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‍The EPO: European Inventor Award 2023 winners announced - honouring tomorrow’s shapers

  • ‍The European Patent Office (EPO) honours inspirational inventors for their outstanding contributions to improving our daily lives
  • Award winners come from China, Finland, France, Ireland and Spain
  • Spanish chemist Avelino Corma Canós received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his seminal work in the synthetic catalysts field
  • Winners in the four other categories are: Pia Bergström, Annika Malm, Jukka Myllyoja, Jukka-Pekka Pasanen and Blanka Toukoniitty (Industry); Patricia de Rango, Daniel Fruchart, Albin Chaise, Michel Jehan and Nataliya Skryabina (Research); Kai Wu (Non-EPO countries); Rhona Togher and Eimear O’Carroll (SMEs)
  • Richard Turere (Kenya) won first place in the Young Inventors Prize, followed by Filipa de Sousa Rocha (Portugal) in second and Fionn Ferreira (Ireland) in third place
  • The Popular Prize, determined by a public vote, was won by the French research team of Patricia de Rango, Daniel Fruchart, Albin Chaise, Michel Jehan and Nataliya Skryabina
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Printable version Latest update 04.07.2023