EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR EARLY CAREER innovators TO SHOWCAsE YOUR RESEARCH

Innovation for Health Young Innovator Award

Innovation for Health offers early-career scientists and innovators the opportunity to get exposure for their research, expand their professional profile, connect with key players and gain insight in the vibrant Life Sciences & Health industry.

If you are a PhD student, a young postdoc or an early-career innovator working on innovative research project in Life Sciences & Health, you can present your research at Innovation for Health to key players in the sector with a poster and get selected for a pitch presentation.

All submitted abstracts that match the criteria, can be presented with a poster presentation. Also, all poster presenters had the opportunity to give an oral presentation in the programme, during the I4H Young Innovator Competition on 26 March 2026.

The jury members evaluated all pitches and select the winner. The winner of I4H Young Innovator Competition received the award that comprises not only of a €1,000 cash prize, sponsored by Genmab, but also a scholarship of €1,560 to attend the popular BioBusiness Summer School. The winner will also be featured in the spring edition of BiotechNEWS & Life Sciences magazine with an article!

By highlighting innovative work and giving a stage to talented researchers, we aim to empower young scientists whose research has the potential to make a real impact in the Life Sciences & Health industry.

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Sponsor Award

Besides the opportunity to expand your professional network and attend the programme of this conference, you can also win the prize for the I4H Young Innovator Award, which is €1.000 in cash! The Best Poster Award of Innovation for Health is sponsored by Genmab.

In addition to the sponsor award from Genmab, the winner of the I4H Young Innovator Award will also receive a scholarship of €1,560 to attend the BioBusiness Summer School, taking place from 22 June to 26 July 2026 in Amsterdam.

The winner & research topic will also be featured in an interview in BiotechNEWS & Life Sciences, the leading magazine that covers news and progress in the Dutch & Belgium life sciences sector.

Topics

All research projects in the field of Life Sciences & Healthcare.

Registration Fee

The fee to present your research / innovation with a poster and to enter the I4H Young Innovator Competition is €179 (excluding 21% VAT) in 2026 edition. This also includes a conference ticket to attend the entire conference programme of Innovation for Health.

Who is eligible for submission?

You are eligible for a Poster Presentation during Innovation for Health if you belong to one of these categories:

PhD student in the related field
Young Postdoc
Early career scientists or innovators
Be able to present in English
Be an active contributor of the project that is presented
Group projects are accepted but only one person will present and be eligible for any awards
Available to present your research in person on the conference day

Winner I4H Young Innovator Award 2026:

WINNER I4H YOUNG ACADEMIC INNOVATOR AWARD 2026:

Tim Sakkers
Entrepreneurial Postdoctoral Researcher, UMC Utrecht

"A scalable blood-based diagnostic assay for early detection of heart disease in women"

Jury Members Award 2026:

Liana Steeghs
Director Alliance Management, Genmab

Nettie Buitelaar
Managing Director, Biotech Booster

Tom Oostrom
Directeur, Nierstichting

Laura Heitman
Vice Chair, FIGON
Professor, Leiden University

Poster Presenters 2026:

Mingshi Chen
Amsterdam UMC

Raphael Collot
Prinses Máxima Centrum

Andrea D'Amico
Sanquin Research

Gabriela Golda
Amsterdam UMC

Tim Sakkers
UMC Utrecht

Carmen Salvadores Fernandez
University College London

Carlijn Vlaswinkel
University Medical Center Utrecht

Viktorija Vodilovska
Utrecht University

Tong Yang
Erasmus MC

Irina De Alba Alvarez
University of Twente

The Innovation for Health conference provides a perfect and broad showcase of current developments in Health Care. An excellent opportunity to match these developments with your research activities.

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Guidelines for submitting an abstract

To register for the call for abstracts the participants needs to fill in the abstract submission form
Your abstract should be written in English
Abstract is a max. of 300 words
Besides your abstract text, you can submit your poster in PDF

Poster guidelines to presenters

Showcase the overall context of your research and how your results fit in. Focus on the overall scientific/societal problem, the possibilities to solves this, what the contribution of your research is to solving this problem and how your data supports the solution.

+ A0 format, portrait

+ Written in English in a manner that can be understood by educated lay people. Jargon should be avoided.

+ The texts are written in a way that is easily readable, preferably in short sentences and using bullet lists.

+ Font not smaller than 24

+ The headline of the poster consists of a title, summary, names of authors and the organization

+ Figures, tables and graphs are labeled and contain only information that is relevant to the text.

+ The poster should have no unnecessary distractions or embellishments

Contact

If you have questions regarding the Poster Presentations, reach out to i4h@hyphenprojects.nl.

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