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Young scientists from Finland get to meet with Millennium winners in Singapore
The Global Young Scientists Summit gathers Millennium Technology Prize and Nobel Prize winners with some of the best young scientists from all over the world in Singapore next week.Read more ›
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Grätzel’s MTP innovation is changing the way we see solar power
Inexpensive solar cells are soon to be found everywhere, even in clothing.Read more ›
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72 innovations nominated for the Millennium Technology Prize
A total of 72 innovations and 105 individuals were nominated for the 2018 Millennium Technology Prize by the nomination deadline. Health technology, biomedicine and materials and process technology received the most nominations. Read more ›
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Pioneering Directed Evolution
Biochemical engineer Frances Arnold received the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize in recognition of her discoveries that launched the field of ‘directed evolution’, which mimics natural evolution to create new and…Read more ›
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Biochemical engineer Frances Arnold wins 2016 Millennium Technology Prize for ‘directed evolution’ revolution
Technology Academy Finland (TAF) has today declared American innovator Frances Arnold as winner of the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize, the prominent award for technological innovations that enhance the quality of people’s lives.Read more ›
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Record Number of Nominations for the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize
Awarded by the Technology Academy Finland (TAF), the Millennium Technology Prize is attracting ever greater attention worldwide. By the end of the 2015 nomination period, a total of 79 innovations were submitted as candidates for the one million euro prize, which will be awarded in May 2016. The number of submissions doubled from the last round (40 nominations in 2013), and the nominations encompassed 114 persons (45 in 2013), an all-time record. This round also included considerably more research teams per innovation than before. The Finnish scientific community was exceptionally active in submitting nominations. The largest number of candidates came from Europe and the United States.Read more ›
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Shinya Yamanaka produces first clinical-grade iPS cells
On a recent visit to Tampere, Finland, Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, winner of both a Millennium Technology Prize and a Nobel Prize, announced that his team has begun to produce clinical-grade induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Read more ›
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Increased data storage density
Physicist Stuart Parkin won the 2014 Millennium Technology Prize for his pioneering contribution to the science and application of nano-magnetic material properties, spintronics. His innovations have enabled vast increases in…Read more ›
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Physicist Stuart Parkin wins 2014 Millennium Technology Prize for opening big data era
Technology Academy Finland (TAF) has today declared innovator Prof. Stuart Parkin as winner of the 2014 Millennium Technology Prize, the prominent award for technological innovation. The winner, who follows in the footsteps of past winners such as World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee and ethical stem cell pioneer Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, will be honoured at a ceremony in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday 7 May 2014.The prize is worth one million euros.Read more ›
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Stem cell scientist and open source software engineer are named joint winners of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize
Technology Academy Finland has today announced that two prominent innovators, Linus Torvalds and Dr Shinya Yamanaka, are joint Grand Winners of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, one of the world’s…Read more ›
