The finalists 2014

The 2014 European Inventor Award ceremony took place in Berlin, German on 17 June.

Watch highlights of the ceremony

Industry

Dahlman (JPG)

Erik Dahlman, Muhammad Kazmi, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Parkvall, George Jöngren, Henning Wiemann, Johan Torsner and Magnus Stattin (Sweden, Austria, Germany)
Mobile network communication standard LTE

Cassar (JPG)

Luigi Cassar, Gian Luca Guerrini and team (Italy)
Self-cleaning concrete

Andries (JPG)

Koen Andries, Jérôme Guillemont, Imre Csoka, Laurence F.F. Marconnet-Decrane, Frank C. Odds, Jozef F.E. Van Gestel, Marc Venet, Daniel Vernier (Belgium, France, United Kingdom)
Drug against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Research

Toumazou (JPG)

Christofer Toumazou (United Kingdom)
Microchip for quick DNA testing

Tuschl (JPG)

Thomas Tuschl (Germany)
Gene-silencing technique to treat diseases

Cinquin (JPG)

Philippe Cinquin, Serge Cosnier, Chantal Gondran, Fabien Giroud (France) Implantable biofuel cell that runs on glucose

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Alstin, Haupt (JPG)

Terese Alstin, Anna Haupt (Sweden) Inflatable bike helmet

Jensen (JPG)

Peter Holme Jensen, Claus Hélix-Nielsen, Danielle Keller (Denmark) Energy-efficient water purification

Puente (JPG)

Carles Puente, Carmen Borja, Jaume Anguera, Jordi Soler, Edouard Rozan (Spain) Fractal-based antennae for mobile phones

Non-European countries

Hara (JPG)

Masahiro Hara, Takayuki Nagaya, Motoaki Watabe, Tadao Nojiri, Yuji Uchiyama (Japan) The QR code

Queen (JPG)

Cary L. Queen, Harold E. Selick (USA) Humanised monoclonal antibodies for drugs

Hull (JPG)

Charles W. Hull (USA) 3D printing (stereolithography)

Lifetime achievement

Hochmair (JPG)

Ingeborg Hochmair, Erwin Hochmair (Austria) Cochlear implant to restore hearing

Fischer (JPG)

Artur Fischer (Germany) Wall plug, synchronised flash and many more

Nowinski (JPG)

Wieslaw L. Nowinski (Poland) 3D brain atlases for clinical use

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