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Forbes
15-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
30 Under 30 Europe Science & Healthcare 2025: The Founders And Scientists Addressing Women's Health, Climate Change And Medical Cures
When Felicia von Reden was 26, her doctor diagnosed her with endometriosis and said her reproductive age was 10 years older than her biological age. The message was clear: if she wanted to have children, she better start soon. Without a partner at the time, Von Reden started wondering: 'What are my options? What can I expect? What is the right thing to do?' She found fertility clinics to be one-size-fits-all, with a standard treatment plan of hormonal injections, a trial run of in vitro fertilization (IVF)—or in her case, egg freezing—and hoping for the best. Sebastian Nevols for Forbes Von Reden saw a business opportunity. One in six people globally are infertile, however fertility treatments—including IVF—remain underfunded and inaccessible thanks largely to high costs and time-consuming treatment. With Dr. Lynae Brayboy (Ovom's Chief Medical Officer), von Reden, now 28, cofounded Ovom Care to make reproductive care more successful, accessible and catered to the individual. How? AI. The cofounders have created machine learning that they say can more accurately identify viable eggs and personalize treatment plans. Founded in 2023, the company now has operations in London and Lisbon. Ovom Care has raised $8.2 million across two funding rounds—the most recent of which was at a $22.7 million valuation—from Alpha Intelligence Capital, Ananda Impact Ventures, Unifier Ventures and Merantix Capital. 'We make you part of the fertility journey and not just a bystander,' says von Reden. Von Reden is just one of the enterprising founders on this year's 30 Under 30 Europe Science & Healthcare list. For more than a decade, Forbes has highlighted young scientists and entrepreneurs for our annual 30 Under 30 list. To be considered for this year's list, all candidates had to be under the age of 30 as of April 8, 2025, and never before named to an 30 Under 30 North America, Asia or Europe list. To select the 2025 listmakers, Forbes collected nominations from Under 30 alumni and the public, conducted our own research and gathered insight from a panel of independent judges, featuring Charlotte Casebourne Stock, executive partner at Yarvie and 2021 Under 30 Europe alum; Andreas Halner, president of Oxford Cancer Analytics and 2022 Under 30 Europe alum; René Kuijten, head of EQT Life Sciences and partner at EQT; and Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation. Other honorees are focusing on other parts of women's health. Bara Kubinova, 28, founded Lively, a menstrual cycle tracking app with features that educate women on nutrition and exercise throughout the stage of their cycle. With no outside investments, Kubinova has grown the company to over $5 million in revenue last year and a user base of over 1.3 million. Gleb Babiy, 22, got his start in women's health after an early diagnosis of excessive female hormone production rendered him unlikely to have children. His startup Aspect Health utilizes data on glucose and hormones through wearable technology. They then design personalized care plans for those with chronic conditions, such as PCOS. Meanwhile, many members of this year's list are innovating in the fight against climate change. Pascal Asselin, 28, cofounded MORFO, a deeptech company specializing in large-scale tropical forest restoration, leveraging AI and drones and returning native plant species to stripped ecosystems. Tin Hang (Henry) Hung, 29, uses genomics, climate predictions and machine learning to predict vulnerable populations and propose which seed sources are best in the face of climate change. And after leading the first comprehensive review of the effects of climate change on children's health, Dr. Daniel Helldén, 29, has been awarded a $840,000 grant to lead a program at the University of Calgary combining pediatrics, climate science and advanced computational modeling to assess current and future impacts of climate change on children. A number of our list makers this year are devoted to discovering and deploying novel solutions that can help us fight everything from autoimmune diseases to unhealthy aging. Working to fight against autoimmunity is biotech startup Granza Bio, cofounded by Ashwin Kumar Jainarayanan, 28. The company is exploring the use of attack particles to transform the treatment of such diseases. Meanwhile, Adewunmi Akingbola, 27, is developing a public health playbook to improve the reliability of real-world data and biases in health studies. He's gained recognition for his research into Hepatitis C, which is prevalent in his home country of Nigeria. These listmakers will undoubtedly make waves in the world and their industry for years to come. As for von Reden, she's excited for what's next in the fertility space: precision medicine. 'When it comes to fertility care, we finally are in a stage where we make the care about you and not essentially applicable to everyone, which is coming through the doors,' she said. 'That's incredibly exciting for us because ultimately that means that we can enable people to build more families and be happier.' This year's list was edited by Pamela Jew, Moya Johnson and Katherine Wessling. For a link to our complete 2025 30 Under 30 Europe Science & Healthcare list, click here, and for full 2025 30 Under 30 Europe coverage, click here.
