Post by European Research Executive Agency (REA)

No lab, no field, no equation is off limits. Women belong wherever discovery begins. On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women in science that are advancing cancer treatments, founding startups, contributing to Nobel Prize-winning discoveries and more - all supported by EU funding. ★ Sonia M. Garcia Blanco transformed her scientific discoveries on small-scale systems into real-world impact by launching her own startup: https://lnkd.in/eZAaHNdt ★ Alba García Fernández and Erika Pineda Ramírez share a mission to find more effective treatments for cancer patients: https://lnkd.in/gWX9qwzT ★ Natalia Maria Marek- Trzonkowska is exploring new targeted cancer therapies: https://lnkd.in/dTbjK92s ★ Rana Sanyal won the 2024 European Prize for Women Innovators for developing smart nanomedicines for targeted chemotherapy: https://lnkd.in/eeutVkJJ ★ Anne L’Huillier, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics for her study of electron dynamics in matter: https://lnkd.in/ewTbvHUB ★ Estella Newcombe championed research on neurological diseases to help researchers find new ways for proteins to interact: https://lnkd.in/enMPHAax ★ Tiina Ristmäe’s project develops technological solutions to empower responders in disaster scenarios, such as a small robot that can detect people stuck under rubble: https://lnkd.in/dZhgsd5M    Let’s continue working towards a future where every girl who dreams of science sees a place for herself in it. EU Science, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions