Past Innovation Challenges

Award-winning Innovations in Sustainable Chemistry

Since 2019 the ISC3 organises a yearly Innovation Challenge in a selected focus topic, to award the best Innovations in Sustainable Chemistry worldwide. Examples of the yearly changing topics include Sustainable Chemistry & Textiles, Climate Change, Waste Management.

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Discover the topics and winners of our past challenges!

Innovation Challenge 2024: Sustainable Chemistry and Textiles

Read more about the Innovation Challenge 2024 criteria in our announcement press release.

Winners:

Dimpora AG, Switzerland (Innovation Challenge Award),
POLYBION, Mexico (Special Impact Award)
Renasens AB, Sweden (Special Impact Award)

Read more about the Innovation Challenge 2024 winners in our press release.

Innovation Challenge 2023: Agriculture

Read more about the Innovation Challenge 2023 criteria in our announcement press release.

Winners:

SCHUTZEN, India (Innovation Challenge Award),
MAKABI, Croatia (Special Impact)
Molepse Bioresources, Kenya (Special Regional Impact)
ClimEtSan-OnTheGround, Germany (Honourable Mention)

Read more about the Innovation Challenge 2023 winners in our press release.

Innovation Challenge 2022: Waste: Prevention, Valorisation & Management

Read more about the Innovation Challenge 2022 criteria in our announcement press release.

Winners:

We Are Galaktika, Germany (now New Dawn Silicones, Germany (Innovation Challenge Award)
Materials In Works, Malaysia (Best Regional Impact)
RAY Cosmetics, Ethiopia (Best Social Impact)

Read more about the Innovation Challenge 2022 winners in our press release.

Innovation Challenge 2021: Renewable Energy

Winners:

Materials In Works, Malaysia (Innovation Challenge Award)
former LeafyLife, Netherlands (currently AlkylRecycling, Netherlands (Best Regional Impact)
former Shobab Energy, Nigeria (now The Energy Africa, Nigeria (Best Social Impact)

Innovation Challenge 2019/2020: Sustainable Building and Living

Winners:

ZILA, USA (now ZILA BioWorks, USA (Innovation Challenge Award)
EcoAct Tanzania Green Life, Tanzania (Best Social Impact)
Ecovon, Ghana (Best Regional Impact)
IDEA-TEC, Chile (Best Female Founder)
Mesocarpe, Germany (Best Female Founder)
former Mojau Innoventa, South Africa (Best Female Founder)
Akyas, Jordan (Regionally Impactful, Out-Of-The-Box Solution)