PRIZE LIST OF THE 45th INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INVENTIONS OF GENEVA – 2017

GRAND PRIX OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INVENTIONS OF GENEVA awarded by Mr Jean-Luc VINCENT, Founding President of the Exhibition, to Mr Tantibundhit and his team, for a diabetes screening that uses a simple photography of the retina combined with a software which gives an immediate diagnosis

THE PRIZE OF THE PUBLIC determined by the vote of the public to the most popular invention, awarded by Mrs Gaëlle GROSJEAN, Director of the Exhibition, to TWIICE, for an exoskeleton developed at the EPFL, which helps people with paraplegia to stand, walk and even climb stairs

PRIZE OF THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) awarded by Mr Quan-Ling SIM, Chief of Communication and Relations with PCT users, to Mr Mihai Raceanu, Romania for a device and method for monitoring electrical low voltage systems in order to discover dysfunctions and risks of fire

PRIZE OF THE STATE OF GENEVA awarded by Mr Daniel LOEFFLER, Deputy General Secretary in charge of economic framework of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, to Sonikure Technology, - for its medical ultrasound technology for ocular needle-free and non-invasive drug administration

PRIZE OF THE CITY OF GENEVA awarded by Mr Jérôme FAVOULET, Director of the Foundation for the development of employments and the economic framework of the City of Geneva, to Vilko ZILJAK, Ivana STANIMIROVIC ZILJAK, Klaudio PAP, Jana ZILJAK VUJIC, for its solution of invisible marking on textiles in order to solve the problem related to counterfeiting

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PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF INVENTOR’S ASSOCIATIONS - IFIA awarded by Mr Alireza RASTEGAR, President, to Mr Igor Ustinov, Switzerland for his housing construction system made of recycled PET, innovative and modular with manual

INTERNATIONAL PRESS PRIZE awarded by Mr Gérard SERMIER, Press Officer of the Exhibition, to Mr Christophe Martinez, France for HELIBLUE, high-efficiency variable-pitch wind turbine with the aim of generating domestic electricity

PRIZE OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF RUSSIA awarded by Mr Vladimir PETRYASHEV, Deputy General Director of the Russian House, to Tantibundhit. Kanchanaranya, Kingkosol, Kupakanjana et alea, Thailand for the automated diabetes screening by retinopathy using an image of the retina combined with a mobile software

PRIZE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH OF THAILAND awarded by Professor Sirirurg SONGSIVILAI, Acting Secretary-General, to XRISP, Korea for the software Nori Smart Car, cars inspired by cartoon characters to Tsai, Hsu, Lu, Wang et alea, Taipei - China for the smart security baby stroller

PRIZE OF THE MINISTRY FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION OF ROMANIA awarded by Mr Constantin RANEA, General Director, to Mr Zeynep Özdemir, for methods of processing multidimensional objects and Nano chemical structuring to National Research Tomsk State University, Russia for methods of processing multidimensional objects and Nano chemical structuring

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PRIZE OF THE ASSOCIATION «RUSSIAN HOUSE FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION» awarded by Mr Vladimir PETRYASHEV, Deputy General Director, to Boroojredi, Hejazi Hoseini, Habibi, Javadi et alea, for an underwater pipe inspection robot

PRIZE INPI - NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY - FRANCE awarded by Mrs Charline FABBRO, Representative of the Exhibition for France, to Mr Jean-Claude Renaudet, France for his Air Bag sealing all the openings of a place and allows goods and people to be protected against floods and attacks

PRIZE OF THE SPANISH OFFICE OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS awarded by Mrs Coro GUTIERREZ PLA, Chief of Business Relations, to Lumiartecnia International, Spain for its digital wall fountain, which by means of a computer control, generates patterns, textures and even graphs

PRIZE OF THE POLISH OF PATENTS OFFICE awarded by Mrs Alicja ADAMCZAK, President, to Mr Eom Boondo, Korea for Helio T dual tracking system the provides the full range of zeniths and azimuths to Mr Walid Al Adawi for a mechanical shovel, non-motorized, ecological and non-polluting, to provide quick and trouble-free snow removal

PRIZE OF THE TURKISH PATENT INSTITUTE Awarded by Mr Salih KOCA, Head of the delegation, to Mr Hossein Neishabouri, Iran for an impulsive induction heating contactless de-icing system to Vladareanu, Munteanu, Sireteanu, Dumitrache et alea, Romania for a method for speed-positioning control, in 3D space

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PRIZE OF THE STATE AGENCY FOR INVENTIONS AND TRADEMARKS OF ROMANIA - OSIM awarded by Mrs Tatiana Radu, to Batalu, Semenescu, Costoiu, Anoniac et alea, Romania for their semi constrained total elbow prosthesis made of metallic shape-memory material, meant to replace the joint to Mira Technologies Group, Romania for a transportable detector for luggage screening

