An exhibition on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day 2018 Women innovators from MIKTA (, , Republic of Korea, and ) This exhibition showcases how women in MIKTA countries are powering change through innovation and creativity.

It presents just a few of the thousands of successful women who are following the path of innovation. These extraordinary women believed in themselves and are making a difference in their countries and beyond.

MIKTA countries value women’s skills and creativity. We are determined to ensure that women innovators are able to realize their full potential and to boost their contribution to the transformation of lives in all spheres.

We highly value WIPO’s role in promoting intellectual property (IP) and are committed to taking targeted actions to empower women to create and innovate through the use of IP.

MIKTA countries encompass a combined population of more than 545 million people, vibrant economies and a wealth of diversity.

We hope you enjoy the exhibition.

MIKTA New Innovative Partnership

1 Women Maricruz Arrubarrena shaping Director General KidZania

Over the past 18 years, Maricruz Arrubarrena has the future been promoting the KidZania chain of indoor family entertainment centers where children role- play adult jobs and earn currency. With 28 theme parks on four continents, KidZania is one of the fastest growing edutainment brands in the world.

KidZania is a registered trademark.

KidZania is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and has been voted the World’s Top Family Entertainment Center by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions on two occasions. Photo by © baona / iStock / Getty Images Plus Images / Getty / iStock © baona by Photo

Ms. Arrubarrena features among CNN Expansión’s “100 Most Powerful Women in Mexico”.

3 Mexico Jetzabeth Gabriela León Ramírez Gutiérrez

Researcher Director General Mexican Institute of Petroleum Gresmex

Jetzabeth Ramírez and her team have developed a Gabriela Léon Gutiérrez is a biochemical engineer, groundbreaking technology. It measures radioactive nanotechnologist, and co-founder of Gresmex, tracers to effectively monitor the flow of materials one of Mexico’s leading nanotechnology around wellbores, and has put Mexico at the vanguard companies. of oil exploration. Ms. León Gutiérrez recently Ms. Ramírez holds a patent for this technology. obtained a patent for a new disinfectant called Nbelyax. It is Ms. Ramírez is promoting intellectual property the first 100 percent Mexican awareness in Mexico through her work at the National invention to be protected in 140 University where she teaches postgraduate students. countries through the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

Nbelyax is biodegradable and eliminates a broad range of pathogens. It has application in healthcare, agriculture, and bio-conservation.

Gresmex was recognized as “one of the 100 firms that will save humanity,” by the UN Foundation in 2015.

Photo by © Makhnach_M / iStock / Getty Images Plus Images / Getty / iStock © Makhnach_M by Photo In 2016, Gresmex was awarded the National Health Prize. Photo by © Emmanuel Berrod / WIPO Berrod © Emmanuel by Photo

4 5 Maca Rotter Gelacia Vargas Founder Barranco Panadería Baking Brands Representative General Identified as one of Latin America’s top licensing Tenangos Bordados de Hidalgo professionals and influencers, Maca Rotter recently set up Panadería Baking Brands. The company offers Thanks to Gelacia Vargas Barranco’s tireless efforts, a range of services for brand development, licensing more than 600 craftswomen of the Tenango Valley in the and merchandizing, product development, and publicity Mexican State of Hidalgo now benefit from the collective campaigns. mark “Tenangos Bordados de Hidalgo.” Tenangos is a traditional style of embroidery. Panadería Baking Brands is a registered trademark. In 2015, the craftswomen’s association, Tenangos Her book, The Ten Commandments of Licensing, Bordados Textiles, S.A., signed a deal with the is promoting awareness of the value of trademark Mexican textile group, Grupo Ilusión, to distribute protection among Mexican businesses. their work nationwide. Photo by © Emmanuel Berrod / WIPO Berrod © Emmanuel by Photo

6 7 Remarkable Nancy Margried women CEO and Co-Founder Piksel Indonesia

Indonesia is one of the An award-winning UNESCO entrepreneur with a global designated world’s most bio-diverse and reputation, Nancy Margried Indonesian batik culturally diverse countries. is one of Indonesia’s top a Masterpiece of creative, tradition-based Oral and Intangible Heritage innovators. of Humanity in October 2009. Women are at the heart of Ms. Margried and her Piksel Indonesia is the creation, preservation, company are revolutionizing empowering Indonesian batik and development of batik design with their artisans with its technology. software, Batik Fractal So far, they have trained Indonesia’s vast natural and jBatik. With these around 1,400 artisans. tools, anyone can design and cultural wealth. contemporary, modern batik The technology’s algorithms motifs. make it easy to design new, contemporary patterns. Indonesia is known for its However, the cloth is traditional batik cloth, a produced using traditional complex traditional art form processes to maintain quality that is deeply rooted in and help support Indonesia’s Indonesian culture. batik industry.

