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Inventors honored for bringing life-saving health solutions to the developing worldRebecca Richards-Kortum and Maria Oden win $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation.

MIT student inventor Nikolai Begg receives Lemelson-MIT student prize$30,000 Lemelson-MIT collegiate student prizes awarded to inventive students at three leading universities

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams selected from national pool of student applicants16 high school teams awarded up to $10,000 in grants to bring invention ideas to life.

Physicist and entrepreneur Dr. Stephen Quake honored with $500,000 Lemelson-MIT PrizeRecognized for biomedical discoveries and commercialization of inventions revolutionizing human health

Inventor honored for bridging innovation and humanitarianism to help millions globally live safer livesDr. Ashok Gadgil Receives $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation for Scientific Solutions to the Global Water Crisis, and Energy and Fuel Efficiency

MIT student inventor Miles C. Barr receives Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Survey: Young Americans recognize the impact of innovation on U.S. economy and personal livesLemelson-MIT Invention Index reveals barriers and drivers to becoming U.S. inventors.

2011–2012 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams selected from national pool of applicantsHigh school teams awarded $10,000 grants to bring inspirational invention ideas to life.

Applied physicist, materials scientist and entrepreneur Rogers awarded $500k Lemelson-MIT Prizehonored for creation of inventions with societal impact and commercial application

Social entrepreneur and Build Change founder honored for earthquake-resistant housing innovation$100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability Awarded to Dr. Elizabeth Hausler for Culturally Accepted, Sustainable Reconstruction in Developing Countries

Survey reveals potential innovation gap in the U.S.: Young women possess characteristics of inventors, but do not see themselves as inventive2011 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index uncovers inventive perception among young Americans

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants awarded to high schools nationwideGrants meant to inspire teens to improve the world through invention; awarded to 14 high schools

MIT undergraduate showcases work at White House science fairEvent also features 2 high-school teams that won grants from the Lemelson-MIT Program.

Boy Scouts and the Lemelson-MIT Program introduce Inventing merit badgeWill help Scouts understand the power of creativity and invention

Chemical biologist and entrepreneur Carolyn Bertozzi awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT PrizeLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley scientist honored for biotechnology innovations

BP Agrawal wins $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for SustainabilityHonored for technology that improves access to clean water, health care and business development in rural India

MIT student inventor honored for transformative work in genomics and linguistics$30,000 Lemelson-
MIT prizes awarded to inventive students nationwide; four leading institutes celebrate 2010 winners

Lemelson-MIT Program releases 2010 Invention Index

Nanotechnology expert wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

Innovator Selanikio Wins $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability

Cima named faculty director of Lemelson-MIT ProgramSucceeding Flemings as of Jan. 1, 2009

Polymer expert DeSimone wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

KickStart co-founder receives $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for SustainabilityInventor's irrigation pumps help lift African farmers out of poverty