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The prize is awarded to the 3 most talented women innovators in the RIS eligible Countries who have successfully developed/brought novel and innovative solutions to the market. The prize winners are chosen by an independent panel of experts.

“LEADERS – Women Innovators in Manufacturing at EIT RIS” is open to applications from women innovators in the RIS eligible countries that have a solution fitting one of the following EIT Manufacturing flagship areas:

• Flexible Production Systems for Competitive Manufacturing. Emerging technologies enable almost limitless flexibility in product design and production, allowing full customisation.
• Low Environmental Footprint Systems & Circular Economy for Green Manufacturing. Using new technology to minimise the use of resources, energy, and material in production systems enables new circular business models.
• Digital & Collaborative Solutions for Innovative Manufacturing Ecosystems. Collaboration and business on digital platforms and value networks enable companies to create new and highly efficient value chains.
• Human-machine co-working for socially sustainable manufacturing. Smart use of automation and robots enables great workplaces, flexible production, and sustainable human work.

Applicants compete for the following:

Up to 60 eligible applicants will receive online pitch training.

The 6 top-ranked finalists will have access to the in-person awarding ceremony and will receive visibility and international publicity through EIT Manufacturing’s communication channels.

The 3 top-ranked finalists in addition to the visibility, will receive also prize money. The Prizes for the 3 top-ranked finalists are the following:

• 1st – € 10 000
• 2nd – € 7 500
• 3rd – € 5 000

All applications and supporting documents must be submitted in English using the application forms linked on the competition website – no paper submissions will be considered.