On October 1st, the #InspiringFifty list was published for the first time in Belgium. The initiative recognizes the importance of female role-models in Science and Technology by publishing a list of fifty women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) who can inspiring young girls to embark on a career in the field.
Elegnano founder, Katrien Herdewyn, was named one of the fifty most inspiring women in tech in Belgium on this first #InspiringFiftyBelgium list: https://belgium.inspiringfifty.org/belgium
Born and raised in a family of scientists, Katrien graduated as an electrical engineer with a master's degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the KULeuven in 2010. After four years of scientific research in Solid State Physics and Magnetism, in combination with studies in fashion footwear design, Katrien started Elegnano to bring her two passions in life together – technology and footwear. Elegnano offers elegant shoes for men and women that are re-engineered and infused with (nano)technology to make them more comfortable and durable. Elegnano is literally, and figuratively a fusion of elegance and nanotechnology. Since 2014, Katrien has launched several footwear collections and helped other companies across the world connect art and design with (nano)technology and turn prototypes into commercial products.