We are proud to announce that Prof. Dr. Erik Frijlink will receive the Innovation Day 2023 award from the Board of University of Groningen & Corina Prent (Director, RuG ventures)! As an academic innovator, Prof. Dr. Frijlink is the perfect example of a scientific entrepreneur. Throughout his career, he has:

1. Developed breakthrough technologies which are a product of fundamental science and applications.
2. Successfully balanced the tradeoff between publications and patenting.
3. Focused on big problems that required “out of the box” bold solutions to have an impact.
4. Proven go-to market strategies that generated revenue by saving lives.

We will honor Prof. Dr. Frijlink in this unique inspiration session during the innovation day on 14^th June. Please apply here to take part in this celebration!