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European Inventor Award 2021: Meet some of today’s most inspiring innovators at digital event on 17 June

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European Inventor Award 2021

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  • The Indian public is invited to vote online for their favourite inventor to win the Popular Prize; poll open now at popular-prize.epo.org
  • Indian-American chemist Sumita Mitra among finalists to vote for

New Delhi, India, June 9, 2021 – The European Patent Office (EPO) is hosting the first-ever digital edition of the European Inventor Award ceremony on Thursday, 17 June, which viewers will be able to watch at inventoraward.org. The ceremony, an important event in the science and innovation calendar, will give audiences around the globe an opportunity to learn about outstanding inventors from Europe and beyond who have devised ingenious solutions to some of today’s most pressing problems. The 15 Award finalists have made significant advances in fields ranging from diagnostics and ultrasound imaging to biometrics, sustainable plastic production and wildlife protection.

Awards will be presented to the winners of each of the five categories: Industry, Research, SMEs, Non-EPO countries, and Lifetime achievement, in addition to the winner of the Popular Prize, who is selected by the public. Through short films and interviews, and featuring elements of extended reality, the action-packed ceremony will highlight the stories of these remarkable individuals and teams who through their creativity, hard work and perseverance have pushed the boundaries of innovation to develop inventions that are improving our daily lives.

Public vote is open for the Popular Prize

The public is invited to vote for their favourite inventor for the European Inventor Award 2021 Popular Prize, among them Indian-American chemist Sumita Mitra for her pioneering use of nanotechnology in dentistry.

While the winners of the Award’s five categories are selected by an independent international jury, it is the public alone that decides who receives the Popular Prize. Voting is easy and open to everyone. Votes can be cast anytime until 17 June at popular-prize.epo.org for inventors or teams of inventors from among this year’s 15 finalists. The winner will be announced during the Award ceremony.

The 15 finalists of the European Inventor Award 2021 are:

Industry

  • Norwegian inventor Per Gisle Djupesland has developed a device for administering medicine via the nose using the patient’s own exhaled breath.
  • German chemists Christoph Gürtler, Walter Leitner and their team are using carbon dioxide to make greener plastics.
  • Dutch engineer Jan van der Tempel is making transfer to and from offshore platforms safer for people. 

Research

  • Marco Donolato (Italy/Denmark) and team have invented a device that uses magnetic nanoparticles to detect dengue fever and other infectious diseases.
  • Robert N. Grass (Austria) and Wendelin Stark (Switzerland) have developed a robust method of DNA-based data storage. 
  • French researchers Mathias Fink and Mickael Tanter invented a novel ultrasound imaging method using shear waves.

Non-EPO countries

  • Chinese researchers Bo Pi and Yi He (China) have enabled fingerprint sensors in our smartphones to detect both fingerprints and the presence of blood flow – making them much more secure.
  • Kim Lewis and Slava S. Epstein (USA) have developed a device that enables scientists to cultivate previously inaccessible microbes for drug development.
  • Indian-American chemist Sumita Mitra has invented a nanomaterial-based dental filler that has brought us more robust, durable and aesthetically pleasing fillings. 

SMEs

  • Spanish entrepreneur Carmen Hijosa (Spain) has created a new material made of pineapple leaves as an alternative to leather.
  • British brothers Ben and Pete Kibel have created an innovative fishing hook cover that can prevent commercial longline fishing from killing seabirds.
  • Swedish innovators Henrik Lindström and Giovanni Fili (Sweden) have developed improved flexible solar cells to power our electronic devices.

Lifetime achievement

  • German scientist Metin Colpan has invented efficient tools to analyse nucleic acids, paving the way for rapid and effective genetic data analysis.
  • The work of German physicist Karl Leo has led to the development of highly efficient, cost-effective organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) now found in the screens we use every day.
  • Serbian-American biomedical engineer Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic has devised a novel approach to tissue engineering, opening new horizons in regenerative medicine.

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