The winners and finalists 2022

The inaugural Young Inventors Prize winners were revealed during a ceremony on 21 June 2022. The event was held in a hybrid format and streamed from Munich.

• Rafaella de Bona Gonçalves (BR)
  Biodegradable pads and tampons to combat period poverty

• Victor Dewulf (BE) and Peter Hedley (UK)
  AI-driven waste management

• Erin Smith (US)
  AI brings earlier care to new Parkinson's patients