Sanquin

Mikolaj Szachniewicz
PhD Student, LUMC

Astrid van Barneveld
PhD Student, Princess Maxima Center

The Innovation for Health conference provides a perfect and broad showcase of current developments in Health Care. An excellent opportunity to match these developments with your research activities.

Attendee 2020

Guidelines for submitting an abstract

  • To register for the call for abstracts the participants needs to fill in the abstract submission form
  • Your abstract should be written in English  
  • Abstract is a max. of 300 words  
  • Besides your abstract text, you can submit your poster in PDF

Poster guidelines to presenters

Showcase the overall context of your research and how your results fit in. Focus on the overall scientific/societal problem, the possibilities to solves this, what the contribution of your research is to solving this problem and how your data supports the solution.

+ A0 format, portrait
+ Written in English in a manner that can be understood by educated lay people. Jargon should be avoided.
+ The texts are written in a way that is easily readable, preferably in short sentences and using bullet lists.
+ Font not smaller than 24
+ The headline of the poster consists of a title, summary, names of authors and the organization
+ Figures, tables and graphs are labeled and contain only information that is relevant to the text.
+ The poster should have no unnecessary distractions or embellishments

Contact

If you have questions regarding the Poster Presentations, reach out to i4h@hyphenprojects.nl.

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