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#6 Video - Award Ceremony "Inventor Of The Year 2008"

earpaper.de — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:27:00 +0200

The EPO and the European Commission named the inventors of a revolutionary antiviral treatment, a fuel-efficient aluminium car frame, a effective non-invasive eye scan and a groundbreaking surgical robot as the European Inventors of the Year 2008 in Ljubljana on 6th of May.

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#5 Video - Press Conference "Inventor Of The Year 2008"

earpaper.de — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:45:00 +0200

Impressions of the press conference for the “Inventor Of The Year 2008” award in Ljubljana/Slovenia

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#4 Inventor Of The Year 2008 Nominees - Category Lifetime Achievements

earpaper.de — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:33:00 +0200

Today, we would like to tell you about the final three nominees in the “Lifetime Achievement” category.
Before you choose your own personal favourite, take a few minutes to hear about these three scientists’ remarkable achievements.
Find out who has made video tape cassettes obsolete; who has successfully tackled some of mankind’s most threatening diseases; and who has transcended what was thought to be a law of nature.

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#3 Inventor Of The Year 2008 Nominees - Non-European-Countries

earpaper.de — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:26:00 +0200

12 nominees in total are keen to know whether their long-term efforts and researches will eventually be awarded on the 6th of May in Ljubljana, Slowenia.
In this podcast we are going to introduce to you 3 candidates in the category “Non European countries”.
You will learn that in the chip industry size actually does matter, that Da Vinci is a milestone not only in the world of arts and finally, that nowadays physically disabled people are about to move a little closer to the life of healthy ones….

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#2 Inventor Of The Year 2008 Nominees - Category SME/Research

earpaper.de — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:00:00 +0200

Today, let’s look at “SMEs/Research”, the category for small firms and research institutions. Let’s see how a French research team is tackling serious disease; how wind power units can be protected against corrosion; and why your next eye examination may not be as unpleasant as the last.

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#1 Inventor Of The Year 2008 Nominees - Category Industry

earpaper.de — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:03:00 +0200

Twelve revolutionary inventors compete for Europe’s top innovation prize: the Inventor of the Year 2008 awards.
Today, we introduce the nominees in the category “industry” so you can join in the excitement.
Find out who made noisy jets whisper, who made a diabetic’s life fundamentally easier and who just might be responsible for your car’s weight loss….

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