RSE welcomes nominations for £50,000 innovation prize
Scotland’s top award for innovation carries a cash award of £50,000. The Gannochy Trust Innovation Award of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is presented annually to a young innovator whose work benefits Scotland’s wellbeing. The closing date for entries is Friday 8 May 2009.
Targeted at a new generation of Scottish innovator, any individual aged 45 and under, working in Scotland is eligible to compete for the award. The award carries a valuable cash prize of £50,000 to an individual, and a prestigious specially commissioned gold medal.
Last year's winner
The 2008 award was presented to Dr Colin Urquhart, Chief Executive Officer of Glasgow based Dimensional Imaging Ltd, for a breakthrough which could transform practices in fields as diverse as burns treatment and facial surgery, orthodontics, dermatology, psychology and entertainment.
Colin said: ”Last year’s award was fantastic recognition for the enormous challenges faced by my team in bringing a highly innovative Scottish technology to a worldwide market.
The award has helped to raise the profile of the company both in Scotland and overseas, and the extremely generous £50,000 prize is also hugely valuable to the company, particularly since it can be multiplied up with matching private and public sector funding.
The prize will help us to develop our ground breaking 4D surface image capture technology, which is capable of capturing 3D video sequences of dynamically changing surfaces."
How to enter or nominate someone you know
It’s easy to enter – a nomination form must be completed in full, with an additional two A4 single-sided pages attached. The names of two referees must be provided, and a one-page CV must be included with the nomination papers.
The individuals nominated must be based in Scotland, or have other substantial connections with Scotland, be able to demonstrate outstanding innovation and achievement, and the potential for social and economic benefit. Applicants must be aged under 45 at January 1st 2009. The closing date for entries is Friday 8 May 2009.
Application forms are available from The Royal Society of Edinburgh by:
Email: gannochyaward@royalsoced.org.uk
Tel: 0131 240 5013
Published on Monday 13 April 2009