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Chances are, you've tried – and maybe succeeded – at the Rubik's Cube. Patented in 1975, the Rubik's Cube then made its international debut in 1980 at the New York Toy Fair, and quickly became the best-selling toy in history. But you may not know that Erno Rubik also patented many other successful toys and designs, including the Magic Snake and Rubik's Magic. His book “Cubed – The Puzzle of Us All” has been published in several countries around the world. Erno Rubik studied architecture and design in Budapest, Hungary. He is the co-founder of the Hungarian Engineering Academy, the Palace of Marvels, and more recently the Aquincum Institute of Technology (AIT) where his latest public sculpture is also on display. Erno also serves on the board of the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation. A recipient of numerous national and international distinctions, Erno has acted as Ambassador to the European Year of Innovation and Creativity and was a returning member of the European Inventor Award's international jury. He lives in Budapest, Hungary with his wife. They have four children. Visit youtube.com/TalksAtGoogle to watch this episode.  

British scientist Dame Carol Robinson, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and a trailblazer in the field of mass spectrometry, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during this year's European Inventor Award 2024 ceremony. She will be first ever British winner. She is receiving the award not just for her outstanding work but also for championing women in STEM. She joins Nuala McGovern to explain why she's passionate about women in science. Woman's Hour has already spoken to five of the seven main political parties in the run up to the general election. Today, Nuala speaks to Maria Caulfield, Minister of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy, representing the leader of the Conservative party, Rishi Sunak. Woman's Hour invited Labour's Sir Keir Starmer on to the programme as part of our series of party leader interviews ahead of the general election. Labour did not put forward a representative for this interview, so we hear from Ione Wells, BBC political correspondent, about Labour's manifesto pledges regarding women.By the time she was 19, Michelle De Swarte had gone from a council estate in London to the catwalks of Manhattan. Her twenties were a swirl of parties and high end glamour but by her thirties she was broke and in need - as she once put it - of a “new personality”. Desperate to find a way out of fashion, she reinvented herself as a stand-up comedian. Michelle De Swarte joins Nuala to talk about putting some of her own experiences into a new BBC comedy, Spent. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Olivia Skinner

Co-hosts Patrick Molloy, Chris Jackson, and Alicia Eastman speak with Alfa Laval's Tue Johannessen about the company's role in the energy transition, and more specifically about involvement in hard-to-abate sectors where hydrogen is a key building block, as well as how a new Business Unit for Electrolyzer & Fuel Cell Technologies will help bend the cost curve for green hydrogen.About Tue Johannessen:Tue has a long track record in chemical engineering, CleanTech, sustainability, innovation, and business development.He earned his PhD from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in 1998 and spent some time in academic and entrepreneurial roles. Research in ammonia storage led to co-founding a CleanTech start-up in 2006 as CTO - operating in the automotive emissions control sector. His work with ammonia continued at Maersk as the R&D lead which would become the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. He led the modeling efforts including all relevant fuel pathways and vessel technologies built into a comprehensive techno-economic tool, NavigaTE, allowing for analyzing and building maritime transition strategies.In 2022, he joined the Alfa Laval Energy Division in a business development role focused on Fuel Cells & P2X. Since January 2024, he is now VP in the newly established Business Unit for Electrolyzer & Fuel Cell Technologies heading Strategy and Partnerships. Fun fact: Tue is an inventor and in addition to other patents and IP, he and colleagues from DTU were awarded EPO's European Inventor Award in 2016. About Alfa Laval:The Company was founded 140 years ago, with customers in over 100 countries, employing more than 21,300 people. Annual sales in 2023 were SEK 63.6 billion (~5.5 billion Euros). The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Alfa Laval is dedicated to helping billions of people to get the energy, food, and clean water they need, while eliminating emissions in the marine fleet, the backbone of global trade.The company is committed to optimizing processes, creating responsible growth, and driving progress to support customers in achieving their business goals and sustainability targets. ---Links:www.alfalaval.com

