First Vietnamese scientist wins TechWomen100 award

The award ceremony took place on November 21 at the Queen Elizabeth II Center in London.

Nguyen, selected from thousands of nominees and is the only Vietnamese recipient among the 100 winners of the 2024 TechWomen100 awards, was recognized thanks to her contributions to biomaterial technologies and leadership in technology.

This award celebrates emerging female leaders in technology who have made significant achievements and positive community impacts in the U.K.

Nguyen graduated with a degree in Chemistry from the University of Science in Ho Chi Minh City in 2003. She later earned a Ph.D. in regenerative medicine from Soonchunhyang University in South Korea.

Following her doctorate, she joined the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Oxford University as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on biomedical engineering and tissue regeneration.

Alongside her colleagues, she developed large-scale polycaprolactone particles for harvesting stem cells, a groundbreaking research achievement that was patented and successfully commercialized. For this work, she received Oxford's Outstanding Postdoctoral Researcher Award in 2017.

Founded in 2017, the TechWomen100 awards were the first to honor women working in technology in the U.K. The awards also recognize senior advocates, pioneering companies, and networks that support the career development of women in technology.

In its third edition, the 2024 TechWomen100 awards received over 1,150 applications, with winners chosen through a rigorous evaluation and voting process./.