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Nominees and winners 2008
The 2008 European Inventor Award ceremony took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 6/7 May.
Industry
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Winners: Norbert Enning, Ulrich Klages, Heinrich Timm, Gundolf Kreis, Alois Feldschmid, Christian Dornberg, Karl Reiter (Germany)
Aluminium automotive body frame -
Alain Porte, André Robert, Hervé Batard (France)
Sound insulation for aeroplane engines - Sven Havelund, John Broberg Halstrom, Ib Jonassen, Asser Sloth Andersen, Jan Markussen (Denmark) Slow-releasing insulin
SMEs/research
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Winners: Douglas Anderson, Robert Henderson, Roger Lucas (UK)
Scanning laser ophthalmoscope -
Bertrand Séraphin, Guillaume Rigaut (France)
Method for purifying biomolecule or protein complexes -
Sönke Siegfriedsen (Germany)
Preventing corrosion in offshore wind energy facilities
Non-European countries
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Winner:
Philip S. Green (US)
Teleoperator System and Method with Telepresence -
Van L. Phillips (US)
Prosthetic low ankle device -
Stephen R. Quake, Marc A. Unger, Hou-Pu Chu, Todd A. Thorsen, Axel Scherer (all US)
Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems
Lifetime achievement
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Erik De Clercq (Belgium)
Contributions to antiviral therapy -
Leonardo Chiariglione (Italy)
Contributions to digital video technology -
Stefan Hell (Germany)
STED microscope