Inven2 is now collecting ideas for this year’s idea competition. The winner will receive 300,000 kroner, in addition to advice and assistance in taking the idea further into the market. The submission deadline is May 1st 2024.
“The Innovation Award” is an annual initiative by Inven2 to encourage researchers to submit their inventions and to reward the most innovative ones. The goal is to transform more research into products and services that benefit society.
“With the Innovation Award, we aim to encourage researchers to consider the practical applications of their research and formulate concrete innovation plans that Inven2 can help bring to life,” says Jens Halvard Grønlien, Vice President Innovation at Inven2.
The deadline to submit your invention is May 1, and the winner will be announced at Inven2’s Innovation Party on June 12 at Forskningsparken.
Previous winners
“The Innovation Award” serves as a catalyst to bring outstanding research ideas into the spotlight—and ultimately into the marketplace.
Since researchers from all disciplines compete, the range of winning ideas has been diverse. In recent years, the award has been granted to innovations in ICT, biomedicine, and physics.
- Lars Wik from Oslo University Hospital won with his invention LARS (Longitudinal Adjustable Resuscitation System).
- In 2023, Sebastién Wälchli and colleagues from Oslo University Hospital and Haukeland University Hospital won for their method of immunotherapeutic treatment of cancer in both dogs and humans. method of immunotherapeutic treatment of cancer in both dogs and humans.
- In 2022, Victor Greiff and colleagues from the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital won for their methodology to identify and design antibodies for drug development based on in-depth immunological knowledge, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.mmm
- In 2021, Kjell-Inge Gjesdal from Ahus and NordicCAD, Carl Petter Skaar Kulseng from NordicCAD, Vigdis Hillestad from Ahus, and Anne Eskild from the University of Oslo and Ahus won the award for their idea of advanced technology for fetal diagnostics.
- In 2020, Doctor Max Temmesfeld from Akershus University Hospital won with his idea for new protective equipment against the coronavirus.
- In 2019, researchers Christian Tronstad, Jonny Hisdal, Trond Jenssen, Inge Petter Kleggetveit, Ørjan G. Martinsen, Håvard Kalvøy, and Ole Elvebakk from Oslo University Hospital and the University of Oslo won with their idea for a smart sock for diabetics
- In 2018, PhD candidate Ijlal Loutfi from the University of Oslo won with his project SecureRun, a security system for computers to prevent hackers from accessing vital data.
- Researchers Jonas Skogestad and Magnus Aaronsen from the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital won the Idea Award for their discovery of a potential new treatment for heart rhythm disorders. Thanks to the award and support from Inven2, they have taken a significant step toward clinical trials.