Winners of the 2025 Awards

Our annual programme celebrates outstanding innovations that demonstrate scientific excellence, deliver measurable impact on today’s most urgent social and environmental challenges, and show strong potential for commercial implementation. In 2025, $100,000 in prizes was awarded to the teams behind the most promising solutions across five categories.

Health

CASPER

Programmable gene-targeting therapy and diagnostics to combat antimicrobial resistance

Explore Project

Energy Futures

Iron Lights Lives

Iron–Air Storage for Renewable Energy

Explore Project

Circular Systems

SPEED

Nanoparticle platform for enzyme screening

Explore Project

Life Resources

PlumeSense AI

Real-time CO₂ plume tracking using AI

Explore Project

Urban Society

Vocadian

Predicting fatigue using voice biomarkers

Explore Project

Jury Members

Chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, and member of the Dubai Council, the jury for the 2025 Awards includes global industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries – whose insight, experience, and integrity guide our evaluation process.

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Chairperson, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority; Member, Dubai Council
H. E. Khalfan Juma Belhoul
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Future Foundation
Amira Sajwani
Managing Director, DAMAC Properties; Founder & CEO, PRYPCO; Founder & COO, Amali Properties
Ali Sajwani
Managing Director, DAMAC Properties; Founder & CEO, Amali Properties
Professor Naren Barfield
Professor Emeritus and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Provost, Royal College of Art
Fadi Ghandour
Co-Founder, Aramex; Executive Chairman, Wamda
Rita Rinaldo
Head of Applications, European Space Agency
Kristoffer Gandrup-Marino
Chief of Innovation, UNICEF
Faris Saeed
Chairman & CEO, SEE Holding