Batik Fractal is also a ready- to-wear commercial brand of handmade modern batik clothing and accessories.

9 Indonesia “With our work, we hope to inspire future generations to strive and promote this traditional Indonesian culture, with the use of technology.”

Nancy Margried Photos of batik cloths by © Emmanuel Berrod / WIPO Berrod © Emmanuel by cloths batik of Photos

Batik Kusuma Dewi Made using jBatik software, this sarong batik exemplifies Piksel Indonesia’s commitment to traditional batik making. The fabric is handmade and has undergone a color-dripping process repeated five times. It took two and a half months to produce. Today, around 80% of JAVARA’s products are Helianti Hilman exported, mostly to Social Entrepreneur, Founder JAVARA Australia, the European Helianti Hilman’s signature Examples include sea salt Union, South America, brand, JAVARA, is one of produced by the fishing Japan, and the USA. Indonesia’s leading purveyors villages of Amed and Bali, and of artisanal products. cashew farmers from Eastern Flores Island. Inspired by Indonesia’s rich biodiversity and the dedication JAVARA has trained over of local farmers. JAVARA 3,000 producers on food marries Ms. Hilman’s passion safety to maintain high for community-based business standards of quality. Where and her agricultural expertise. there is strong local capacity, JAVARA is empowering farmer collectives handle smallholders, and preserving processing operations. and promoting traditional JAVARA then purchases, Indonesian genetic resources markets and distributes and agricultural products these products. The JAVARA by bringing them to larger model ensures transparent markets. pricing structures and allows all parties to benefit from the JAVARA works with 50,000 sale of higher value products. smallholders across Indonesia. It traces the JAVARA is a registered origin of all of the products trademark. it handles, thereby helping farmers, especially those producing goods from traditional knowledge and local genetic resources, to build their own brands.

12 13 Creating an 1993 Korean Women Inventors Association (KWIA) is inaugurated 1999 KWIA becomes an official arm of innovation the Korean Intellectual Property Office 2001 First Korean Women culture Invention Exhibition Implementation of government The Korea Women Inventors support programs Association (KWIA) works to 2008 KWIA forges ties with WIPO to empower women inventors form a global network of women in all fields and supports the inventors development of their businesses. First Korean International Women’s Invention Forum KWIA has received a Korean 2009 First Workshop for International Presidential Citation for its work. Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs 2012 World Women Economic Forum – Special session on IP rights

15 Inspired by a kangaroo pouch, the Kangaroo belt means Sunhee Kim a child can sit safely CEO Yunimamang on any kind of seat. Sunhee Kim’s Kangaroo belt is an ingenious safety harness for infants.

The compact, light belt is a perfect solution for parents when visiting friends or travelling.

17 Jeongok Seo Jungmi Lee

CEO CEO Nudia, Inc. JM Green

Jeongokw Seo’s adjustable multi-cup Jungmi Lee’s inventions include a number holder is a boon for families on the go. of versatile household utensils, including the It allows them to put coins and keys in RRe storage container, and the Doublesave S a safe place and can accommodate chopping board. cups of different sizes, making for a spill-free journey.

With sales set to rise to KRW 5 billion, Ms. Lee has become a market leader in Korea’s kitchen supply industry.

18 19 Finding Esin Öney Nayír solutions Multipurpose outerwear with bag Shoulder bags and backpacks can be very uncomfortable. They can cause shoulder or back pain, and irritation and discomfort as straps slide to everyday or slip off. Esin Öney Nayir’s multipurpose bag attaches directly to outwear, such as coats or jackets. It problems comes with two shoulder straps, can be used with a choice of fastening, including zippers, laces or Velcro®, and can be worn front or back.

