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In this age where kids dream of growing up to become rock stars or athletes it’s even more important than ever to inspire the next generation to become inventors, problem solvers, scientists and engineers. These are the youth that will help develop solutions that will improve lives, establish new and exciting products and companies, and…

Congratulations to two Foundation partners awarded in late July the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, often referred to as the “Asian Nobel Prize.” Harish Hande, founder and managing director of Foundation-partner SELCO India, who was honored by Magsaysay for “his passionate and pragmatic efforts to put solar power technology in the hands of the poor … [bringing] customized,…

Our founder, Jerome Lemelson, was recognized by Inc. Magazine’s online site in late June in a photo slideshow “11 Historic Serial Entrepreneurs,” listed among other visionaries including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Ted Turner, Richard Branson, and Oprah Winfrey.

More than $4 million in grants will help fund six organizations that use invention to solve social issues around the globe. Portland, OR—The Lemelson Foundation, an organization that believes invention is critical to solving the world’s most challenging problems, today announced it is pledging more than $4 million across six partners that create and advance…

Engineering Team from Johns Hopkins University receives $10,000 and mentorship from experts at The Lemelson Foundation Can a pen that costs half a penny save a life? The answer is yes. ABC News and the Duke Global Health Institute are pleased to announce the winners of the Be the Change: Save a Life Maternal Health Challenge .…

AMBRIDGE, Mass – The Lemelson-MIT Program today announced Dr. Elizabeth Hausler as the recipient of the 2011 $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability in recognition of her engineering accomplishments and creation of a model that establishes sustainable earthquake-resistant housing in the developing world. Hausler, CEO and Founder of Build Change, shaped a reconstruction solution to combat building collapses during natural disasters, which…

Foundation grantee Solar Ear was recently recognized as one of the Brazil’s “10 Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company for “making hearing aids affordable.” As you may recall, Solar Ear has developed the world’s first digital solar-powered rechargeable hearing aid, which costs a fifth the price of standard equipment. The Sao Paulo-based not-for-profit, whose employees are all…

Cambridge, Mass.– Alice A. Chen, a biomedical engineer and graduate student in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology (HST) and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), today received the prestigious $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for her innovative applications of microtechnology to study human health and disease. A fearless problem solver with a passion…