Forbes
15-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
By The Numbers: Meet The Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Class Of 2025
Resourcefulness, self-sufficiency and invention are the keys to success in today's competitive business climate. No need to preach it to the honorees of the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list. They're building the future while navigating a global trade war, a live war in Ukraine, and the whiplash of generative AI ripping up rules of work, creativity, and capitalism in real time. And still—invention abounds. They're building virtual worlds, revolutionizing fertility, reinventing retail and dominating the entertainment game. Take Fabian Kamberi, who is trying to revive the flatlining metaverse market. His gaming startup Slay is the maker of the hit game Pengu. The app lets folks create and raise virtual penguins and play games with friends. It's attracted 10 million users and top investors like Accel, Scooter Braun, and Harry Stebbings, who have invested $20 million into the company. Says Kamberi, 25, 'We're helping re-establish Europe as a hub for consumer apps and games, showing that global-scale innovation can come from anywhere.' Beyond raising a virtual friend, Slay has also developed an AI-powered social media platform frfr (for real for real). The name's ironic on purpose—the app allows users to create, send, and receive anonymous voice messages in a celebrity's tone. Back here in the real world, other Under 30 honorees are harnessing AI to tackle important problems. Felicia von Reden, 29, is the cofounder of Ovom Care, a fertility clinic that's using AI to take the guesswork out of the invasive and emotional IVF process. Ovom uses machine learning to identify the most viable eggs and sperm for a patient. Its AI software also helps doctors determine the best meds and dosages for specific patients. Things are moving fast: Since opening Ovom's first clinic in 2024, the startup has already helped 350 women on their IVF journeys. It raised some $8 million in funding at a $22 million valuation. Others are betting AI will transform how we advertise and shop. Flore Lestrade, 26, Tristan François, 26, and Christian Kotait, 25, are building Veeton, a tool that allows clothing sellers to show their items using hyperrealistic AI fashion models. Their tech lets clothing companies show off a wide variety of sizes and styles—and for a whole lot cheaper. Meanwhile, Frederic Boesel and Jonas Muller are building text-to-image AI technology with their start-up Black Forest Labs. The pair has raised $31 million in seed money from Andreessen Horowitz and is already partnering with corporations like German telecom titan Deutsche Telekom to help them generate all their marketing images with Forest Labs' model, Flux. All in all, the companies of the 2025 Under 30 Europe list have raised more than $800 million in funding. In the entertainment industry, our listers dominate screens big and very small. Ella Purnell, 28, is an actress known for her roles in TV series Fallout and Yellowjackets. And India Amarteifio, 23, is the award-winning actress from Netflix's Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Meanwhile, those taking the (really) small screen include content creator David Cánovas Martínez, 27, known as 'TheGrefg' to his gaming fans. The streamer counts 48 million subscribers across YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and TikTok. And Tamanna Kaur, 24, counts more than 3 million followers and 71 million views for her lifestyle content focused on women's empowerment. To identify this standout group, Forbes editors worked with expert judges—including musician Sam Smith, Spotify's head of podcasts for Central Europe Saruul Krause-Jentsch, and fashion designer Stella Jean—to review more than 10,000 candidates, evaluating them on impact, financials, and creativity. The result: 300 young leaders steering the future of Europe, harnessing a moment of global uncertainty to build the future's next great companies. (Want to know more about our methodology? Click here.)
