Each year, the JEC Composites Innovation Awards recognize collaborative, innovative, and ambitious projects that showcase the potential of composite materials. Established in 1998, this leading program aims to identify, promote, and reward the most innovative composite solutions worldwide. Over the past 28 years, the JEC Composites Innovation Awards have seen more than 2,200 participating companies from around the globe. A total of 269 companies and 811 partner companies have been recognized for the excellence of their innovations.
The competition is open to companies, universities, or R&D centers with a promising concept or collaborative innovation to present. The JEC Composites Innovation Awards also offer a leading international platform, allowing selected innovations to benefit from increased visibility among a professional audience attentive to new trends in composites.
For this edition, 154 applications were submitted, of which 33 finalists were selected, and a winner was chosen in each of the 11 categories by a jury of international experts representing the entire composites value chain:
• Mr. Michel COGNET, Chairman of the Board, JEC
• Dr. Klaus DRECHSLER, Professor, Chair of Carbon Composites, Technical University of Munich
• Pr. Bronwyn FOX, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise), UNSW Sydney
• Dr. Roberto FRASSINE, Full Professor, Polymeric and Composite Materials, Politecnico di Milano
• Pr. Sung HA, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University
• Prof. Dr. Patricia KRAWCZAK, Full Professor, Centre for Materials & Processes, IMT Nord Europe / Institut Mines-Télécom
• Pr. Gilles LUBINEAU Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Director of MCEM and ENERCOMP, KAUST
• Dr. Antonio NANNI, Professor, Dept. of Civil & Architecture Engineering, University of Miami
• Pr. Veronique MICHAUD, Head of Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites (LPAC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
• Pr. Kiyoshi UZAWA, Director, Innovative Composite Center, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
• Mrs. Müge YENMEZ, CTO & Composite EMEA General Manager, Kordsa