Awards Ceremony
The main objective of the Malta Innovation Awards, is
that of encouraging the development of innovative ideas and products which have
potential, are unique and sustainable.
The 8th edition of the
Malta Innovation Awards for 2017, organised by the Commerce Department, within the Ministry for the Economy, Investment
and Small Businesses, was held on the 5th March 2018, during
which the finalists in the respective categories were announced, and each
awarded a Trophy and Monetary Prize:
Award for Creative Innovation
Winner: Ing. Marco
Cremona, Prof. Alexiei Dingli – ‘ECO-Logic (Malta) – Teaching Sustainable
Development Through Gaming’
Runner up: Ms. Laura Swale
– ‘Allura - Malta Open Art Studios’
Award for Scientific Innovation
Winner: Prof. Ing. Tonio
Sant, Dr. Ing. Daniel Buhagiar, Dr. Ing. Robert N Farrugia – ‘FLASC –
Integrated Offshore Energy Storage’
Runner up: MaltaHip Team:
Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer, Dr. Ing.Joseph Buhagiar, Dr. Ing. Pierluigi
Mollicone, Mr. Donald Dalli – ‘A Novel Hip Joint Simulator for Testing New
Implants’
Award for Technological Innovation
Winner: Carlo Gavazzi
Malta Ltd, Dr. Reiko Raute, Ing. Jason Demicoli – ‘HDMS: High Dynamic Motor
Starter’
Runner up: Dr. Ing. Alex
Rizzo, Eng. Christian Camilleri – ‘Agrivoltaic Microsolutions’
Emerging Innovator Award
Winner: Mr Bernard
Montebello – ‘Montebello Digital Art’
Awards were also presented on
behalf of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as
follows:
WIPO Medal for Creativity
Ing. Marco Cremona, Prof. Alexiei
Dingli – ‘ECO-Logic (Malta) – Teaching Sustainable Development Through Gaming’
WIPO Medal for Creativity
Mr Bernard Montebello –
‘Montebello Digital Art’
WIPO IP Enterprise Trophy
Carlo Gavazzi Malta Ltd, Dr.
Reiko Raute, Ing. Jason Demicoli – ‘HDMS: High Dynamic Motor Starter’
WIPO Medal for Inventors
P
rof. Ing. Tonio Sant, Dr. Ing.
Daniel Buhagiar, Dr. Ing. Robert N Farrugia – ‘FLASC – Integrated Offshore
Energy Storage’