The TOPX Females to Follow awards are initiated by
TOPX and
Hyphen Projects to empower promising and ambitious women, and to honour inspirational females with remarkable careers. With this award we aim to give visibility to brilliant females in the Health & Life Sciences sector and to celebrate their achievements, and by doing so to inspire the next generation of women and follow in their footsteps.
WHO ARE THE NOMINEES?
In total, 30 amazing females professionals are nominated for the TOPX Females to Follow Awards - Rising Stars, in the three different categories: Science, Industry and Entrepreneurship. The winners of the Females to Follow awards will be announced at TOPX Summit on 18 January in Utrecht. YOU can co-determine who will be the winners of the 2024 TOPX Females to Follow Awards, by supporting them with your vote!
The voting period will end on 4 January 2024.
Rising Stars in Entrepreneurship Finalists
Beatrix Förster
CEO & Founder, Doderm GmbH
Mira Gleisberg
CEO & Co-Founder, RespiQ
Kinga Matula
CEO & Co-Founder, QurieGen
Varsha Thakoersing
CEO & Co-Founder, IMcoMET
Dan Jing Wu
CEO & Co-Founder, VivArt-X
Cinzia Silvestri
CEO & Founder, Bi/Ond
Aisling Foley
Co-Founder, ExCulture
Eva van Rikxvoort
CEO & Founder, Thirona
Hanne Callewaert
CEO & Co-Founder, AstriVax
Sonja Blaauw
CEO, H42
Rising Stars in Industry
Finalists
Anne Vroon
Vice President, Business Development, Genmab
Natalie de Jonge
Regulatory Affairs Manager, Agomab Therapeutics
Liesbeth Ceelen
CEO & Board Member, BioLizard
Gemma Moiset
Senior Group Leader of Advanced Modalities, Charles River Laboratories
Janneke Ouwerkerk
Division Manager Health & Microbiology, NIZO
Berenice Wulbrecht
Vice President of Solution Enablement, Ontoforce
Claudine van der Sande
VP & Head of CHI Program, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
Addy van Dijk
Sr Director CMC Management, Pharming
Satwinder Singh
Director Research, Mendus AB
Cristina Martinez Munoz
Sr. Director & Head of Cell Therapy Manufacturing, Kite
Rising Stars in Science
Finalists
Sophie Bots
Assistant Professor, Utrecht University
Marina Trombetta-Lima
Assistant Professor, University of Groningen
Joleen Masschelein
Assistant Professor, VIB-KU Leuven
Anke Lenferink
Assistant Professor, University of Twente
Anke Vandekeere
PhD Student, VIB-KU Leuven
Rochelle Niemeijer
CSO, Nostics
Monique van der Wijst
Assistant Professor, UMCG
Hannah Dugdale
Chair of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Groningen
Susann Ludwig
Team Leader, Wageningen University & Research
Elise Hoek - van den Hil
Food Safety Scientist, Wageningen University & Research