Press Releases

Nearly 70 innovations were nominated for the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize. The number of nominations was 17 % higher than the average of all previous nomination rounds. The proportion of nominated female candidates is the second highest in history. The share of nominations submitted from Africa increased from 5 % to 20 %.Read more ›

The 2024 Millennium Technology Prize will be awarded as planned, on 30 October 2024, despite the Finnish Government’s recent decision to discontinue the funding of the Prize money. Technology Academy Finland, the independent private foundation awarding the prize, confirms the availability of funds for the 2024 Prize round.Read more ›

One of the world’s leading technology prizes, Millennium Technology Prize, will be awarded for the next time on 30 October 2024, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Prize. The global…Read more ›

The 2022 Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to Scientia Professor Martin Green of the UNSW Sydney, Australia, for his innovation that has transformed the production of solar energy.Read more ›

Millennium-teknologiapalkinnon kunniaksi järjestettävä Millennium Innovation Forum kokoaa Helsinkiin julkisen sektorin, elinkeinoelämän ja tiedemaailman kansainväliset huiput 25.–26.10.2022.   Bellingcatin toimitusjohtaja ja johtava tutkija Christo Grozev, Googlen ensimmäinen naisinsinööri ja 20. työntekijä, suomalaisjuurinen Yahoon entinen…Read more ›

October event in Helsinki to bring together leading investigative journalist Christo Grozev, Google’s first female engineer and former CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, and many others to discuss how technology…Read more ›

Technology Academy Finland (TAF) strongly condemns the hostile actions of Russia and Belarus towards Ukraine. The TAF board has decided that, with immediate effect, the rules of the 2022 Millennium…Read more ›

The global technology company ABB has started cooperation as a Millennium Technology Prize partner. “We are very proud of the partnership with ABB and that together, we can build awareness…Read more ›

The media publisher Alma Talent has started cooperation with Technology Academy Finland (TAF) as a Millennium Technology Prize partner for 2020–2022. The partnership will boost dialogue and cooperation between the…Read more ›

The strategic leadership and global business expert will take the helm of the foundation behind the international Millennium Technology Prize next autumn. Dr Markku Ellilä will assume the duties of…Read more ›