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The Lemelson Foundation celebrates and supports inventors and
entrepreneurs to strengthen social and economic life.

KickStart: micro-irrigation

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Apr 23, 2008: Inventor's Irrigation Pumps Help Lift African Farmers Out of Poverty
KickStart Co-Founder Martin Fisher Receives $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
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Feb 27, 2008: Bacteria Beware: MIT Student invents knock-out punch for antibiotic resistance
Timothy Lu’s innovations facilitate speedy design and production of inexpensive agents that can destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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Feb 1, 2008: RAMP Peru
20 grassroots inventors selected for tailored mentoring support
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Jan 16, 2008: Survey Shows U.S. Teens Confident in Their Inventiveness
More Hands-On, Project-Based Learning May Be Needed
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nobel! 100 Years of the Nobel Prize
exhibition at San Jose's Tech Museum of Innovation
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Lemelson Foundation YouTube Channel
videos feature projects and initiatives in the U.S. and developing countries
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Prototype Online: Inventive Voices
podcast series from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
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Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow Jack Sim
establishing partnerships to provide clean, safe, affordable and ecologically sustainable sanitation
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The Foundation solicits proposals for specific projects and programs from selected institutions and organizations working in its areas of interest. Due to its small staff, The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals. Additionally, it does not provide funding for protection or commercialization of intellectual property.