The launch of the 'Innovators under 35 Europe' award at Maker Faire Rome

Enhance young European talents who develop innovative technologies with a scientific, economic and social impact. This is the objective of Innovators Under 35 Europe, the award promoted by Mit Technology Review Italia, presented today at Maker Faire Rome 2026, at the Gazometro Ostiense.

The initiative, created in collaboration with eFM and Opinno and supported by Eni and ROAD - Rome Advanced District, officially opens the European call to identify the protagonists of innovation under 35. Applications will be open from 23 October 2026 to 15 May 2027. Participants will be evaluated in nine impact areas, including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, climate technologies and cybersecurity. At the end of the process, 35 winners will be selected. The awards ceremony will be held for the first time in Italy in autumn 2027. "With Innovators Under 35 Europe - said Daniele Di Fausto - we want to build a European community of innovators capable of identifying and bringing out the talents that will build the future of our society", said Daniele Di Fausto, CEO and Chairman of Mit Technology Review Italia.

The launch is part of the Maker Faire Rome program, scheduled from 23 to 25 October, an event dedicated to innovation and the meeting between research, startups and businesses.

Eni also participates in this edition of the event, on the occasion of the centenary of the foundation of Agip, which took place in 1926, with an exhibition dedicated to the evolution of industrial and energy innovation.