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19 December 2012

And the German winner is…Think Blue. Factory.

Every year, within the framework of the “Altran Innovation Award“, whose official partner is the business magazine WirtschaftsWoche, the Altran Foundation in Germany is pioneering ideas and technologies combining economic success with quantum leaps in ecological efficiency. The jury of this year’s Altran Germany’s Innovation Award rewarded the Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen AG. The company wins a 6-month support provided by Altran’s innovations Consultants for its innovations project.

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13 December 2012

And the UK winner is…TrackSafe

The theme for Altran UK’s Foundation Award 2012 was Embedded and Critical Systems. The jury cogitated, deliberated and one entry stood out in fulfilling one of the main missions of the Foundation Award –“promote technological innovation for human benefit” –: Bombardier Transportation for their TrackSafe project.

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29 November 2012

And the Italian winner is… Fabiola Munarin

"Gel with stem cells for regenerative medicine" is the project that led to the victory Fabiola Munarin, young and determined Researcher at the Politecnico di Milano, who participated in the 2012 Award of the Altran Foundation for Innovation in Italy on the theme “Bioengineering and Stem cells: ideas for life”. The award ceremony was held on 26 November in the prestigious Villa Mondragone (Monte Porzio Catone, Rome), of the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

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26 November 2012

And the Portuguese winner is… wi-Go

On 22 November, the Altran Foundation for Innovation in Portugal awarded the project wi-Go which perfectly meets the expectations of its theme: “Technology and Innovation promoting Social Inclusion”.

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19 November 2012

And the Belgian winner is...Be Park

The Altran Foundation for Innovation in Belgium chose the theme “Technological Innovation for a Smarter Mobility” for its 2012 Award. The Foundation was looking for projects able to reduce the impacts of mobility, improve collective transportation and increase productivity through smarter mobility.

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14 November 2012

And the Spanish winner is…Air purifying technology

The Altran Foundation for innovation in Spain chose the theme “Technology Innovation & Sustainable Mobility” for its 2012 Award. The Foundation was looking for projects able to either increase productivity through smart mobility, or reduce the impacts of the mobility or improve public transportation.

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23 October 2012

And the French winner is… Spectroscopy 2.0

This year, the applicants for the Foundation Award in France worked on the chronic diseases theme, a challenge dedicated to optimise the healthcare circuit, improve the diagnosis, relieve and limit the manifestations of the disease, and provide patients with more autonomy.

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22 October 2012

2012 Nobel Prize for a stem cell researcher

2006 - A step forward in the research was done by the Japanese Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University with induced pluripotent stem cells, the iPSCs (Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells): a real milestone, which allowed to go beyond the ethical debate around the use of embryos for research. 2012 - Shinya Yamanaka is awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on October 8th.

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08 October 2012

France: end of the call for applications, great success for the chronic diseases theme!

On 28th September at midnight, the application period for the 2012 Foundation Award in France ended with a great success: 23 projects were proposed. This great number of applications proves again that the chronic diseases theme is still a major challenge, and that technological innovation can be developed for the common good to overcome it.

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03 October 2012

Switzerland: smart and sustainable future through mobile devices

Smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices have become essential. They are building a promising future. This year, the Altran Foundation Award in Switzerland offers a technological support – both consulting and training solutions – that can reach up to CHF 100’000 for the laureate. If you want to propose a “smart and sustainable future through mobile devices”, apply before the 31st of October on ch.altran-foundation.org, and contact the Foundation’s team in Switzerland to get support from the Altran Coaches.

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