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J&J Brilliant STEM Innovation Award

Upper Secondary

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About the award

This award recognizes teams that have incorporated innovative science, technology, engineering and math strategies and practices aimed at creating positive community impact.

How winners are chosen

Judging criteria

STEM Innovation: To what extent is it a novel STEM solution with the potential to solve an existing local challenge?

Impact: What is the business’ potential for significant social impact and engagement of the broader community? (individual, community, systemic)

Sustainability: To what extent does the business consider the different dimensions of financial and social sustainability in a conscientious manner?

Potential market: Is the market of the product defined? What kind of a market it is? Is the project scalable?

Meet the jury

Judges

Nathalie Schnider

Senior Marketing Director GGM, Strategy & Operations Trauma | Site Lead Campus Zuchwil

Elena Fernandez-Kleinlein

Head of JLABS EMEA Johnson & Johnson External Scientific Innovation

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InSightED

Romania

InSightED is an educational ecosystem for visually impaired students, consisting of three components: - A mobile app with an integrated AI assistant for managing notes, subjects, and tasks - A smart…

Meet the team