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Sparking Imagination, Empowering Ingenuity: Why We Must Celebrate and Support the Inventive Spirit

By Rob Schneider, Executive Director of The Lemelson Foundation

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

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supports the people and systems needed to advance impact invention through the creation of products that have positive social impact, reflect environmental responsibility and support financially self-sustaining businesses.

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