The tenth edition of this prestigious award hosted in Paris, ended today with various teams and individuals receiving the award in different categories.
Below is the list of winners, their invention and their category.
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| Lifetime achievement winner- Andreas Manz |
WINNER: Andreas Manz (Switzerland)
INVENTION: Microchip-sized analysis system
With this invention, it is now possible to conduct complex scientific analysis quickly and also efficiently little microchips.
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| Research winner- Ludwick Leibler |
WINNER: Ludwick Leibler (France)
INVENTION: Vitrimers – a new class of polymers
An 100% repairable and recyclable plastic suitable for use in different industries.
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| SME winner Laura Van `t Veer, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and EPO President Benoît Battistelli |
CATEGORY: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
WINNER: Laura van 't Veer (Netherlands)
INVENTION: Gene-based breast cancer test
with this, its now easier to offer 'targeted treatment' for breast cancer.
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| Franz Amtmann and Philippe Maugars |
WINNER: Franz Amtmann (Austria) and Philippe Maugars (France)
INVENTION: Near Field Communication (NFC) technology
a contact-free, secure technology for data transfer between mobile devices.
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| Ian Frazer and Xiao Yi Sun, widow of the late Jian Zhou, on stage |
CATEGORY: Popular prize
WINNER: Ian Frazer (Australia) and Jian Zhou (China)
INVENTION: world's first vaccine against cervical cancer.
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| Akira Koshio and Masako Yudasaka |
WINNER: Sumio Iijima, Akira Koshio and Masako Yudasaka (Japan)
INVENTION: Discovery of carbon nanotubes.
It was a previously unknown structural form of carbon
To find out more about the award visit http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2015/20150611.html
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