MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGY PRIZE

Innovations for a better life.

The 2024 Millennium Technology Prize will be awarded in Finland on 30 October 2024 in the Award Ceremony where President of the Republic of Finland – the Patron of the prize – will present the prize to the winner.

The Call for nominations for the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize is open until 31 October 2023.

Winners 2004–2022

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  2022

  Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC)

  Martin Green

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  2020

  Next Generation DNA Sequencing

  Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman

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  2018

  Enabling smart technology

  Tuomo Suntola

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  2016

  Pioneering directed evolution

  Frances Arnold

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  2014

  Increased data storage density

  Stuart Parkin

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  2012

  Open source operating system

  Linus Torvalds

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  2012

  Ethical stem cells research

  Shinya Yamanaka

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  2010

  Dye-sensitised solar cells

  Grand Prize: Michael Grätzel

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  2008

  Controlled drug release

  Winner: Robert Langer

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  2006

  Blue and white LEDs

  Shuji Nakamura

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  2004

  World Wide Web

  Tim Berners-Lee

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