The finalists 2017

The 2017 European Inventor Award ceremony took place in Venice, Italy on 15 June.

Industry

Lars Liljeryd (Sweden)

Lars Liljeryd (Sweden)
Digital audio compression

Giuseppe Remuzzi, Ariela Benigni, Carlamaria Zoja (Italy)

Giuseppe Remuzzi, Ariela Benigni, Carlamaria Zoja (Italy)
Treatments for chronic kidney disease

Jan van den Boogaart and Oliver Hayden (Netehrlands, Austria)

Jan van den Boogaart and Oliver Hayden (Netherlands, Austria)
Rapid blood test for malaria

Research

Hans Clevers (Netherlands)

Hans Clevers (Netherlands)
Lab-grown human organs (organoids)

Winners Laurent Lestarquit, José Ángel Ávila Rodríguez and team

Laurent Lestarquit, José Ángel
Ávila Rodríguez and team (France, Spain)
Radio signals for better satellite navigation

Sylviane Muller (France)

Sylviane Muller (France)
Treating lupus by targeting T-cells

Non-EPO countries

James G. Fujimoto, Eric A. Swanson and Robert Huber (USA, Germany)

James G. Fujimoto, Eric A. Swanson and Robert Huber (USA, Germany)
High resolution medical imaging (OCT)

Waleed Hassanein (Egypt/USA)

Waleed Hassanein (USA)
Sustaining transplant organs

Adnane Remmal (Morocco)

Adnane Remmal (Morocco)
Boosting antibiotics with essential oils

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Gert-Jan Gruter (Netherlands)

Gert-Jan Gruter (Netherlands)
Plant-based plastic bottles

Winner Günter Hufschmid

Günter Hufschmid (Germany)
Super-sponge for oil spills

Steve Lindsey (United Kingdom)

Steve Lindsey (United Kingdom)
Energy-saving rotary air compressor

Lifetime achievement

Elmar Mock (Switzerland)

Elmar Mock (Switzerland)
Swatch, ultrasound welding and more

Winner Rino Rappuoli

Rino Rappuoli (Italy)
Novel vaccines by gene analysis

Axel Ullrich (Germany)

Axel Ullrich (Germany)
Stopping cancer at the root

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