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One of the world’s most prestigious innovation awards

For more than two decades, the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 award has identified young people turning advances in science and technology into meaningful change. Here we discover the most prominent innovators behind Europe’s next breakthroughs.

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Innovators Under 35 Europe brings together people working across science, technology, entrepreneurship and research across Europe’s innovation ecosystem. Explore the network, see who is involved, and get in touch if you would like to take part in the community around IU35 Europe.

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Alessandra Sala

Ireland

Global President women in AI,Co-Chair UNESCO Women 4 Ethical AI

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Claudia Cea

USA

Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Yale University · PhD

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Denise McQuaid

Ireland

Co-Founder & Director of Investor Relations, AwakenAngels / AwakenHub

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Federico Frattini

Italy

Dean, POLIMI Graduate School of Management · PhD | Politecnico di Milano

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Luis Alberto Alonso Pastor

USA

Principal Research Scientist, MIT Media Lab · PhD

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Mercedes Balcells-Camps

Spain

Principal Research Scientist, MIT · PhD | MIT Technology Review Spain

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Miguel Arias

Spain

General Partner, K Fund

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Niels de Fraguier

France

Co-Founder, Positive · Co-author, The Regenerative Enterprise

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Salvatore Majorana

Italy

President, IASP · Director, Kilometro Rosso

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Stéphanie Hospital

France

Founder & CEO, OneRagtime

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Vasileios Vlaseros

Greece

Director of Innovation and Industrial Collaboration. Assistant Professor, Business Analytics, Economics & Management Information Systems

JUDGE

Alessandra Sala

Ireland

Global President women in AI,Co-Chair UNESCO Women 4 Ethical AI

JUDGE

Andrés-Leonardo Martínez-Ortiz

Switzerland

Machine Learning SRE, Google · PhD

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Aurélie Jean

France

CEO & Co-Founder, Infra · PhD

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Claudia Cea

USA

Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Yale University · PhD

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Corrado Priami

Italy

Full Professor & Vice-Rector for Knowledge Valorisation, Università di Pisa

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Denise McQuaid

Ireland

Co-Founder & Director of Investor Relations, AwakenAngels / AwakenHub

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Diego Balverde

Climate Finance Specialist, European Central Bank · PhD

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Federico Frattini

Italy

Dean, POLIMI Graduate School of Management · PhD | Politecnico di Milano

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Ismael Faro

USA

Founder & President, ANFAIA

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Laurent Boitard

France

CEO & Co-Founder, PLASKIMIA · PhD

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Luis Alberto Alonso Pastor

USA

Principal Research Scientist, MIT Media Lab · PhD

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Lydéric Bocquet

France

Professor, Collège de France · Member, Académie des Sciences

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Marcelo Coelho

USA

Associate Professor of the Practice, MIT Department of Architecture · PhD

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Mercedes Balcells-Camps

Spain

Principal Research Scientist, MIT · PhD | MIT Technology Review Spain

JUDGE

Miguel Arias

Spain

General Partner, K Fund

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Niels-Christian Krüger

Switzerland

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Theodoros Evgeniou

France

Professor of Decision Sciences and Technology Management, INSEAD · PhD

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Tomaso Poggio

USA

Eugene McDermott Professor, MIT · PhD

JUDGE

Vasileios Vlaseros

Greece

Director of Innovation and Industrial Collaboration. Assistant Professor, Business Analytics, Economics & Management Information Systems

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

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Politecnico di Milano / POLIMI Graduate School of Management

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Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (UCBM)

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INSEAD

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European Space Agency (ESA)

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MIT.nano

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Council on Foreign Relations

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K Fund

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Shutterstock

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Women in AI

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Bracco Group / Bracco Imaging

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Eni

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ROAD – Rome Advanced District

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Endeavor Italy

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European Innovation Council (EIC)

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IASP

We saw them first

Before the world knew their names, MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 program had already identified the people behind some of the defining technological breakthroughs of recent decades. Software, search, robotics, electric mobility, advanced medicine, biotechnology, climate tech, AI, neurotechnology and digital infrastructure – their work has reshaped entire industries, opened new fields of research and pushed forward new frontiers of innovation. Among past Innovators Under 35 is a Nobel Prize winner. Discover all the Innovators Under 35 from previous editions.