The Engineer's 2024 C2I awards sees launch of new prize for lifetime innovators

The latest iteration of The Engineer’s Collaborate to Innovate Awards, which is currently open for entries, sees the addition of a new category aimed at celebrating the achievements of individuals who have dedicated their careers to pushing the boundaries of innovation.

The Impact Award for Innovation Excellence, which is sponsored by Schneider Electric, has been set up to celebrate individuals who can demonstrate a lifelong commitment to transforming ideas into tangible solutions, shaping industries, and advancing technological frontiers.

Commenting on this new entry, The Engineer's editor Jon Excell said: "With a legacy marked by groundbreaking inventions, disruptive breakthroughs, and visionary leadership, the recipient of this special new award will stand as a beacon of inspiration for engineers wherever they may be found."

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Now in its ninth year, Collaborate To Innovate (C2I) was launched to uncover and celebrate great examples of engineering collaboration – a dynamic critical to addressing many of the challenges and problems faced by society.

The competition is open to innovative technology led projects which are underpinned by collaboration between two or more separate organisations and which have had - or are likely to have - a positive impact in their area of application.

Alongside this new category, entries are invited from projects addressing challenges across eight other categories, including automotive; aerospace, defence and security; information, data and connectivity; healthcare and medical; energy and environment; and manufacturing technology.

The closing date for entries is midnight on Friday 6th September. Shortlisted entries will be judged by a panel of some of the UK’s leading engineers and the winners will be revealed at an evening drinks reception in February 2025 at One Great George Street, Westminster,  London.

For more information visit http://awards.theengineer.co.uk