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Invention has the power to improve lives

We believe inventors will solve our biggest challenges,
and improve lives in communities in the U.S. and around the world.

Inventor Spotlight

Angela Belcher

Genetically engineered viruses to create new products

Hugh Neri and Skyler Pearson

Nexgarden: High-efficiency vertical farming for sustainable, healthy food

David Sengeh

Custom-designable socket for more comfortable prosthetic legs

The Lemelson Foundation

supports the systems and people needed to advance impact invention, creating products that have positive social impact, are environmentally responsible and financially self-sustaining.

ToucHb: needle-free anemia testing

From Idea to Impact

Latest News

Top 30 Broadcom MASTERS 2019 Finalists Are Announced

Cody Friesen Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

Top Collegiate Inventors Awarded Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Invention Education, a Transformational Approach to Preparing Students for an Ever-Changing Workforce, Debuts at SXSW EDU 2019

The Lemelson Foundation Story

Inspiring and educating the next generation of inventors and catalyzing their ideas into invention-based businesses and commercial technologies.

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