[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv id=\u0022republish_modal_form\u0022\u003E\u003Cform class=\u0022modal-form-example-modal-form ecl-form\u0022 data-drupal-selector=\u0022modal-form-example-modal-form\u0022 action=\u0022\/en\/article\/modal\/5938\u0022 method=\u0022post\u0022 id=\u0022modal-form-example-modal-form\u0022 accept-charset=\u0022UTF-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHorizon articles can be republished for free under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cp\u003EYou must give appropriate credit. We ask you to do this by:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n 1) Using the original journalist\u0027s byline\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n 2) Linking back to our original story\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n 3) Using the following text in the footer: This article was originally published in \u003Ca href=\u0027#\u0027\u003EHorizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cp\u003ESee our full republication guidelines \u003Ca href=\u0027\/horizon-magazine\/republish-our-stories\u0027\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cp\u003EHTML for this article, including the attribution and page view counter, is below:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022js-form-item form-item js-form-type-textarea form-item-body-content js-form-item-body-content ecl-form-group ecl-form-group--text-area form-no-label ecl-u-mv-m\u0022\u003E\n \n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \u003Ctextarea data-drupal-selector=\u0022edit-body-content\u0022 aria-describedby=\u0022edit-body-content--description\u0022 id=\u0022edit-body-content\u0022 name=\u0022body_content\u0022 rows=\u00225\u0022 cols=\u002260\u0022 class=\u0022form-textarea ecl-text-area\u0022\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EParkinson\u2019s researcher gets top women entrepreneur award as innovators gather\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr Saskia Biskup, co-founder of CeGaT GmbH, won the top award at the EU Prize for Women Innovators for female scientists who have received EU research funding and have gone on to set up their own companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe second prize went to Dutch researcher Dr Laura van \u0027t Veer, who co-founded cancer testing firm Agendia NV, and the third prize went to Dr Ana Maiques from Spain, who founded research and development services firm Starlab.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018I want to congratulate these three outstanding scientists and entrepreneurs on their achievements,\u2019 European Commission President Jos\u00e9 Manuel Barroso said. \u2018They are a great example to women everywhere of the exciting options open to them.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EM\u00e1ire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, said: \u2018Despite some advances in recent years, women in research and entrepreneurship remain a minority. This is a waste of talent that we cannot afford. We have to foster gender equality and also raise the profile of successful women innovators. This prize does exactly that.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr Biskup received the EUR 100 000 top prize from President Barroso during the opening ceremony of the EU\u2019s Innovation Convention 2014, an event which brings together over 2 000 people including researchers, entrepreneurs and policymakers from across Europe to share ideas on stimulating innovation.\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022tw-text-center tw-text-blue tw-font-bold tw-text-2xl lg:tw-w-1\/2 tw-border-2 tw-border-blue tw-p-12 tw-my-8 lg:tw-m-12 lg:tw--ml-16 tw-float-left\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022tw-text-5xl tw-rotate-180\u0022\u003E\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cp class=\u0022tw-font-serif tw-italic\u0022\u003E\u2018We have to foster gender equality and also raise the profile of successful women innovators.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003Cfooter\u003E\n \u003Ccite class=\u0022tw-not-italic tw-font-normal tw-text-sm tw-text-black\u0022\u003EM\u00e1ire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science\u003C\/cite\u003E\n \u003C\/footer\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStimulating innovation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt follows on from the first Innovation Convention event organised in 2011, and is part of the EU\u2019s strategy to stimulate research and entrepreneurship by linking up innovative people so they can network and exchange new ideas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event includes presentations from\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003Evarious innovation actors, such as\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/entrepreneurs-need-travel-centre-their-industry-storify-s-xavier-damman_en.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EXavier Damman\u003C\/a\u003E, the co-founder of online news site Storify, \u003Cspan\u003EDr Mae C. Jemison,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eformer astronaut, and Prof. Serge Haroche, winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022img_legend\u0022 style=\u0022float: left;\u0022\u003E\u003Cfigure role=\u0022group\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cimg alt=\u0022Dr Saskia Biskup, winner of the European Women Innovators Award\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022 src=\u0022\/research-and-innovation\/sites\/default\/files\/hm\/_O3C6234_DxO.jpg\u0022 style=\u0022line-height: 1.538em;\u0022 title=\u0022Dr Saskia Biskup, winner of the European Women Innovators Award\u0022 width=\u0022200\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022tw-italic tw-mb-4\u0022\u003EDr Saskia Biskup, winner of the European Women Innovators Award\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n\u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003EDr Saskia Biskup, winner of the European Women Innovators Award.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u2018Our hope is that new connections and new ideas are generated at the Convention, creating new value for society,\u2019 said Peter Dr\u00f6ll,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003Eacting director at the Directorate-General for Research \u0026amp; Innovation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2018In addition, we hope \u2013 and looking at the rich list of superb speakers I am actually sure \u2013 that we will gain new and important insights into what policy can and what it should not do to make Europe more attractive for innovators.\u2019\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs well as presentations, there is a series of interactive demonstrations showing technology that has resulted from EU-funded research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHave a look at the full\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/research\/innovation-union\/ic2014\/index_en.cfm?pg=showcase\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eprogramme\u003C\/a\u003E for details.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/textarea\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv id=\u0022edit-body-content--description\u0022 class=\u0022ecl-help-block description\u0022\u003E\n Please copy the above code and embed it onto your website to republish.\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cinput autocomplete=\u0022off\u0022 data-drupal-selector=\u0022form-85xfdp3ynvgghi4bn0jhq7ebihhbszrybrpm0r-u4xm\u0022 type=\u0022hidden\u0022 name=\u0022form_build_id\u0022 value=\u0022form-85XFDp3YNvgGHi4BN0JHq7EBiHHbSzRYBrpm0R_u4xM\u0022 \/\u003E\n\u003Cinput data-drupal-selector=\u0022edit-modal-form-example-modal-form\u0022 type=\u0022hidden\u0022 name=\u0022form_id\u0022 value=\u0022modal_form_example_modal_form\u0022 \/\u003E\n\u003C\/form\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E","dialogOptions":{"width":"800","modal":true,"title":"Republish this content"}}]