The European Patent Office (EPO) announced that Irish inventors Rhona Togher and Eimear O'Carroll are the winners in the 'SMEs' category of the European Inventor Award 2023. Selected from over 600 candidates, these inventors created an advanced acoustic material that reduces noise to address chronic sleep issues. Irish physicists win European Inventor Award 2023 "We are honoured to win the European Inventor Award in the 'SMEs' category and would like to express our sincere gratitude to the European Patent Office. This award recognises many years of hard work and commitment to making the world a quieter place. It is a genuine privilege to be acknowledged alongside so many noteworthy inventors who have made such significant contributions to their fields," say Togher and O'Carroll. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA) approximately 20% of the EU population lives in areas with unacceptable noise and vibration levels. High noise levels have been linked to poor sleep and higher instances of heart problems. Due to noise pollution, the EEA estimates that 22 million people across Europe currently suffer from chronic high annoyance, whilst 6.5 million suffer chronic high sleep disturbance. Exposure to loud noise can also cause high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disturbances, and stress. A sound solution for millions of people Togher and O'Carroll's invention, SoundBounce™, is a composite technology that reduces the negative effects of loud noise. It consists of a responsive material housed within a cellular structure that responds to agitation by becoming liquid and absorbing energy. One of its innovative features is the invention's cellular structure; the second is a thixotropic gel (capable of liquefying when agitated and resolidifying when allowed to stand) placed inside the cells. Once sealed, they work together to dampen sound, reducing noise transmission from one space to another. This new material can also be integrated into machinery and vehicles to reduce noise output. It can be used in the automotive, construction, aerospace and home appliance industries. This material is particularly effective at low frequencies, which present a significant challenge connected to products with engines, vibrations, and airflow. SoundBounce's thinner material means that aeroplanes or vehicles using it could be lighter, thus reducing fuel consumption and leaving more space. In addition to the environmental advantages related to noise reduction, the materials used to make SoundBounce have a low environmental impact as they are non-toxic, and recyclable at end of life. Since SoundBounce was created, Togher and O'Carroll's company has developed partnerships with renowned organisations such as the European Space Agency. "Receiving this award serves as a reminder of the importance of innovation and the impact it can have on our society. We hope that this recognition will inspire others, especially young girls, to pursue their own inventions and to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible," say Togher and O'Carroll. The Irish duo behind the innovation have been named winners in the 'SMEs' category for this year's European Inventor Award, which recognises outstanding inventors with inventions patented in Europe. All the winners of the 2023 edition of the European Inventor Award were announced at a hybrid ceremony today in Valencia (Spain). You can re-watch the ceremony on this page. Find more information about the invention's impact, the technology and the inventors' stories on this page. About the inventors Rhona Togher studied physics at Unversity College Dublin. She is an ambassador for Irish female entrepreneurship, working with Enterprise Ireland, the iWish foundation and the Ada Lovelace initiative to empower and support women in the tech sector Eimear O'Carroll trained as a physicist at the University of Edinburgh. Applying this knowledge and expertise to global noise challenges, O'Carroll developed practical s...

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Ricerche accademiche, divulgazione e conoscenza diretta sul tema dello spazio. Andrea Taramelli, delegato nazionale per la Presidenza del Consiglio al comitato Copernicus di Bruxelles, ci parla di economia dello spazio e sostenibilità.Gli oggetti che mettiamo in orbita dove vanno a fine vita? Ne parliamo con Luca Rossettini, ingegnere aerospaziale e CEO della società D-Orbit, finalista agli European Inventor Award 2023 grazie alla sua invenzione di un sistema per raccogliere ed eliminare i detriti spaziali.Simone Pozzi, CEO di Deep Blue, ci racconta come l'azienda insegna ai futuri astronauti ESA il lavoro di squadra e le tecniche di comunicazione, elementi fondamentali per il successo delle missioni spaziali.Ersilia Vaudo, fondatrice de Il Cielo Itinerante, ci parla del campo estivo "Operazione Cielo", un'iniziativa che si pone di contrastare la povertà educativa e avvicinare alle materie scientifiche bambini e ragazzi.Concludiamo con un intervento di Patrizia Caraveo, astrofisica, sulle prossime frontiere della ricerca e dell'esplorazione spaziale.

