European Inventor Award 2016 (2016)

Episode 1: Alim-Louis Benabid: Treatment For Parkinson's Disease

Jan 01, 2016

Since 1987 Alim-Louis Benabid has worked to cure the tremors caused by the onset of Parkinson's disease. Over 150K patients worldwide have benef...

Episode 2: Alain Charpentier: Implantable Artificial Heart

Jan 01, 2016

Legendary surgeon Alain Charpentier has invented the world's first completely artificial heart. First famous for the artificial heart valves he ...

Episode 3: Cerne/Polenghi: Gluten Substitutes From Corn

Jan 01, 2016

Around 1 percent of the population is allergic to gluten. Food technologists Verna Cerne and Ombretta Polenghi are working on a gluten substitute to ...

Episode 4: Fortunato/Martins: Paper Transistors

Jan 01, 2016

Two scientists have come up with a 21st Century use for one of the oldest substances in use by humans, paper. Their ideas may transform paper into a...

Episode 5: Hugo Herr: Biomechatronic Leg Joints

Jan 01, 2016

While rock climbing as a teen, Hugo Herr was injured. This sparked a life's journey to design truly responsive artificial legs, and he is now de...

Episode 6: Robert Langer: Targeted Anti-Cancer Drugs

Jan 01, 2016

Robert Langer is a sought-after researcher who has fundamentally changed the way in which medicine is administered. Today his laboratory develops pol...

Episode 7: Helen Lee: Diagnostic Kits For Developing Countries

Jan 01, 2016

Helen Lee has developed a machine which can test for and detect a specific unique genetic material of either a virus or bacteria. This straightforwar...

Episode 8: Arogyaswami Paulraj: Faster Wireless Connectivity

Jan 01, 2016

Meet the man behind your ability to watch and then share cat videos on your phone. Arogyaswami Paulraj of Stanford is responsible for MIMO, the basis...

Episode 9: Miroslav Sedláček: Rolling Fluid Turbine

Jan 01, 2016

Miroslav Sedláček had already seen lots of whirlpools in the river. But he'd never really thought about the physics involved. When he did, he ...

Episode 10: Anton van Zanten: Electronic Stability Control For Cars

Jan 01, 2016

Thank Anton van Zanten for the stability of modern cars. His work first with anti-lock brakes and now with the ESP or Electronic Stability System has...

Episode 11: Daemen/Liardet – Secure Smartcard Encryption

Jan 01, 2016

In southern France, at the semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics, experts are working on making smartcards and microprocessors even safer. Pie...

Episode 12: Arminas Ragauskas: Ultrasound To Safely Measure Brain Pressure

Jan 01, 2016

Drilling into the skull used to be the only reliable technique for determining intracranial pressure after brain injuries. But now, Arminas Ragauskas...

Episode 13: Gleich/Weizenecker – Magnetic Particle Imaging

Jan 01, 2016

With MPI, now in development, images can be generated 1000 times faster than with magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, after injection of the nan...

Episode 14: Tore Curstedt: Treatment For Respiratory Issues Of Premature Babies

Jan 01, 2016

Tore Curstedt has devoted his life to finding a synthetic surfectant to act as a therapeutic agent against Respiratory Distress Syndrome, which claims...

Episode 15: Johannessen/Quaade: Reducing Air Pollution Inside An Engine

Jan 01, 2016

Johannessen and his team have developed a revolutionary system to eliminate pollutants from diesel combustion at the engine site. A key technology th...