Degussa European Science-to-Business Award 2006
"Innovation is the transformation of research results into real, marketable products. To encourage and honour young researchers who venture out into the world of business, we are launching the "Degussa European Science-to-Business Award". When excellence in science teams up with entrepreneurial spirit, we have a good chance to keep Europe ahead in a global competition."
Dr. Alfred Oberholz, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
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The Winner 2006
On September 11, 2006 the award ceremony took place in the Berlin Communication Museum. Dr. Alfred Oberholz, Deputy Chairman of Degussa AG, awarded the prize to Prof. Russell Cowburn.
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The Nominees
The jury received a large number of very good and interesting applications to assess. Three of them were nominated for the Degussa European Science-to-Business Award 2006. Take a look at these scientists and their innovative projects. More |
About this award
The “Degussa European Science-to-Business Award” has been initiated by Degussa AG, the global market leader in specialty chemicals, Germany, in partnership with Germany’s leading business and financial newspaper Handelsblatt and one of Europe’s leading business schools INSEAD in France. The award will be granted for the first time in 2006, and under the patronage of the European science and research commissioner Janez Potocnik.
The award comprises
- € 100,000 prize money
- participation in an INSEAD general management coaching program
- consultancy on business concept planning from INSEAD
By launching the award Degussa aims to reward young top scientists (not older than 35), who have completed outstanding innovative research that has excellent commercialisation potential in the field of material sciences and related technologies at research facilities in Europe.
It is a major goal of the award to provide significant financial and conceptual support to these scientists and their outstanding research work. In addition, the award aims to further strengthen Europe’s position in key technologies and the consequent transformation of scientific knowledge into innovation and commercial success.
Field of Research
This year's Degussa European Science-to-Business Award will be dedicated to research work in the field of Material Science and Associated Technologies. It is absolutely essential that the work has a clear business potential.