In questo audio il prezioso incontro con Alberto Di Fabio artista e Virna Cerne manager R&SL'intervista è in Contemporaneamente di Mariantonietta Firmani, il podcast pensato per Artribune.In Contemporaneamente podcast trovate incontri tematici con autorevoli interpreti del contemporaneo tra arte e scienza, letteratura, storia, filosofia, architettura, cinema e molto altro. Per approfondire questioni auliche ma anche cogenti e futuribili. Dialoghi straniati per accedere a nuove letture e possibili consapevolezze dei meccanismi correnti: tra locale e globale, tra individuo e società, tra pensiero maschile e pensiero femminile, per costruire una visione ampia, profonda ed oggettiva della realtà.Con Alberto di Fabio e Virna Cerne parliamo di arte e cibo, nutrimento della mente e del corpo. Ci raccontano di montagne metafisiche, antenne per captare l'universo come in un sogno, e dei maestri che sono fondamentale nella vita. Dell'argomento alimentazione, diviso tra caratteristiche nutrizionali indispensabili per la salute e piacere, del gusto e della condivisione, nella dimensione conviviale del cibo. Siamo corpi magnetici che si collegano all'universo quantico, se fermiamo la mente, che un po' ci mente, e ascoltiamo l'anima, riusciamo a collegarci con mondi paralleli. La tradizione millenaria dell'alimentazione si era centrata sul frumento dimenticando lo sviluppo gastronomico degli altri cereali che invece rivelano preziose peculiarità nutritive e di gusto. L'arte intuisce distanze matematiche tra galassie. Il settore agro alimentare vive di margini minimi, la cultura del cibo si è persa negli anni con gravi danni sulla salute pubblica e individuale. E molto altro.ASCOLTA L'INTERVISTA! BREVI NOTE BIOGRAFICHE DEGLI AUTORIAlberto Di Fabio di Avezzano, maturità artistica e Accademia di Belle Arti a Roma, vive e lavora tra Roma e New York. Dopo l'esordio con la Galleria Bonomo molte mostre internazionali: Rupertinum Salisburgo (1996); Magazin 4 Kunstverein Bregenz (1997). Ed anche T-19 Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst Vien (1999). Ed anche alla Galerie Jan Wagner Berlin (2001); Briggs Robinson Gallery New York (2002). Nelle sue opere forme astratte e organiche vibrano di colori brillanti e puri, creano contrasti, scale armoniche e variazioni tonali, coinvolgendo l'occhio in visioni cinetiche. Traendo ispirazione da cosmo e natura, tra arte, scienza e spiritualità, la sua pittura indaga reazioni chimiche, fusioni minerarie, atomi e sistema neuronale comparato all'astrofisica. Entra nella scuderia Gagosian Gallery esponendo a Ginevra, Atene, New York, Londra, Beverly Hills. Inoltre stabilisce un lungo sodalizio con Umberto Di Marino Napoli e Luca Tommasi Arte Contemporanea Milano. Negli anni espone alle Galerie Vedovi Bruxelles, Galerie Steinle Munich, Fondazione Bullukian Lione, Estorick Collection London, Mairie du 4 arrondissement Parigi, Cerrn di Ginevra. Mostre personali anche in Italia: Galleria Pack Milano; Reale Accademia Di Spagna, Museo Macro e Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma. Ed anche al Palazzo dei Diamanti Ferrara, Mart Rovereto, Castel Sant'Elmo Napoli, e molto altri. Virna Cerne direttore Ricerca&Sviluppo Dr. Schär S.p.A., laurea in Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Udine, tesi all'Università degli Studi di Gembloux, Belgio. Nel periodo 1994-1996 è Project Leader nel reparto R&D della Zuegg Frucht AGa Berlino. Dal 1996 entra in Schär come responsabile dei reparti Controllo Qualità e R&S, membro del CdA nel triennio 2015-2018. In fine, dal 2003 dirige il Schär Centre di Trieste, reparto di riferimento R&D dell'intero gruppo Schär. Conduce molte ricerche con riscontri internazionali. Nel 2013 il brevetto di “Procedimento per la produzione di proteine di mais, e loro uso nella produzione di prodotti da forno e pasta acida senza glutine”. Brevetto selezionato dall'EPO (European Patent Office) come finalista per lo European Inventor Award 2016. Tra gli ultimi brevetti, nel 2021 quello per la “Composizione per la preparazione di un prodotto da forno, in particolare pane, per l'uso nella dieta chetogenica”. Presenta studi e ricerche in meeting e congressi della comunità medica internazionale: San Francisco, Baltimora, Londra. Partecipa al 21° e 32° Meeting Analisi Prolamina e tossicità; alla 2° conferenza sulla chimica alimentare, al 17° Euro Fed Lipid Congress and Expo, Siviglia 2019. Inoltre è due volte membro della commissione giudicatrice del European Inventor Award di EPO.

