Announcing the 2026 Innovator Awards Recipients
The sixth Women Who Empower Innovator Awards honor 34 individuals with one-time grants, welcoming them into a dynamic community of more than 160 lifetime recipients.
Featured Stories
Innovator Award recipients are filling health care and marketing gaps
Northeastern alums and entrepreneurs Cynthia Orofo and Adebukola Ajao spoke about their academic journeys and careers in a moderated discussion at the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute.
How WISE helps students build confidence and startups
From first idea to funded startup, WISE empowers Northeastern students to build ventures, confidence and community through entrepreneurship.
Leading Scientific Innovation: A Conversation with Kimberly Budil, PhD, Lawrence Livermore Lab
Kimberly Budil, PhD, director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, discussed her career path as the lab’s first woman director, highlighted the lab’s impact, and shared insights about the lab’s historic 60-year journey to fusion ignition.
TEN YEARS. REMARKABLE IMPACT. INFINITE POSSIBILITIES.
Dive into the stories that define a decade in the Women Who Empower: A Decade of Impact magazine.
Innovator Updates
2024 Innovator Award Winner Mariana Charakopoulou Travlou | Nous Health
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2024 Innovator Award Winner Debbie Madueke | Replast
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2024 Innovator Award Winner Fatema Janahi | Palm
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2024 Innovator Award Winner Claudia Tobar | Kamina
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