PRIZE OF THE STATE AGENCY FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF MOLDOVA (AGEPI) awarded by Prof. Aurelian GULEA, Representative of the Exhibition of Moldova, to Batalu, Semenescu, Costoiu, Anoniac et alea, Romania for their semi constrained total elbow prosthesis made of metallic shape-memory material, meant to replace the joint to Armocom CJSC, Russia for its armour helmet with facial protection

PRIZE FOR INNOVATION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RECTORS OF ROMANIA awarded by his Secretary-General Mr Mihnea Cosmin COSTOIU, former Minister of Higher Education of Research from Romania, to Cecilia Li-Tsang. Celine Xu, Yingying Zhang, Walei Zhang et alea, Hong Kong - China for a smart scar-care pad

PRIZE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY «TECHNOPOL MOSCOW» RUSSIA awarded by Mr Vadim GOUSSEV, General Director, to Impex Romcatel Research and Design Iasi «Petru Poni» - Institute Of Macromolecular Chemistry - National Complex of Museums - University Iasi, Romania for an afterglow plasma decontamination equipment, which allows the inactivation of fungi and bacteria on two-dimensional cultural heritage items (paper, parchment, photographs)

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INNOVATION PRIZE OF THE HONG KONG SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS CORPORATION awarded by Dr. Andrew YOUNG, Vice-President, to the Institut National de Recherche et Développement pour la Sécurité Minière et la Preuve d’Explosion, Romania for a method for the restoration of ventilation network affected by an explosion on the basis of critical paths to Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania for a turn-over device for hemispherical ends

PRIZE OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY awarded by Dr. Andrew YOUNG, Vice-President, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Hong Kong - China to Politehnica University of Bucarest, Romania for an equipment for machining curving holes and micro-holes

PRIZE ALI & HOMA - BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY awarded by Mrs Gaëlle GROSJEAN, Director of the Exhibition, to Mr Seyed Mostafa Hosseini Fatami and Mr Ariandokht Ghashghaeian, Iran for a design and making of safe place in structures resistant against earthquakes and impacts

SWISS AUTOMOBILE CLUB PRIZE - ACS awarded by Mr René DESBAILLETS, President, to Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong - China for its software which detects and reduces car accidents caused by fatigue

PRIZE OF THE SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE offered by the Circle of the Leaders of Enterprises - CDE awarded by Mrs Enza TESTA-HAEGI, President, to Mr François Lalive, Switzerland for a thermal solar panel in polymer using a new plastic allowing a considerable reduction of the price per square meter

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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PRIZE awarded by Mr Claude BRULHART, Coordinator for Swiss Romande (French-speaking part of Switzerland) - Swiss Design Association, to Lumiartecnia International, Spain for its digital wall fountain, which by means of a computer control, generates patterns, textures and even graphs

THE GARCIA CABRERIZO PRIZE - SPAIN awarded by Mr Jose Luis de CASTRO HERMIDA, Head for Legal Affairs, to gentlemen Alejandro & Adrian Escobar Fuertes, Spain for a cartridge made of paper and pla (polyactic acid) that positions syringes vertically for their sterilization and compression

PRIZE OF THE LEGAL COMPANY «GORODISSKY & PARTNERS» - RUSSIA awarded by Mr Sergei DUDUSHKIN, Principal Associate, to Gulea, Istrati, Ustaia, Graur et alea, Moldova for an antimicotic agent used in medicine and veterinary medicine for the prevention and treatment of mycoses

PRIZE OF THE YOUNG BUSINESS MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION (GJD) awarded by Mr Pascal STOUDER, President, to Jos. Berchtold AG, Switzerland for FIXFAX, magnetic suspension of floor door stops

PRIZE OF THE FRENCH-SWISS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY awarded by Mrs Charline FABBRO, Representative of the Exhibition for France, to Tracks & Georget, France for its cutlery, at the same time spoon, fork and knife, with a contemporary design highlighting a breakthrough innovative usability with new functions

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PRIZE OF THE ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR SWITZERLAND awarded by Mrs Lysiane BENNATO, Head of Company Services, to Universita degli Studi di Milano-Biococca, Italy for transparent photovoltaic window, which converts sunlight into electricity with no impact on a building’s aesthetic

PRIZE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR APPLIED RESEARCHES awarded by Mr Mircea TUDOR, President, to Mr Hubert LÊ. Switzerland for his alveolar carrying insulating structural components made of cellulose IPAC

PRIZE LUCIAN BLAGA, SIBIU UNIVERSITY OF ROMANIA awarded by Prof. Constantin OPREAN, President, to Sonikure Technology Limited, Hong Kong - China for its medical ultrasound technology for ocular needle-free and non-invasive drug administration

PRIZE OF THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ-NAPOCA OF ROMANIA awarded by Prof. Radu Ioan MUNTEANU, to Gulea, Istrati, Ustaia, Graur et alea, Moldova for an antimicotic agent used in medicine and veterinary medicine for the prevention and treatment of mycoses to Caotao, Caohaoran, Liuxiangling, China for a haze-preventive TCM-based mask

