MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGY PRIZE 2024
30 October 2024
The winner of the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize will be awarded with the Prize and celebrated in the Award Ceremony in Finland on 30 October 2024.
The Award Ceremony will be streamed globally by Yle Areena.
The President of the Republic of Finland is the Patron of the Millennium Technology Prize.
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The winner of the Millennium Technology Prize 2024 has been announced on 4 September!
Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga wins the prize for revolutionizing global electrification. Baligas innovation Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) has enabled dramatic reduction in worldwide electrical energy and petrol consumption.
Watch our video series on the winner selection process
The Millennium Technology Prize selection process is on. Our video series will take you behind the scenes to discover how the nominations are evaluated and how the winner is selected.
Winners 2004–2022
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Revolutionizing global electrification
Bantval Jayant Baliga
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Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC)
Martin Green
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Next Generation DNA Sequencing
Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman
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Enabling smart technology
Tuomo Suntola
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Pioneering directed evolution
Frances Arnold
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Increased data storage density
Stuart Parkin
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Open source operating system
Linus Torvalds
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Ethical stem cells research
Shinya Yamanaka
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Dye-sensitised solar cells
Grand Prize: Michael Grätzel
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Controlled drug release
Winner: Robert Langer
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Blue and white LEDs
Shuji Nakamura
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World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee
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