With studies showing that traditional antifoul paint on the bottom of our boats is contributing extraordinary amounts of chemicals and microplastics to our waters, the case for biocide-free and paint-free solutions is high. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Rik Breur, winner of the European Inventor Award 2019, material scientist and founder of revolutionary antifoul product, Finsulate, about why we should care about our bottoms and how nature inspired his solution to this ocean pollution problem. For more about Clean Sailors and Finsulate, see the links below: Finsulate: https://www.finsulate.com/en/ Holly Manvell holly@cleansailors.com Clean Sailors www.cleansailors.com Cleaner Marina www.cleanermarina.com #cleanerseas #antifoul #cleaneroceans #bestantifoul #sailorsforthesea #sailing #coppercoat #copperantifoul #bluemarinefoundation #cleanoceans #cleanseas #yachting #catamaran #blueplanet #oceanconservation #greenocean #epropulsionuk #marina #ecoantifoul #rya #epropulsion #worldoceansday #surfersagainstsewage #earthday #poddrives #sailingyacht #blueminds #teamwork #cleansailing #yachtinginternationalradio

Thanks to Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, scientists now have a precise method to grow heart, lung, skeletal and vascular tissue for transplants, disease modelling, or drug testing. The Popular Prize winner at the European Inventor Award 2021 spoke to IP journalist James Nurton about her career, mentoring students, and advancements in tissue engineering. Read more about Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

With studies showing that traditional antifoul paint on the bottom of our boats is contributing extraordinary amounts of chemicals and microplastics to our waters, the case for biocide-free and paint-free solutions is high. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Rik Breur, winner of the European Inventor Award 2019, material scientist and founder of revolutionary antifoul product, Finsulate, about why we should care about our bottoms and how nature inspired his solution to this ocean pollution problem.

Henrik Lindström and Giovanni Fili pioneered a new type of solar cell that can even harvest electricity indoors. Their invention enables self-charging devices and highlights the role of technology in combatting climate change. For their work, the Swedish innovators received the European Inventor Award in the Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) category in 2021. IP journalist James Nurton moderates this episode. Read more about Henrik Lindström and Giovanni Fili

Physicist Karl Leo tells us how his doped OLEDs transformed electronics and could contribute towards a more sustainable future. He also offers inspiring advice to young innovators and provides a fascinating look at his career. Leo won the European Inventor Award in Lifetime achievement in 2021. This episode is moderated by James Nurton. Read more about Karl Leo

Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guests: Marjorie Chopinaud and Miguel Angel Ruiz Ferrer, EPO Nominations are open for the European Inventor Award 2022 and both the public and inventors may want to learn how to submit a proposal for Europe's foremost innovation prize. In this episode, listeners will go behind the scenes with two EPO patent examiners as they discuss the nomination process, highlight eligibility criteria, and provide insight into the new Young Inventors prize. Read more

