With the EU celebrating the European Year of Skills, AmCham EU and JA Europe are pleased to announce the three finalists for the Youth Entrepreneurship Award 2023. The award, now in its 11th edition, recognises young people’s entrepreneurial spirit and aims to foster innovation in Europe. The finalists were selected from a pool of applicants from all over Europe. The winner will be selected by a high-level jury and announced on Wednesday, 28 June at AmCham EU’s Galaevening.
Introducing the Youth Entrepreneurship Award finalists
With the EU celebrating the European Year of Skills, AmCham EU and JA Europe are pleased to announce the three finalists for the Youth Entrepreneurship Award 2023. The award, now in its 11th edition, recognises young people’s entrepreneurial spirit and aims to foster innovation in Europe. The finalists were selected from a pool of applicants from all over Europe. The winner will be selected by a high-level jury and announced on Wednesday, 28 June at AmCham EU’s Galaevening.
The three outstanding finalists are:
MammoCheck
Entrepreneur: Alexandra Dimitriadou
Country of origin: Cyprus
With MammoCheck, women have a revolutionary tool for early detection of breast cancer in the palm of their hands. Advanced thermography technology combined with artificial intelligence allows women to proactively monitor and detect changes in their breast tissue, leading to better health outcomes and a higher quality of life. With a camera added to one’s phone, anyone can perform painless and accurate breast examinations, giving them the knowledge and awareness, they need to take control of their health.
Alexandra Dimitriadou is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of MammoCheck.
AMIRA Meditech
Entrepreneur: Natalia Konova
Country of origin: Bulgaria
To fight antimicrobial resistance, AMIRA has developed a software solution to optimise antibiotic prescriptions in hospitals. By monitoring and controlling antibiotic usage, AMIRA helps doctors save time and decreases hospitals' resources. Through one-of-a-kind prediction models and more quickly adapting to the guidelines for treating infections, AMIRA seeks to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics and save millions of lives. The algorithm is based on latest European and national guidelines for treating infections, as well as the legal documents of the antibiotics and each hospital's unique antibiotic resistance.
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder Natalia Konova is a clinical pharmacologist at the Alexandrovska Hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is also currently undertaking a PhD in improving the effectiveness and safety of antibiotics in hospital settings from Sofia’s Medical University’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Drug n Drop
Entrepreneur: Alexia Vasilaki
Country of origin: Greece
Drug n Drop reports and communicates about pharmaceutical waste data along the supply chain to minimise medicinal waste. Through a complete smart system including hardware and software, Drug n Drop aims to optimise the production and management of medicine while managing the environmental and social issues caused by wasted medicines. It is able to produce reports and communicate them to all stakeholders of the pharmaceutical value chain.
Alexia Vasilaki is Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Drug n Drop and is executive assistant to the Chief Executive Officer at Junior Achievement Europe.
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