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Yamanaka’s innovation of IPS stem cells help combat Finnish heart diseases
Professor Shinya Yamanaka from Japan was awarded the Millennium Technology Prize in 2012. In his groundbreaking research project, professor Yamanaka succeeded in reprogramming ordinary adult cells into stem cells.Read more ›
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Young Finnish scientists: “Millennium winners gave us fresh ideas and motivation”
The Global Young Scientists Summit gave the next generation of the scientific world a chance to meet and learn from Millennium Technology Prize and Nobel Prize winners in Singapore.Read more ›
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Millennium-winners: “Young scientists are a source of energy!”
The Millennium Technology Prize winners get inspired by the new generation’s work and ideas as much as young scientists learn from the big names of their field.Read more ›
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Millennium Tech Prize partners listed Top 5 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
Neste and Outotec ranked in the Top 5, Nokia is 35th.Read more ›
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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 ›
