2007 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
winner Lee Lynd. Credit: Mascoma Corporation

Responding to Emerging Global Needs

Responding to Emerging Global Needs

Inventors are, at heart, problem solvers, able to take on the greatest challenges of an era. In response to daunting threats to the stability and sustainability of the global environment, in 2007 the Lemelson-MIT Program began awarding a new annual prize. The Award for Sustainability recognizes and rewards innovators who focus on climate change, preservation of biodiversity and natural resources, and access to adequate food, clean water, and sustainable economic opportunities for people around the world.