Sartorius Academia Innovation Award 2026
What would you do with an Ambr® 15 Cell Culture?
About the Sartorius Academia Innovation Award
The Sartorius Academia Innovation Award recognizes outstanding academic initiatives that advance bioprocess education and foster innovative research within academic institutions. The award includes a five year loan of an Ambr® 15 Cell Culture Bioreactor system from the Sartorius demo pool*, providing access to cutting-edge technology that enables hands-on bioprocess development. Second and third place winners will receive vouchers toward the purchase of an Ambr® 15 Cell Culture Bioreactor system, with the second receiving 60% off and the third receiving 40% off.
Why apply? Unlock new possibilities with the Ambr® 15 Cell Culture
Ambr® 15 Cell Culture is more than a bioreactor system. It's a platform that can transform how academic institutions conduct research, train students, and accelerate innovation. With HT automated operation and DOE-MODDE capabilities, researchers can rapidly evaluate multiple process conditions, cell cultures, media formulations, and feeding strategies while using only a fraction of the resources required by shake flasks and traditional bioreactors.
Whether your vision is to develop the next generation of bioprocesses, explore novel therapeutic modalities, create innovative teaching programs, or establish a center of excellence in bioprocess development, Ambr® 15 Cell Culture platform provides the technology foundation needed to turn your ambitious ideas into reality.
*The EMEA Demo Pool is a centralized portfolio of demonstration equipment that enables customers to evaluate Sartorius solutions before making a purchasing decision.
Registration opens on July 20, and the submission deadline is September 27.
Who can participate?
Research driven academic institutions in the life sciences in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, particularly those focused on biopharma and proposing innovative ideas for an Ambr® 15 Cell Culture Bioreactor system application, are eligible to participate. Entries may be submitted by individuals or teams, in English only, using the official registration form. Multiple submissions are not allowed.
What do you need to apply?
You will need an innovative concept for how you would use the Ambr® 15 Cell Culture Bioreactor system, clearly highlighting the added value for your research. The registration form includes a mix of structured and open questions. Please take the time to complete all sections carefully, and keep in mind that submissions will be judged based on how compelling and innovative they are. We encourage joint submissions with other teams.
How are entries evaluated?
An independent jury of experts from diverse fields will decide on the award and select the winner. Submissions will be judged based on degree of innovation, disruptive potential, and relevance to an existing market challenge.
The decisions of the jury are final and not subject to appeal.
How to Submit Your Entry
How to Take Part
- You are part of a research driven academic institution in the life sciences in EMEA, particularly with a focus on biopharma.
- You have an innovative concept for how you would use the Ambr® 15 system to advance research, education or hands on bioprocess development.
- You clearly highlight the added value of your idea and its relevance to an existing market challenge.
- You submit your entry in English via the official registration form.
- Innovation, disruptive potential, and market relevance are just as important to you as they are to us.
Then submit your entry by the deadline of September 27, 2026 using the form on this page.
