ISC3 Innovation Challenge in Sustainable Chemistry and Waste

ISC3 Innovation Challenge in Sustainable Chemistry and Waste

The ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2023 has the topic « Sustainable Chemistry and Agriculture » !

The annual ISC3 Innovation Challenge is thematically oriented along a once-per-year selected focus topic. Start-ups globally are invited to contend for a total of 25,000 EUR in prize money with their innovative ideas that are revolving around the ongoing year’s focus topic.

They are assessed by a jury of international experts who score the Start-ups and choose the finalists. The finalists’ pitches and the award ceremony take place in autumn/winter.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible are all innovators and entrepreneurs, i.e., persons owning or representing the proposed innovation, employed by organisations including research institutes, start-ups, small-medium sized enterprises, or comparable institutions active in the development and realisation of sustainable chemistry solutions.

Enterprises participating in the challenge shall have a staff headcount not exceeding 50 (full time equivalent) and an annual turnover of max. 10 million Euro.

Enterprises majority-owned by large enterprises are not eligible for the award, except for innovations leading to the creation of independent spin-offs.Proposals submitted by innovators and entrepreneurs from developing countries and tackling challenges in developing countries are considered as particularly

important.

Criteria

The proposals will be assessed against the three main criteria:

Innovation level. Is the innovation unique, distinct, and truly original?

Business viability. What is the market potential of the innovation?

Sustainability. What is the sustainability impact of the innovation?

The winners are awarded money prizes in three categories:

Best Social Impact for Start-ups that have a noteworthy impact on their community.

Best Regional Impact for Start-ups with an innovative solution to solving an issue that is particularly relevant to their region.

The overall Winner of our Innovation Challenge.

All the finalists receive a customized support of the ISC3 Global Start-up Service in form of pitch trainings and have the possibility to be featured as Start-up of the Month.

Five finalists will receive:

Tailored support: access to Global Start-up Service Customised Support

Visibility: promotion of your innovation via ISC3 communication channels

Cash prizes: the overall Innovation Challenge Winner will receive a cash prize of 15,000 EUR.

The two separate categories “Best Social Impact” and “Best Regional Impact » are endowed with cash prizes amounting to 5,000 EUR each.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; ISC3 Innovation Challenge in Sustainable Chemistry and Waste