Image missing.
The Download: introducing our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2025

Rhiannon Williams

created: Sept. 8, 2025, 12:10 p.m. | updated: Sept. 11, 2025, 5:20 p.m.

The world is full of extraordinary young people brimming with ideas for how to crack tough problems. Every year, we recognize 35 such individuals from around the world—all of whom are under the age of 35. These scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs are working to help mitigate climate change, accelerate scientific progress, and alleviate human suffering from disease. Get to know them all—including our 2025 Innovator of the Year—in these profiles. But that funding is under increasing pressure, thanks to deep budget cuts proposed by the White House.

3 months ago: MIT Technology Review