Innovation Awards
A celebration of the most successful and innovative projects in the Composites industry.
A celebration of the most successful and innovative projects in the Composites industry.
Every year, through the JEC Composites Innovation Awards, JEC Group rewards cutting-edge, creative projects which demonstrate the full potential of composite materials. Created in 1998, the goals of this top-level innovation program are to:
- Identify, promote, and reward the most innovative composite solutions worldwide
- Encourage companies that are involved in composite innovation along with their partners
- And also enhance their public exposure; and contribute to the advancement of the composite industry
Over the last 25 years, the JEC Composites Innovation Program has involved more than 1,900 companies worldwide. 214 companies and 527 partners have been rewarded for the excellence of their composites’ innovations.
The competition is open to any company or R&D Center with a strong collaborative innovation or concept to present. The success of each competitor is closely linked to the partnerships and collective intelligence involved. The categories cover all the applicative markets: Automotive and Road Transportation, Aerospace, Defense, Security & Ballistics, Renewable Energy, Building & Construction, Infrastructure & Civil Engineering, Oil & Gas, Medical & Prosthetics, Electronics, Industrial Equipment, Furniture & Appliances, Sports & Leisure and Marine.
The prestigious JEC Composites Innovation Awards are recognised worldwide and offer the winners and their partners:
International recognition
Greater exposure during the JEC World show and throughout the following year
New business opportunities
Enhanced customer trust
33 finalists in 11 categories have been selected by an internal JEC jury in January 2023. An external jury composed of Composites professionals will select one winner in each category. The 2023 JEC Composites Innovation Awards winners will be announced on March 2nd in Paris.
Does your company or R&D centre have a strong collaborative innovation or concept to present?
The 2023 Winners
2023 Finalists
The jury
JEC Chairman
JEC
UK Innovations Manager
Ford Motor Company
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Centrale Nantes
Interim Chief Executive Officer,Chief Commercialization Officer
IACMI-The Composites Institute
Chief Technology Officer CTO
Kordsa Teknik Tekstil AS
Technical Authority and Composite Expert
Airbus
Materials, Structures & Industrialization Technical Coordinator
Ariane Group
Manager Future Outside & Materials
Mercedes-Benz
Director / Professor
Innovative Composite Center, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Professor
Hanyang University
Head of the Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne