We honor the life and impact of Dorothy (Dolly) Lemelson, the Foundation’s co-founder and former President and Board Chair. Mrs. Lemelson was a businesswoman and passionate supporter of the Portland arts scene, as well as initiatives that helped underserved populations, at-risk youth, and teachers in public schools in Oregon and Nevada.
ToucHb: needle-free anemia testing
Engineer and entrepreneur Sorin Grama creates technology that makes refrigeration and air conditioning more efficient and less expensive.
Engineers are crucial to restoring our ecosystems and building a sustainable future.
The international accelerator of hardware-led social innovation has supported and funded over 160 startups across the world.
For 25 years, the annual $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize has supported and celebrated mid-career inventors who are changing the world.
Inspiring and educating the next generation of inventors and catalyzing their ideas into invention-based businesses and commercial technologies.
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