PRIZE OF THE FIRST INSTITUTE OF INVENTORS AND RESEARCHERS IN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN awarded by Mr Hossein VAEZI ASHTIANI, Head of International Relations, to Gavrilov Petr, Kravchenko Vadim, Gamza Yury, Barakov Boris et alea, Russia for the treatment of irradiated nuclear fuel and equipment of its embodiment to Zespol, Poland for its ISEPT two-module design platform, based on virtual reality technology

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PRIZE OF MEHR-e-ALBORZ UNIVERSITY OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN awarded by Dr. Sajjad EBADI, Director of International Relations, to Air Vita, Korea for Airvita 400 Capsule that produces the negative ions of the body

PRIZE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN awarded by Mr Masoud SHAFAGHI, Representative, to Mr Ilter Denizoglu, Turkey for doctorVOX, treatment method for voice disorders

PRIZE OF THE CHINESE DELEGATION FOR INVENTION AND INNOVATION awarded by Mr LIN Songtao, General Secretary of the Delegation, to Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited, Hong Kong - China for an ultra-flexible and super safe battery technology for wearable electronics to Zheng, Liu, Zhang, Huang et alea, China for a technology minimizing the CO2 and other pollutants to Mr Shih-Min Huang, Taipei - China for a thermal insulation with environmental protection and energy efficiency to National Institute for Research and Development for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies, Romania for a process for obtaining a sorbent derived from unburned carbon fraction, contained in fly ashes

PRIZE OF THE ROMANIAN DELEGATION OF THE EXHIBITION awarded by Dr. Camelia MARINESCU, Representative of the Exhibition for Romania, to Mr Mohammad Damirchi, Iran for a balanced elevator for the construction material to Lu, Yen, Liu, Hsia et alea, Taipei - China for a simple cleaner and tester for motorcycle injector

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PRIZE OF THE ITALIAN DELEGATION OF THE EXHIBITION awarded by Mr Stefano LORENZONI, Representative of the Exhibition for Italy, to Fittante S. Brevetti and Innovazione, Italy for a system for dispensing beverages

PRIZES OF THE TAIPEI DELEGATION awarded by Mr CHEN Tsung-Tai, Representative of the Exhibition for Taipei and Mr Bob CHEN, General Director of the Cultural and Economic Delegation of Taipei, to Kepco, Korea for a compact and ecological system to remove fine particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen from diesel engines to Mr Ivan Golubic, Croatia for Grunner electric bike, perfect connection of video games and healthy life to Shandong Guotai Technology, China for a high quality superfine dry powder fire extinguishing agent to Banat’s University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “King Michael I of Romania” From Timisoara / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Romania for a gel for treatment of dry lesions in canine demodicosis to Ratanatriwong, Abu-Ali, Thanasukam, Suwansri et alea, Thailand for a herb preservation system by non-aqueous enzyme deactivation

PRIZE OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FRENCH ASSOCIATION OF INVENTORS - FNAFI awarded by Mr Bernard GUTFRIND, President, to Mr Daniel Marcireau, France for his Airbob, general-purpose system for urgency obscuration of a broad breach in a wall

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PRIZE OF THE MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH SCIENTISTS - MARS awarded by Dr. WAN MANSHOL, President and Representative of the Exhibition for , to Kepco Kps, Korea for an arc-shaped flexible endoscope in printed circuit film type with imaging device to Hong Kong Baptist University, China for a toolbox for primary cilium imaging

PRIZES OF THE KOREAN INVENTION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION - KIPA awarded by Mr LEE Joonseok, President, to Litvinenko, Trushko, Kuskov, Russia for a method for iron ore processing to Mr Wern-Dare Jheng, Taipei - China for a solar power table to Sinisa Brodanac, Croatia for a device for detecting and alarming of motorcycle fall and rider’s location to Mr Mohd Yazid Bajuri, Malaysia for a development of bone scaffold using rapid prototyping system

ARCA SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE UNION OF CROATION INVENTORS awarded by Mr Igor DUJMOVIC, Representative of the Exhibition for Croatia, to Hosseini Fatemi, Ghashghaeian, Shabanpour Salkouyeh, Beheshtiazadeh, Iran for a special high performance anti-freezing Nano cement with double adhesion strength and reduced drying time

PRIZE OF THE GERMAN ASSOCIATION OF INVENTORS awarded by Mr Hans-Georg TORKEL, President, to Malik Boulanaache, Switzerland for an intuitive calculator where one hand blind entries are facilitated

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PRIZE OF THE POLISH INVENTORS AND RATIONALIZERS ASSOCIATION awarded by Mr Michel SZOTA, President and Official Representative of the Exhibition for Poland, to Tahriri Masouleh, Nemati, Nadiri Niri, Rostamian et alea, Iran for a system that accelerates the growth of human intestinal stem cells for transplantation and treatment of colon cancer

PRIZE OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF INVENTORS (AEI) awarded by Mr Joachim BADER, President, to Mr Jean-Claude Renaudet, France for his Air Bag sealing all the openings of a place and allows goods and people to be protected against floods and attacks