Only a few days to go! EU TalentOn 2026 is thrilled to announce the 25 teams who will be competing in the third edition of this groundbreaking scientific contest, taking place September 7–11 in Brest, France.
Over five intense days in Brest, they’ll participate in brainstorming sessions lectures, workshops, and networking activities, working in teams to develop cutting-edge solutions. The stakes? A share of €80 000 in prize money, including a €12 000 Grand Jury Prize for the most impactful project.
A Soil Deal For Europe Team 1
- Swagatika Dash (Germany)
- Susana Zapata García (Spain)
- Humberto Castillo Gonzalez (France)
- Giuseppe De Giorgio (Italy)
A Soil Deal For Europe Team 2
- Daniel Henn (Ireland)
- Julia Santolin (Belgium)
- Sanaz Bagheri (Germany)
- Cláudia Viana (Portugal)
A Soil Deal For Europe Team 3
- Natasha Waris (Italy)
- Ilaria Bertolini (Italy)
- Felipe Quiroz (Ireland)
- Victoria Boycheva (Estonia)
A Soil Deal For Europe Team 4
- Mujahid Rasool (Germany)
- Dhouha Ouerfelli (Cyprus)
- Abarna Lingeswaran (France)
- Albert Garcia-Valiente (Spain)
A Soil Deal For Europe Team 5
- Mar Luna Manteca (Spain)
- Roxana Khabazzadeh Moghadam (France)
- Saurabh Singh (Ireland)
- Marija Gadzimuradova (Netherlands)
Cancer Prevention & Care Team 1
- Aleksandra Kierczak (Poland)
- Bashir Ibrahim Abdalrahman Ahmed (Hungary)
- Laura Jonderko (Poland)
- Jill Meynen (Belgium)
Cancer Prevention & Care Team 2
- Jaffar Gura (France)
- Oliwia Kosecka (Poland)
- Xhilda Dhamo Merkaj (Albania)
Cancer Prevention & Care Team 3
- Mireia Vaca-Dempere (Spain)
- Federica Brescia (Ireland)
- Maria Stepanyan (Luxembourg)
- Matteo Arnaudi (Denmark)
Cancer Prevention & Care Team 4
- Tulu Tefera Habte (Hungary)
- Ava Chan (United Kingdom)
- Salome Abuladze (Georgia)
- Nikolina Tomic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Cancer Prevention & Care Team 5
- Marion Le Meur (Spain)
- Suresh Ajmeera (Belgium)
- Alberto Galindo Caballero (Spain)
- Narjes Yazdi (Finland)
Restore our Ocean and Waters Team 1
- Mariarosaria Morelli (Italy)
- Myrto Foteini Touloupi (Greece)
- Beyza Özerdem (Turkey)
- Abdullah Senol (Norway)
Restore our Ocean and Waters Team 2
- Adriana Spedicato (France)
- Thomas Wendt (France)
- Kainat Altaf (Germany)
- Eleonora Thomas (Belgium)
Restore our Ocean and Waters Team 3
- Varsha Lohani (Spain)
- Bektore Mansurov (Slovakia)
- Pauline Delran (France)
- Mandana Mahgoli (Iceland)
Restore our Ocean and Waters Team 4
- Simone Scala (Spain)
- Charlene Penelope Glaeser (Germany)
- Pauline Wasle (Germany)
- Iván Montenegro (Spain)
Restore our Ocean and Waters Team 5
- Siddhanth Shishodia (Austria)
- Dominika Czekanowska (Poland)
- Gabriel Tejero (Ireland)
- Gjylije Hoti (Italy)
100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Team 1
- Merve Alp (Türkiye)
- Divyanshu Sood (Ireland)
- Stelina Leka (Albania)
- Muhammad Talib Faiz (Belgium)
100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Team 2
- Maria Isavella Gkadri (Greece)
- Abdul Mateen Khan (Ireland)
- Jakub Suchý (Czech Republic)
- Muhammad Irfan Khalid (Greece)
100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Team 3
- Nejc Klopcic (Slovenia)
- Maria Ruxandra Cojocaru (Spain)
- Rahmandhika Firdauzha Hary Hernandha (Belgium)
- Gábor Pásztor (Hungary)
100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Team 4
- Hannah Niese (Switzerland)
- Fouad Al Tfaily (France)
- Antonio D’Alessio (Italy)
- Ruben Hammele (Germany)
100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Team 5
- Samar Momin (Ireland)
- Imen Kaabachi (France)
- Lucia Petronio (Italy)
- Samira Huber (Germany)
Adaptation to Climate Change Team 1
- Carlos Cabanzo (Portugal)
- Alexandros Asvestas (Greece)
- Ivan Werthmann (Netherlands)
- Andrea Briones (Spain)
Adaptation to Climate Change Team 2
- Asli Ceren Simsek (Spain)
- Ismir Smajic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Lorenzo Gianquintieri (Italy)
- Bernat Molero Agudo (Netherlands)
Adaptation to Climate Change Team 3
- Martina Di Sessa (Italy)
- Santiago Martínez Sosa (Ireland)
- Ibrahim Abdelsalam (Finland)
- Niklas Kehl (Germany)
Adaptation to Climate Change Team 4
- Marie Johanna Univer (Estonia)
- Edoardo Kimani Bellotto (Austria)
- Florin Miron (Romania)
- Alejandro Roman (Spain)
Adaptation to Climate Change Team 5
- Ahmed Salem (Germany)
- Martina Lamanna (Italy)
- Kristina Yefimak (Belgium)
- Barbara Bourgade (Sweden)