Considering small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from an intellectual property (IP)perspective, it is all the more critical that SMEs don't play by the same rules as larger businesses. Indeed, SMEs and larger firms in the European Union perform very differently with regard to their ownership and use of IP rights (IPR). The European Patent Office (EPO), based in Munich, Germany, recently reported that, although only a smaller proportion of SMEs (9%) own or use patents, trademarks, or designs when compared to larger firms (60%), the advantage that these IPRs provide in terms of revenue per employee is far greater for SMEs (+68%) than for larger firms (+18%). Understanding the role, impacts, and challenges associated with IP assets in the SME context is therefore necessary to design successful R&D, branding, and financial strategies – whether from a policy perspective or at the company-level.Brand & New's guest is EPO Chief Economist Yann Ménière, who joined the Office in 2016. Though currently on leave as a result of his role with the EPO, Mr. Ménière is professor of economics at MINES ParisTech, in France, where he led the chair on "IP and Markets for Technology." His research and expertise relate to the economics of innovation, competition, and IP. In recent years, he has been focusing more specifically on IP and standards, markets for technology, and IP issues in climate negotiations., He has written articles for academic publications as well as a number of policy studies for the European Commission, the French government, and other public organizations. In addition to MINES ParisTech, he is still teaching the economics of IT standards at Imperial College Business School and the economics of IP law at the Law School of Université Catholique of Louvain in Belgium.Every two weeks, on Tuesday, Brand & New gives the floor to inspiring individuals, with a 360-degree vision, to help brand owners, intellectual property lawyers, and marketing and finance professionals (and beyond!) stay curious and agile in an ever-evolving business environment. This episode of Brand&New is sponsored by Appdetex.Brand & New is a production of the International Trademark AssociationHosted by Audrey DauvetContribution of M. Halle & S. Lagedamond - Music by JD BeatsFOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT INTA.ORGTo go further:About Yann Ménière (link to https://www.epo.org/about-us/services-and-activities/chief-economist.html)Also of interest:European Patent Office (https://www.epo.org/service-support/publications.html?pubid=225#tab3)High-Growth Technology Business Forum (https://www.epo.org/news-events/events/conferences/2021/high-growth-technology-business-forum.html)European Inventor Award 2021 (www.inventoraward.org)INTA: For SMEs (https://www.inta.org/resources/for-smes/)INTA Pro Bono Clearinghouse (https://www.inta.org/resources/pro-bono-clearinghouse/)Brand Value Special Task Force Report (https://www.inta.org/wp-content/uploads/public-files/perspectives/industry-research/Brand-Value-Special-Task-Force-Report-Executive-Summary-1.pdf)Brand & New: SMEs—Navigating IP Issues, a Discussion Between an Entrepreneur and His IP Counsel (https://www.inta.org/podcast/smes-navigating-intellectual-property-issues-a-discussion-between-an-entrepreneur-and-his-ip-counsel/)

Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guest: Sumita Mitra, European Inventor Award 2021 winner, Non-EPO countries Description: This pioneering inventor was the first to successfully use nanotechnology to create dental fillings. Despite their minute size, nanoparticles create many challenges for scientists. In this episode, Sumita Mitra tells us how she overcame these obstacles to develop a filling used in over 1 billion dental restorations worldwide. Read more

Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guests: Robert N. Grass and Wendelin Stark, European Inventor Award 2021 winners, Research By encoding digital data on to DNA strands and encapsulating them within protective glass particles, the inventors developed an error-proof method to store data for millennia. But archival use is just the tip of the iceberg: their robust technique can be used as a fingerprint to label products and ensure that specific indicators - for example, origin or working conditions - are traceable throughout the supply chain. Read more

Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guest: Per Gisle Djupesland, European Inventor Award 2021 winner While sitting on an aeroplane, the Norwegian ENT specialist began to think about airflow when he had a game-changing idea. It led to a device that significantly improves nasal drug delivery, a company with a growing global footprint, and a European Inventor Award in the Industry category. Read more about Per Gisle Djupesland

