Press Release: Women innovators prize 2014: Commission rewards winners from Germany, Netherlands and Spain

On the 7 March 2014, ahead of the celebration of International Women's Day (8 March 2014), the European Commission announced the winners of the 2014 EU Prize for Women Innovators.

They are Saskia Biskup (Germany, first prize), Laura van 't Veer (The Netherlands, second prize) and Ana Maiques (Spain, third prize). The competition celebrates women who have combined their scientific excellence with a head for business to set up innovative enterprises. It is open to women who have benefited from EU research and innovation programmes.

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