From the biodegradable envelope For slow down the ripening of the fruit arriving from Uganda to the Slovenian platform for simplify there production of semiconductors: are some of the 10 winning projects of Youth Inventors 2025 prize assigned by the European Patent Office (EPO). On June 18 in Iceland, in Reykjavik, some special prizes will also be awarded.
“Young innovators are the architects of a brighter tomorrow, they bring new perspectives And courageous solutions to more difficult challenges of the world “, commented the president of the APO António Campinos.” By rewarding their results, not only we honor their ingenuity, but – he continued – we also underline the power of technologies and science in shaping a sustainable future and in inspiring the generations to come “. This is the spirit of the prize assigned every year by Epo to young inventors, or more precisely to the so -called Tomorrow Shapers of the maximum age of 30 years who distinguished themselves for theirs innovative contribution to sustainability, health and industry, in line with the United Nations sustainable development objectives.
The 10 winning projects were selected Starting from beyond 450 candidatesBetween that they have developed products of great impact such as Ugandan entrepreneurs Sandra Namboozo and Samuel Muyita who have Designed a biodegradable envelope which slows down the ripening of the fruit, reducing the food waste and supporting i small farmers
Among the winners there are also the Franco-American chemistry Marie Perrin who created a process For extract Europe with disused fluorescent lamps, Alisha Fredriksson and Roujia Wen who built a carbon capture system on ships or the Slovenian Teja Potočnik with one automated platform To facilitate the production of semiconductor devices based on nanomaterials.
The 10 selected are already winners of the prize but on the occasion of the final event 3 other special prizes will be awarded worth 15 thousand euros from the jury; The People’s Choice prize will also be awarded, selected through an online vote open to the public.
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