Together with their team, Madiha Derouazi and Elodie Belnoue have invented a platform to make therapeutic cancer vaccines that help the immune system recognise and destroy cancer cells in the body.
To tackle widespread period poverty, Rafaella de Bona Gonçalves has developed biodegradable sanitary products for disadvantaged groups in her country using readily available harvest waste.
Engineers Nuno Correia and Carla Gomes lead a team that has developed a mooring platform for floating solar farms that tracks the sun. Their system can increase photovoltaic panel efficiency, providing an incentive for further investment in floating solar farm technology.
Engineers Frank Herre and Hans-Georg Fritz lead a team which has developed an automated car-painting system that applies paint without wasting a single drop, cutting waste and enabling new levels of customisation.
