The finalists 2016

The 2016 European Inventor Award ceremony took place in Lisbon, Portugal on 9 June.  

Industry

• Virna Cerne, Ombretta Polenghi (Italy)
  Gluten substitutes from corn

• Bernhard Gleich, Jürgen Weizenecker and team (Germany)
  Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI)

• Joan Daemen, Pierre-Yvan Liardet and team (Belgium, France)
  Secure smartcard encryption

Research

• Alim-Louis Benabid (France)
  Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease

• Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins (Portugal)
  Paper transistors

• Miroslav Sedláček (Czech Republic)
  Rolling fluid turbine

Small and medium-sized enterprises

• Arminas Ragauskas (Lithuania)
  Ultrasound to safely measure brain pressure

• Tue Johannessen, Ulrich Quaade, Claus Hviid Christensen, Jens Kehlet Nørskov (Denmark)
  Ammonia storage to reduce NOx

• Helen Lee (United Kingdom, France)
  Diagnostic kits for developing countries

Non-European countries

• Robert Langer (USA)
  Targeted anti-cancer drugs

• Arogyaswami Paulraj and team (India, USA)
  Faster wireless connectivity

• Hugh Herr (USA)
  Biomechatronic leg joints

Lifetime achievement

• Tore Curstedt (Sweden)
  Helping newborn babies breathe

• Anton van Zanten (Germany, The Netherlands)
  Electronic stability control for cars

• Alain Carpentier (France)
  Implantable artificial heart