Firmly attached to a coat or jacket, the bag cannot slip off, and as its weight is evenly distributed, the risk of shoulder and back pain is reduced.

The outerwear and bag combination can be made from a range of fabrics and is designed for people of all ages.

21 Leyla Şener Arife Sare Aydin Hands-free toothbrush Toothbrushes, manual or electric, are hand- held. Layla Şener’s ingenious apparatus is designed for children or people with no hands or who are unable to use their hands because of a Mechanical stirring pot lid The versatile lid can be used to functional disability. Home cooking is great but can mix liquids or finely chopped be time-consuming. Thanks ingredients, for sautéing or Users place their chin on a support enabling the to Arife Sare Aydin’s invention, boiling food. It is easy to use, mounted toothbrush to thoroughly clean each tooth cooks no longer have to watch dishwasher safe, and because it and related gum area. Each tooth is brushed 8-10 times their pots! requires no electricity or battery, during a cleaning session lasting two minutes. is environmentally friendly. All you need to do is put the The invention enables people to brush their teeth regularly three-paddle base into a cooking without assistance from others, improving their oral health, pot, add the food, put on the and boosting their self-confidence. lid and wind up the detachable stirring mechanism on its top. The paddle stirs the food at a constant rate until the timer stops. The lid can be lifted to check the ingredients at any time and the timer can be rewound as and when needed.

22 23 Nuray Çağlar has developed a new Nuray Ça lar method to treat ğ Ship wastewater treatment using a wastewater from ships new enzymatic Fenton process using a new enzymatic Water is a valuable resource. It is not something that can simply be thrown away. Fenton process. Wastewater from ships, such as, bilge water, ballast water, slops, sludge and domestic wastewater, needs to be treated effectively to avoid environmental harm.

Nuray Çağlar has developed a new method to treat wastewater from ships using a new enzymatic Fenton process. It is an eco-friendly and low-cost treatment method that eats up most chemicals, especially hydrogen peroxide, and reduces the total organic carbon content of the waste sludge. Photo by © PhilAugustavo / iStock / Getty Images Plus Images / Getty / iStock © PhilAugustavo by Photo

25 Improving Ros Harvey Founder and Managing Director lives around The Yield Innovative Agtech

The United Nations has declared a need for new the globe ideas if we are to feed the world by 2050. Australian entrepreneur Ros Harvey is using innovative technology and the Internet of Things to help agribusinesses improve productivity and reduce waste. Her big idea is poised to make a huge impact on how we deliver food from farm to table.

The Yield helps growers take the guesswork out of growing. Its technology combines sensors, apps, data and artificial intelligence to monitor and predict conditions on the ground so farmers can make faster and better decisions about their crops.

First published on www.australiaunlimited.com by Matthew Hall.

27 Alexie Seller

CEO Pollinate Energy Sustainable Solar Lighting

In many parts of the world, families rely on kerosene lamps to see at night. The light from these lamps is very weak, meaning after the sun goes down people can’t work and children are unable to study.

The lamps also emit toxic fumes into the home. An estimated 100,000 children under five die every year from indoor air pollution in India, making it the second largest cause of death after heart disease.

First published on www.australiaunlimited.com by Angela Saurine.

Alexie Seller’s Pollinate Energy, a social business based in Australia and India, is transforming lives with its low-cost, ecological alternative to kerosene lamps: solar-powered lights. Photos by Pravin Tamang Pravin by Photos

28 29 Mandy Lau

Founder and Director Reach & Match Inclusive Education

Mandy Lau is a passionate social designer in Australia with extensive experience in working with children and adults with disabilities.

She specializes in social innovation and empowering people through her inclusive designs.

With a background in design and engineering, her innovative products bring a unique blend of form and function.

The award-winning Reach & Match Learning Kit is an innovative educational tool which empowers children with disabilities and those in mainstream education.

The kit includes braille and print forms for both vision- impaired and sighted children to develop literacy as well as cognitive, motor, social, and communication skills.

31 Cover photo: photo: Cover An exhibition on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day 2018 Microscopic crystals of Oestradiol, the most potent of six naturally occurring female sex hormones. hormones. sex female occurring naturally six of potent most the Oestradiol, of crystals Microscopic Women innovators from MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia) Photo © Alfred Pasieka / Science Photo Library Photo / Science Pasieka © Alfred Photo

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