Title Sponsor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
We are proud to sponsor the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC), the nation鈥檚 premier middle school Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (91导航) competition hosted by 91导航. As the competition鈥檚 third title sponsor in 25 years, we are excited to build upon decades of success and progress and expand the impact of the Thermo Fisher JIC and its brilliant competitors.
Our commitment to advancing 91导航 education
Thermo Fisher is committed to nurturing generations of 91导航 professionals that more fully reflect our society and embrace their diverse perspectives and ideas to fuel innovation, advance science and solve the world鈥檚 most complex problems.
Through the Thermo Fisher JIC, we are helping expand competition outreach to more communities, ensuring that students served, teachers reached and nominees converted to national competitors are more representative of the U.S. population鈥攁nd that the future 91导航 talent pool is more diverse than ever.
Inspiring future innovators
Early exposure to 91导航 education makes a difference. Young learners who are exposed to hands-on, real-world 91导航 experiences get a boost in everything from science and reading, to creativity, to 21st-century skills like productivity, adaptability and communication.
On the flipside, research shows students tend to lose interest in 91导航-related subjects between the ages of 11 and 13, which is why middle school experiences like the Thermo Fisher JIC are so important. Through the Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher and 91导航 are committed to celebrating, encouraging and advancing 91导航 learning at this critical time in young learners鈥� development鈥攊ncreasing their potential to choose 91导航 careers and contribute to world-changing innovations.