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August 10, 2010

Call for Nominations – L-MIT awards

August 5, 2010

Ashoka-Lemelson Fellows among the speakers at this week's Techonomy Conference

July 30, 2010

Celebrate National Inventors' Month!

July 15, 2010

KickStart featured on PBS' NewsHour

July 13, 2010

Former E-Team wins 'Solar For All' Design Contest

Indian newspaper features RAMP innovator

November 30, 2009

Nov. 30, 2009 – RAMP India innovator K. Vivekanandan was featured last week in The Hindu, the national newspaper of India. Vivekanandan's innovation is a modified pin pulverizer for grinding spices in rural villages. The technology eliminates the need for villagers to travel long distances to find similar machines, which require too much energy and are too expensive for use in rural areas.

Lemelson-MIT winners among msnbc's top innovations of the year

November 16, 2009

Nov. 16, 2009 – Three current Lemelson-MIT prize winners and one former winner are among the seven award-winning innovations highlighted last week by msnbc.

15 High Schools Awarded Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grants

October 21, 2009

Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 21, 2009 - The Lemelson-MIT Program yesterday announced 15 teams of high school students, teachers and mentors selected to participate in the 2009-2010 InvenTeam initiative. The teams will pursue year-long invention projects and be provided with hands-on access to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

Lemelson Foundation executive director at CGI

October 12, 2009

Oct. 12, 2009 – A few weeks ago, The Lemelson Foundation executive director Julia Novy-Hildesley attended the annual Clinton Global Initiative, presenting a report on the Foundation's 2007 commitment as well as participating on a panel about energy and climate changes. She also served as a facilitator of an innovation break-out session.

For the update on The Lemelson Foundation's 2007 commitment to CGI, Novy-Hildesley described the Foundation's $2.3 million in new grants and loans in testing for non-profit and for profit renewable energy distribution models that deliver services for those living on less than $2 a day. This consisted of a portfolio of projects that the Foundation funded not only to achieve impact for those living in poverty, but also to use the commitment itself as a portfolio approach for learning about models for how to reach the most marginalized in our world with clean energy services and technologies.

MIPO training taking inventors 'From Napkin Idea to Product in Market'

October 05, 2009

Oct. 5 (Portland, OR) - The Micro-Inventors Program of Oregon (MIPO) is offering local inventors a three-hour workshop this Saturday, Oct. 10, on turning back-of-the-napkin ideas to marketable products.

The workshop, which costs $50 for MIPO members and $75 for non-members, features Louis J. Foreman, publisher of Inventor's Digest and executive producer of the PBS Emmy award-winning Everyday Edisons. He'll be discussing the difference between good ideas and marketable ones, as well as licensing "land minds," things not to tell potential investors and how to protect your invention once it's on the market.

Lemelson Foundation Executive Director facilitating break-out discussion at Clinton Global Initiative

September 23, 2009

New York (Sept. 23) - Julia Novy-Hildesley, executive director of the Lemelson Foundation, will be the discussion facilitator for one of the Innovation break-out sessions at today's Clinton Global Initiative.

The session, entitled Becoming Embedded: Co-Creating Business with the Community will talk about how smart companies are trying to rethink global strategies and one-size-fits-all solutions, discussing the challenges and opportunities for businesses seeking to become more locally embedded.

Lemelson Executive Director speaking at CGI

September 23, 2009

The session, entitled Becoming Embedded: Co-Creating Business with the Community will discuss how smart companies are trying to rethink global strategies and one-size-fits-all solutions on a communicty level, discussing the challenges and opportunities for businesses seeking to become more locally embedded.

Tickets available now for free Andrew Revkin lecture in Portland

September 22, 2009

Portland, OR (Sept. 22) - Free tickets are now available to see New York Times Dot Earth columnist and leading environmental reporter Andrew Revkin at Portland State University's Smith Ballroom on Nov. 10.

Coming to Portland thanks to Ecotrust, PSU and almost 20 other sponsors – including the Lemelson Foundation – Revkin offers fresh ideas on how we can change our mindset to create a better tomorrow. In his free-to-the-public lecture, Revkin will discuss the natural and human challenges of supporting a population that’s expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, and how we can restore certain environmental conditions and create a more resilient future.

International Smart Gear Competition winners announced

September 17, 2009

Sept. 17 - Winners of the International Smart Gear competition were announced today, including the special East African regional prize funded in part by the Lemelson Foundation. The competition aims to "inspire and reward practical, innovative fishing gear designs that reduce bycatch - the accidental catch and related deaths of sea turtles, birds, marine mammals, cetaceans and non-target fish species in fishing gear such as longlines and nets."

Read the full press release

TIME magazine features a number of Lemelson Foundation grantees

September 16, 2009

Sept. 16 - The latest issue of TIME magazine features their annual special report on community service, including their Community Service 2009 list of "Responsibility Pioneers" – companies and organizations (big and small) that are changing the world.