Unity
Overcoming social exclusion
2005
Laureate: Jonathan Wolpaw, United States
Technology rewarded: a system that enables people suffering with locked-in syndrome to communicate. The Brain Computer records and decodes brain waves and allows the patient to move a cursor, dictate text, control a robotic arm, etc.
Developing countries
2002
Laureate: Guy Reinaud, President of the Pro-Natura International association 1st
Technology rewarded: Creation of coal from unreclaimed biomass (agricultural waste, etc.). This energy helps to combat deforestation while providing clean energy that is less expensive than wood charcoal and just as efficient.
2nd Laureate: Edouard Serras – France
2nd Technology rewarded: An affordable thermopile (Lufo) that can produce energy in isolated areas.
Improving living conditions in urban areas
2001
Laureate: Julien Troquet and the Biobasic Environnement company
Technology rewarded: Process for decontaminating soils by bioremediation, with a system that uses micro-organisms for the complete breakdown of pollutants.
The 2012 themes
Belgium
Technological innovation for a smarter mobility
France
Technological innovation and chronic deseases
Germany
Sustainovation: the key to improved eco-efficiency
Italy
Bio engineering and stemcells: ideas for life
Portugal
Innovation and technology promoting social inclusion
Spain
Technological innovation and sustainable mobility
United Kingdom
Embedded and Critical Systems
