{"id":5436,"date":"2026-05-21T12:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/?p=5436"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:25:52","slug":"meet-and-vote-for-the-candidates-for-the-2026-european-inventor-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/en\/noticias\/meet-and-vote-for-the-candidates-for-the-2026-european-inventor-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet and vote for the candidates for the 2026 \u201cEuropean Inventor Award\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced the 12 finalists for the 2026 European Inventor Award.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u201cIndustry\u201d category, the inventions and nominees are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Giuseppe Crippa (Italy) and his team, for a method for the rapid and local production of semiconductor probe cards.<br \/>\n\u2022 Evangelos Eleftheriou (Greece) and his team, for advances in digital storage technologies covering magnetic storage and flash memory.<br \/>\n\u2022 Angeliki Triantafyllou (Greece) and her team, for a patented enzymatic process that improves the stability, flavour and functionality of oat-based beverages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the \u201cNon-EPO Countries\u201d category, the inventions and nominees are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yu Haijun and Xie Yinghao (China), for a method of recycling used lithium-ion batteries and converting them into high-performance materials.<br \/>\n\u2022 Emily Morris and Thorsten Stoesser (USA and Germany), for a modular hydroelectric system that actively channels water through turbines in existing canals.<br \/>\n\u2022 An\u00edbal Montalva Rodr\u00edguez and Miguel \u00c1ngel Fern\u00e1ndez Donoso (Chile), for a living biofilter system designed to clean polluted air.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the \u201cResearch\u201d category, the inventions and nominees are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sir Adrian Hill (UK) and his team, for a highly effective malaria vaccine.<br \/>\n\u2022 Mikko M\u00f6tt\u00f6nen (Finland), for an ultrasensitive cryogenic microwave sensor designed to diagnose interference in quantum computers.<br \/>\n\u2022 Paula Videira (Portugal) and her team, for a specific antibody capable of distinguishing cancer cells from healthy tissue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the \u201cSMEs\u201d category, the inventions and nominees are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan \u010cmel\u00edk (Czech Republic) and his team, for advancing needleless electrospinning technology for the reliable industrial-scale production of nanofibres.<br \/>\n\u2022 Przemek Ben Paczek (Poland) and his team, for a magnetic levitation system designed to adapt existing railway infrastructure.<br \/>\n\u2022 Franck Zal (France), for a universal oxygen carrier based on haemoglobin derived from marine worms for the preservation of organs and tissues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Voting is open until 2 July 2026 at the following link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epo.org\/en\/news-events\/european-inventor-award#finalists\">https:\/\/www.epo.org\/en\/news-events\/european-inventor-award#finalists<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since 2006, this initiative has aimed to publicize and highlight inventions that can transform current technical reality and solve some of the greatest challenges of our time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Imagen1-2-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Imagen1-2-15.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Imagen1-2-15-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Imagen1-2-15-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Imagen1-2-15-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carlos Ba\u00f1os.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patent Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced the 12 finalists for the 2026 European Inventor Award. 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