Elsevier Foundation - ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge 2020

The Elsevier Foundation and the ISC3 believe that chemistry plays a critical role in developing a sustainable future. Chemists have a distinct responsibility to develop innovations, products, and processes to tackle the major global challenges. Thus, the two institutions created the 3rd edition of the Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge that strives to stimulate innovative chemistry research that helps the environment and low-resource communities. The 2020 contest saw two scientific and one entrepreneurial prize awarded during the all virtual Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference on November 10th, 2020. Two Elsevier Foundation-funded scientific prices endowed with €50,000 for first rank, and €25,000 for second rank, were awarded. A third price, the ISC3-financed “Entrepreneurial Spirit in Sustainable Chemistry Award", that aims at inspiring the scientific community to bring sustainable solutions to market and honouring their entrepreneurial spirit in the field of sustainable chemistry, was awarded to the very young female-led Peruvian start-up LeQara. The "Entrepreneurial Spirit in Sustainable Chemistry Award" is endowed with €25,000.00. Congratulations!!!!