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Monólogo de Fernando de Haro. Actualización de noticias con Pilar Cisneros. Historia, con Javi Nieves. Foto del día, de Fernando de HaroTe contamos como cada tarde con Javi Nieves una historia, en este caso te hemos contado la historia de Carmen Hijosa, nominada al European Inventor Award por su creación de un tejido sostenible. Y con la protagonista de la historia, Carmen Hijosa. Terminamos como cada tarde con la foto del día de Fernando de Haro.Escucha ahora 'La Tarde', de 18 a 19 horas, emitido el lunes 31 de mayo de 2021. 'La Tarde' es un programa presentado por Pilar Cisneros y Fernando de Haro que se emite en COPE, de lunes a viernes, de 15 a 19 horas. A lo largo de sus cuatro horas de duración, "La Tarde" ofrece otra visión, más humana y reposada, de la actualidad, en busca de historias cercanas, de la cara real de las noticias; periodismo de carne y hueso.En "La Tarde" también hay hueco para los testimonios, los sucesos y los detalles más relevantes y a veces invisibles de todo lo que nos rodea. Esta temporada, Pilar y Fernando seguirán cautivando a la ‘gente gente' acompañados del divulgador científico por excelencia en España, Jorge Alcalde; del humor atrevido de Juan Solo ; de Javier García Arevalillo analizando series o Juan Orellana con los...

Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guests: Helen Lee, CEO Diagnostics for the real world, European Inventor Award 2021 jury chair; Wolfgang Heckl, Director General Deutsches Museum The European Inventor Award celebrates creativity and honours those who are developing solutions to pressing global issues. In this episode, we speak to two jury members who provide unique insight into the selection process and discuss their unenviable task: choosing winners in a field of ingenious inventions. Inventoraward.org

De inflación hablamos con Ofelia Marín-Lozano, Consejera Delegada 1962 CAPITAL SICAV. Oportunidades con Juan Pablo Calle, selector de carteras de fondos de inversión de Rentamarkets. Tiempo para emprender con Carmen Hijosa, diseñadora textil y creadora del tejido sostenible Piñatex, proyecto español finalista del European Inventor Award 2021. Por último, Finanzas conductuales con Ana Fernández Sánchez de la Morena, Socia Directora de AFS Finance.

Analizamos los datos de paro registrado del mes de abril con Valentín Bote, director de Randstad Research. El análisis de la jornada en los mercados financieros con Álvaro Jiménez Gestor de renta variable de Gesconsult. ¿Qué buscan los clientes de IronIA Fintech? Nos lo cuenta su CEO, José Antonio Esteban. Consultorio de bolsa con Miguel Méndez, Director General de Metagestión. Foro de la inversión con Sonsoles Santamaría directora general de negocio de Tressis SV. Consultorio de fondos de inversión con Daniel Pérez, Selector de fondos de Zona Value. Los desayunos de Capital con - Carmen Hijosa, Emprendedora. Candidata al del European Inventor Award 2021. Foro fiscal: ¿A quién perjudica más la eliminación de la declaración conjunta?. Todas las claves con Albert Guivernau, profesor de OBS Business School. Consultorio fiscal de la mano de Ruiz Ballesteros Abogados y Asesores Fiscales.

Moderator: Marjorie Chopinaud, Team Manager, EPO Guest: Laura van 't Veer, Co-founder and Chief Research Officer, Agendia Inventor, researcher, professor and businesswoman: Laura van 't Veer wears many hats. She invented a gene-based breast cancer test that helps doctors decide whether a patient needs to undergo chemotherapy. Since winning the European Inventor Award in 2015, Laura's invention was part of a large clinical trial which showed that many patients can overcome cancer without the devastating effects of chemotherapy.

Moderator: Marjorie Chopinaud, Team Manager, EPO Guest: Laura van 't Veer, Co-founder and Chief Research Officer, Agendia Inventor, researcher, professor and businesswoman: Laura van 't Veer wears many hats. She invented a gene-based breast cancer test that helps doctors decide whether a patient needs to undergo chemotherapy. Since winning the European Inventor Award in 2015, Laura's invention was part of a large clinical trial which showed that many patients can overcome cancer without the devastating effects of chemotherapy.

Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Oliver Hayden, Director, TranslaTUM Blood tells a story and if you could read it, you would know how healthy a person is. Oliver Hayden has spent his career leading ground-breaking research into blood analysis and is driving accurate diagnoses in diseases ranging from malaria to the coronavirus. The former European Inventor Award winner also provides a glimpse of his work at the Technical University of Munich.

Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Thomas Tuschl, Professor of Biochemistry, Rockefeller University New York is the city that never sleeps but the coronavirus pandemic forced the it into hibernation. Resident and world-leading biochemist Thomas Tuschl has taken up the fight, exploring potential new treatments. The European Inventor Award finalist is also pushing boundaries that may lead to solutions for autoimmune diseases.

Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information, EPO Simon Bennett, energy technology analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA), joins EPO patent examiners Giuliano Gregori and Stefano Meini to discuss the latest innovation trends in battery and electricity storage technologies. This is essential listening for anyone interested in hopeful responses to the urgent question of climate change and follows the publication of the first EPO-IEA joint study, which shows a rapid increase in electricity storage inventions over the last decade. After listening to the podcast, you may wish to continue exploring the findings of the EPO-IEA study, learn more about the IEA's work on technology innovation, the IEA's Tracking Clean Energy Progress report and Special Report on Clean Energy Innovation, or discover the roots of today's innovation in the work of Japanese inventor, Nobel laureate and European Inventor Award winner Akira Yoshino.

Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Helen Lee, CEO, Diagnostics for the real world Helen Lee left a career in industry to work on an invention that would be a game-changer in treating viruses such as HIV. Her device won a 2016 European Inventor Award and is now deployed several developing regions and is part of programmes to detect mother-to-child transmission of HIV. In 2020, Helen and her team developed atest for SARS-CoV-2. Their device, SAMBA II, delivers results in 90 minutes, giving medical professionalsan important weapon in fighting the spread of COVID-19.

Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Rino Rappuoli, Chief Scientist and Head External R&D, GSK Vaccines As the novel coronavirus shatters our way of living, the world lives in hope that a vaccine will arrive. But what does it take to produce a vaccine that is safe and has few side effects, and do it quickly? Rino Rappuoli, Lifetime achievement winner at the European Inventor Award 2017, shares his views on coronavirus treatments and provides a glimpse at how vaccinology has changed over time.

Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Ian Frazer, Professor of Medicine, The University of Queensland Ian Frazer is a world-renowned immunologist who co-invented the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. Today, Ian guides research on several fascinating and ambitious projects, including the total eradication of cervical cancer, and also shares insight on coronavirus treatments. In this podcast, the former European Inventor Award winner discusses the journey to the HPV vaccine, the role of patents in driving innovation, and the challenges faced in reducing deaths, despite the availability of vaccines.

The European Inventor Award honours innovators: those whose technical and scientific skill contribute to progress, economic growth and improving our lives. In this series, we catch up with Award alumni for their views on trends in innovation and intellectual property, while getting a rare glimpse at their cutting-edge new research or inventions.

Materiaalwetenschapper Rik Breur heeft in Wenen een European Inventor Award gekregen. De prestigieuze award wordt als de grootste uitvindersprijs van Europa beschouwd en wordt uitgereikt door het Europese Octrooibureau. Breur zijn uitvinding is een folie van stekelige microvezels die je aan elk schip (ongeacht het formaat) kunt aanbrengen. Met deze folie krijgen de typische zee-organismen zoals algen, zeepokken en mosselen geen kans om zich tegen de romp van het schip aan te hechten en het schip te beschadigen of meer brandstof te doen verbruiken. Momenteel worden met hetzelfde doel giftige chemicaliën aan scheepsrompen aangebracht, waardoor er jaarlijks tienduizenden tonnen gifstoffen de zee bevuilen. De jury noemt de uitvinding van Breur daarom een oplossing die zowel de maritieme sector als de leefomgeving in zee ten goede komt. De inspiratie ervoor haalde Breur bij de afwerende stekels van zee-egels. We spreken met Breur een paar uur na de bekendmaking in Wenen.

