European Inventor Award

The European Inventor Award or European Inventor awards (formerly European Inventor of the Year Award, renamed in 2010), are presented annually by the European Patent Office, sometimes supported by the respective Presidency of the Council of the European Union and by the European Commission, to inventors who have made a significant contribution to innovation, economy and society in Europe. Inventions from all technological fields are considered for this award. The winners in each category are presented with an award shaped like a sail. There is no cash prize associated with the award.

Award categories

The European Inventor Award is presented in the following five categories:

Since 2013, the public is invited to vote to select the winner of a Popular Prize from among the finalists.[1]

Nomination and selection

Each year the European Patent Office calls on its patent examiners, on examiners at the patent offices in the EPO's member states and on public at large to propose inventions for the award that were patented at the European Patent Office and have made a significant contribution towards innovation, economy and society in Europe.

A short list of nominees is then drawn up from the proposals and submitted to an international jury. The independent jury selects three inventors in each category for the final round, and eventually chooses the winners.

Awards per year

2006

The first European Inventor of the Year awards took place at the AutoWorld Museum in Brussels on 3 May 2006. Prizes were presented in six categories.

The 2006 winners were:

2007

The second European Inventor of the Year awards took place at the International Congress Center in Munich, Germany on 18 April 2007. Prizes were presented to inventors - individuals and teams - in four categories.

The 2007 winners were:

2008

The third European Inventor of the Year awards took place in Ljubljana on 6 May 2008, marking Slovenia's presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2008. Prizes were presented to inventors - individuals and teams - in four categories.

The 2008 winners were:

2009

The European Inventor of the Year ceremony 2009 took place at Prague Castle in the Czech Republic on 28 April 2009.

The 2009 winners were:

2010

Renamed the European Inventor Award, the 2010 awards ceremony took place in Madrid, Spain on 28 April 2010. The ceremony at the Eurostars Tower Hotel was attended by Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias.

The 2010 winners[20] were:

2011

The 2011 award ceremony took place at the historic Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest. The 2011 winners[22] were:

2012

The 2012 award ceremony was held in Copenhagen at the Royal Danish Playhouse in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. The 2012 winners[23] were:

2013

The 2013 award ceremony was held in Amsterdam at Beurs van Berlage in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands. The 2013 winners[24] were:

The 2013 winners were:

For the first time, the public was invited to vote to select the winner of a Popular Prize from among the 15 finalists.[25] The winner in this category is José Luis López Gómez (Spain) from Patentes Talgo, whose invention to use a unique ‘independent guided' wheel design rather than a standard axle on high-speed passenger trains makes those trains some of the most comfortable and safe in the industry.

2014

The 2014 award ceremony was held in Berlin at Deutsche Telekom's Berlin Representative Office (Former Kaiserliches Telegrafenamt) on 17 June. The 2014 winners were:

2015

The 2015 award ceremony[27][28] was held in Paris at Palais Brongniart (La Bourse) on 11 June. The 2015 winners[29][30] were:

2016

The 2016 award ceremony was held in Lisbon on 9 June. The 2016 winners were:

Juries

For the 2006 awards, the jury was:

The jury in 2007–2008 was:

The jury in 2009–2010 was:

The jury in 2011 was:

The jury in 2012 was:

The 2013 jury was:

The 2014 jury was:

The 2015 jury was:

The 2016 jury was:

References

  1. Popular Prize for the European Inventor Award
  2. European Inventor of the Year 2006 in the category "Industry"
  3. European Inventor of the Year 2006 in the category "Small and medium-sized enterprises"
  4. European Inventor of the Year 2006 in the category "Universities and research institutes"
  5. European Inventor of the Year 2006 in the category "New EU member states"
  6. European Inventor of the Year 2006 in the category "Non-European countries"
  7. European Inventor of the Year 2006 in the category "Lifetime achievement"
  8. European Inventor of the Year 2007 in the category "Industry"
  9. European Inventor of the Year 2007 in the category "SMEs/research"
  10. European Inventor of the Year 2007 in the category "Non-European inventors"
  11. European Inventor of the Year 2007 in the category "Lifetime achievement"
  12. European Inventor of the Year 2008 in the category "Industry"
  13. European Inventor of the Year 2008 in the category "SMEs and research"
  14. European Inventor of the Year 2008 in the category "non European Inventors"
  15. European Inventor of the Year 2008 in the category "lifetime achievement"
  16. European Inventor of the Year 2009 in the category "Industry"
  17. European Inventor of the Year 2009 in the category "SMEs and research"
  18. European Inventor of the Year 2009 in the category "Non-European Inventors"
  19. European Inventor of the Year 2009 in the category "Lifetime achievement"
  20. European Inventor Award 2010 nominees and winners
  21. EU press release: European Inventors of the year 2010– The most inventive minds in Europe
  22. European Inventor Award 2011 nominees and winners
  23. European Inventor Award 2012 nominees and winners
  24. European Inventor Award 2013 nominees and winners
  25. Popular Prize for the European Inventor Award 2013
  26. "Artur Fischer (Germany) - Winner of the European Inventor Award 2014 in the category lifetime achievement". European Inventor Award 2014.
  27. Euronews: Science, technology and medicine honoured at The European Inventors Awards in Paris
  28. The Independent: European Inventor Award: Can a British inventor win in the 'Oscars of Innovation'?
  29. Handelsblatt: Europa ehrt die besten Erfinder der Welt
  30. Les inventions européennes qui vont révolutionner notre quotidien
  31. oe24.at: Große Ehre für heimischen NFC-Profi
  32. L'Usine Nouvelle: Deux chercheurs français reçoivent le Prix de l’inventeur européen
  33. Le Figaro: Deux Français primés meilleurs inventeurs européens
  34. Les Echos: Ludwik Leibler: Prix de l'inventeur européen, catégorie Recherche
  35. Le Figaro: Deux Français primés meilleurs inventeurs européens
  36. Handelsblatt: Europäischer Erfinderpreis: Jeder Krebs ist anders
  37. Les Echos: Des tests génétiques pour le traitement du cancer
  38. Le Temps: Le Suisse Andreas Manz est l’inventeur européen 2015
  39. Neue Zürcher Zeitung: Schweizer für Erfinderpreis nominiert: Meister der Miniaturisierung
  40. The Japan Times: Carbon nanotube discovery nets three Japanese scientists European Inventor Award
  41. JCN Newswire: NEC senior research fellow Sumio Iijima receives European Inventor Award
  42. Sydney Morning Herald: Professor Ian Frazer wins European Inventor Award for Gardasil vaccine
  43. The Scotsman: Scot scientist behind HPV vaccine wins top award

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