Anche quest’anno la dura selezione dei candidati, circa 300, ha premiato quindici squadre e progettisti che si stanno contendendo il Premio Inventore Europeo 2014.
La finale, che è in corso in questo mese di Giugno 2014, eleggerà l’inventore che ha, in base a parametri scientifici, economici, sociali e tecnologica presentato l’invenzione che viene considerata più innovativa e utile.
Cinque categorie a premio con tre partecipanti a categoria:
INDUSTRY
1. Erik Dahlman, Muhammad Kazmi, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Parkvall, George Jöngren, Henning Wiemann, Johan Torsner and Magnus Stattin (Sweden, Austria, Germany)
Mobile network communication standard LTE
2. Luigi Cassar, Gian Luca Guerrini and team (Italy)
Self-cleaning concrete
3. Koen Andries, Jérôme Guillemont, Imre Csoka, Laurence F.F. Marconnet-Decrane, Frank C. Odds, Jozef F.E. Van Gestel, Marc Venet, Daniel Vernier (Belgium, France, United Kingdom)
Drug against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
1. Terese Alstin, Anna Haupt (Sweden)
Inflatable bike helmet
2. Peter Holme Jensen, Claus Hélix-Nielsen, Danielle Keller (Denmark)
Energy-efficient water purification
3. Carles Puente, Carmen Borja, Jaume Anguera, Jordi Soler, Edouard Rozan (Spain)
Fractal-based antennae for mobile phones
1. Christofer Toumazou (United Kingdom)
Microchip for quick DNA testing
2. Thomas Tuschl (Germany)
Gene-silencing technique to treat diseases
3. Philippe Cinquin, Serge Cosnier, Chantal Gondran, Fabien Giroud (France)
Implantable biofuel cell that runs on glucose
NON -EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
1. Masahiro Hara, Takayuki Nagaya, Motoaki Watabe, Tadao Nojiri, Yuji Uchiyama (Japan)
The QR code
2. Cary L. Queen, Harold E. Selick (USA)
Humanised monoclonal antibodies for drugs
3. Charles W. Hull (USA)
3D printing (stereolithography)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
1. Ingeborg Hochmair, Erwin Hochmair (Austria)
Cochlear implant to restore hearing
2. Artur Fischer (Germany)
Wall plug, synchronised flash and many more
3. Wieslaw L. Nowinski (Poland)
3D brain atlases for clinical use
Puoi votare al presente indirizzo:
http://www.epo.org/learning-events/european-inventor/popular-prize.html