Looking for Europe's best inventors

26 July 2010

Wolfgang Krätschmer receives the Lifetime Achivement Award 2010 from former EPO President Alison Brimelow

The public proposal phase for the European Inventor Award 2011 is now open and the whole of Europe can join in the search for its finest inventors.

The European Commission and the European Patent Office have been presenting the highly regarded European Inventor Award to outstanding inventors since 2006. Anyone can put forward inventions and inventors; individuals, small and large enterprises, universities and research institutions can enter themselves or propose another inventor for the Award.

A jury featuring prominent figures from science and business will judge entries on their degree of innovation and commercial impact and on their contribution to social and economic progress.

The 2011 Awards will be presented in five categories - Industry, SMEs, Research, Non-European Countries and Lifetime Achievement. Three finalists in each category will be invited to the awards ceremony in Budapest in May 2011, where the winners will be announced.

Information about how to take part and entry forms are available on this website. The extended deadline for submissions is 30 September 2010.

Further information

• Topics: European Inventor Award
• European Inventor Award: How to take part