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A new EPO study sheds light on the contribution of the European Patent Office's presence in Germany to the national economy.

A new EPO study sheds light on the contribution of the European Patent Office's presence in The Netherlands to the local economy.

There is a clear link between technology standards and patents, with 37% of declared SEPs citing SDO sources.

Alisha Fredriksson (Sweden/Canada) and Roujia Wen (China) founded Seabound to provide ships with a retrofittable carbon capture system.

Three Spanish entrepreneurs have developed biodegradable smart labels to monitor food freshness.

Laurynas Karpus, Vykintas Jauniškis and Irmantas Rokaitis developed an AI-powered enzyme engineering platform to create custom-designed enzymes.  

Austrian industrial designer, Franziska Kerber, has developed a dissolvable paper-based alternative for electronic device casings.

Colombian inventor, Mariana Pérez, has developed a system that removes carbon dioxide and harmful pollutants from the air.