Wednesday, June 18, 2025

EPO - Young Inventors Awards 2025 - The Winners!

 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

The winners of the Young  European Inventors Awards were announced today, at a livestream ceremony held in Reykjavik, Iceland. The ten Young European Inventor finalists, called Tomorrow Shapers, were in fact all winners as their teams each received a 5000 prize. However, the jury also selected three teams to each receive an additional 15,000 prize. The three additional prizes, called Community Healer, Nature Guardian, and World Builderwere respectively awarded to:

  • Sandra Namboozo and Samuel Muyita (Uganda), for their sachet invention designed to extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables for 30 days. 
  • Neeka Mashouf and Leila Mashouf (United States), for the process they invented to transform CO2 emissions into cellulose.
  • Marie Perrin (France, United States and Switzerland), for a process designed to recycle rare earth elements from electronic waste. 

A fourth 5000 people's choice award was also announced. The popular vote went to:

Below, the YouTube recorded video of the 2025 Ceremony. A new selection of Young European Inventors (<30 years of age) will again be celebrated in 2027. Inventors >30 years of age will compete next year for a European Inventor Award in Berlin, Germany. 



References
European Patent Office (EPO)
www.epo.org
EPO Young Inventors Prize
https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/young-inventors-prize?size=n_15_n

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