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Nominees and winners 2011
The 2011 European Inventor Award ceremony took place in Budapest, Hungary on 19 May.
Industry
- Winner: Ann Lambrechts, Bekaert (Belgium)
Steel wire element to improve strength and stability of reinforced concrete -
Stéphane Kemkemian, Pascal Cornic, Jean-Paul Artis and Philippe Lacomme, Thales Systèmes Aéroportés (France)
Car radar for driver assistance system - Petr Korba and Mats Larsson, ABB Research (Switzerland)
Power oscillation detection system
Research
- Winner: Christine Van Broeckhoven, VIB, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
Contributions to neuropathological medicine - Mart Min and team, Tallinn
University of Technology (Estonia)
Methods and devices for measurement of electrical bioimpedance - Joshua Silver (United Kingdom)
Self-adjustable eyeglasses
SMEs
- Winner: Jens Dall Bentzen, Dall Energy Aps (Denmark)
Highly-efficient biomass system - Leigh Canham, pSiMedica, QinetiQ (United Kingdom)
Usage of porous and biodegradable silicon in the biomedical field - Béla Molnár and team, 3DHistech (Hungary)
Digital slide scanner capable of rapid and efficient focusing
Lifetime achievement
- Winner: Per-Ingvar Brånemark (Sweden)
Titanium fixture and anchoring device for implants - Blanka Říhová (Czech Republic)
Synthetic polymeric drugs to combat cancer - Emmanuel Desurvire (France)
Method of operating concatenated optical amplifiers
Non-European countries
- Winners: Ashok Gadgil, Vikas Garud, University of California/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, WaterHealth International (USA/India)
UV water disinfection device - Gavriel Iddan, Given Imaging (Israel)
Pill-sized cameras for wireless capsule endoscopy - Alexander Gorlov, Northeastern University (USA)
Helical turbine for power and propulsion systems