Richard Kootstra is journalist, schrijver en all round freelance baas. Hij begon zijn carrière als tekst-ronin zo'n kleine tien jaar geleden bij de Universiteitskrant van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Ukrant). Sindsdien is er veel veranderd. Hij vertelt over ondernemerschap, overleven in de crisis en zijn favoriete schrijvers. Richard Kootstra en ik kennen elkaar al bijna tien jaar. Gedurende mijn tijd bij de Ukrant was hij de ideale partner in crime. Zo gingen we samen de challenge aan om een jaar lang elke constitutieborrel die er maar was te bezoek in het studentenleven, we testten samen GHB voor een artikel nog voordat er überhaupt iets over de gevaren bekend was en we praatten urenlang over de participatiejournalistiek van Hunter S. Thompson. Jaren nadat onze wegen waren gescheiden, zat ik bij een bijeenkomst voor een callcenterbaan. Midden in de crisis, met de handen in het haar als kersverse freelancer zonder werk, was dit de tijdelijke oplossing. En wie liep daar toen binnen… yes, deze boy. Gedeelde smart is altijd beter. Richard was ook de eerste van ons om die soul crushing hell hole te verlaten. Hoe hij dat heeft gedaan is dapper. Hij vertelt over de struggles van klanten werven, jezelf verkopen en je waarde inschatten wanneer de markt helemaal is ingestort. Als er iemand is die het klappen van de zweep kent, dan is het deze man. 'Ik had het op een gegeven moment zo druk, dat ik mijn week al met twee nul achterstand begon. Dan moet je keuzes maken.' In het begin pak je alles aan wat je kunt aanpakken, maar wanneer het teveel wordt is het tijd om je aandacht te focussen. Zo verlaat Richard een van zijn favoriete opdrachtgevers, de startup Chordify. De liefde voor tech en ontwikkelingen blijft wel. Zo werkt hij voor Founded in Groningen, een platform waarop Groningse startups kunnen shinen door onder andere zijn verhalen. Maar ook de European Inventor Award is een vaste opdrachtgever van deze schrijver. Werken tot je er bij neervalt is natuurlijk leuk tot een bepaald punt, maar dan komt altijd het moment van bezinning. Wat wil je nu echt doen? Is schrijven een skill to pay the bills of is het ware liefde? 'Beide natuurlijk. In mijn geval ben ik op een gegeven moment ook dingen gaan oppakken die niet direct geld opleveren, maar die mijn ontwikkeling als schrijver wel bevorderen.' Zo schrijft Richard een filmscript voor de mini-documentaire voor Guy & Roni. Daarmee wint hij samen met zijn bedrijfsmatties van OOSTBLOK de prijs voor Beste Groninger Film in de categorie Bedrijfsfilm. Dat smaakt naar meer en het script voor de voorstelling SALAM! Van het Noord Nederlands Toneel volgt, opgevolgd door infofilms voor Is dit Nou Kunst. Met die laatste wint OOSTBLOK wederom de Beste Groninger Filmprijs. Wat gebeurt er als je twee schrijvers bij elkaar zet? Dan gaan ze het hebben over… yup, schrijven. Favoriete tekst-ninja's passeren de review. Richard blijkt groot fan te zijn van Hemingway. Serieus? En zo ja, dit is toch geen gevalletje snobisme, toch? 'Nee, die gast is echt geweldig. Hij hanteert de stijl die hijzelf bestempeld heeft als "het topje van de ijsberg".' Wat dat precies inhoudt… hoor je in deze aflevering van BETER OP PAPIER. met Richard Kootstra. S/O naar onze matties van DATmag, tech-team Eric Imthorn, Jasper Bosgraaf en Irie Weergang, en host Teodor Lazarov.  Volg ons op Podbean, Soundcloud, Spotify en iTunes. Wees niet skeer, vijf sterren to the max