RSC Innovation Awards 2006

16 Jan 2007

The RSC Industry and Technology Forum Innovation Awards 2006 are now open for application. There are three awards of £4000 to reward, promote and support innovation in the chemical sciences.

Teamwork in Innovation
Recognition of innovative collaborations

Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year
Recognition of an individual’s contribution to the commercialisation of research in chemistry.

Creativity in Industry
Lifetime achievement award

Last year’s Entrepreneur of the Year was Matthew Baker who founded the company DNA Research Innovations eight years ago and sold it to the world’s largest life sciences organisation, Invitrogen, for $65 million. “It’s great to have recognition and gain a higher profile for chemistry based projects at all levels from the bench to the investment community” said Matthew “I hope this award will inspire and motivate other scientists to see their ideas through to commercial success”.
The closing date for applications is the 31st January 2007 and application forms are available from the ITF website.