(Fltr):Arnon Lesage, Desi Bootsman and Tom Brouwer
(Fltr):Arnon Lesage, Desi Bootsman and Tom Brouwer - For the 15th time, the annual Innovation Awards were presented in NEMO Amsterdam. Tom Brouwer (digital urine scale, Amsterdam UMC), Arnon Lesage (nano foil, UvA) and Desi Bootsman (dyslexia game for children, AUAS) won the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award 2021. They will each receive ¤ 10,000 to further develop their idea and bring it to the market. The Innovation Awards are an initiative of the knowledge transfer office of the Amsterdam Universities - Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA). With the Awards, IXA offers innovative, research-based ideas that positively contribute to society and Amsterdam researchers a platform. Tom Brouwer won in the category Health with Flowsure, an automated urine production monitor that indicates real-time how much a patient urinates, a vital indicator of the patient's condition. In the category Society, the award went to Desi Bootsman (AUAS) for Mazehunter, a game with which children with dyslexia learn by playing.
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