The ceremony was held to reward the winners of the 16th edition of the annual initiative organised by the Commerce Department, which is part of the Ministry for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects. This initiative is the “Malta Intellectual Property Awards 2025”.

The Malta Intellectual Property Awards are aimed at promoting the creation of Intellectual Property in Malta and recognizes both innovative projects originating from people who are fairly new in their field and of those made by people of experience in the creative, scientific and technological sector.

This year, almost €50,000 were distributed in prizes. It is gratifying that for this edition we had a high-level of projects with a range of initiatives in the field of health, 3D printing, sustainability, engineering, digital art, medical research and education technology.

The winners of the “Malta Intellectual Property Award 2025” were:

Category – Intellectual Property for Creative Initiative Award

Winner

‘Karamellu Tar-Raħal t’Isfel (Animated Series)’ – Mr Neil Zammit and Mr Charles Buttigieg

Runner-up

‘Maltese Stalactite Fine Jewellery Collection’ – Ms Tara Lois Mansell

Category – Intellectual Property for Scientific Initiative Award

Winner

‘Modular Additive Lightweight Thermoplastic Innovation for 3D Printing (MALTI3D)’ – Ing. Nicholas Borg Calleja

Runner-up

‘MaltaKnee – A novel soft inflatable load-bearing device for early-stage knee osteoarthritis treatment’ – Mr Karl Galea Naudi Borg, Prof. Pierre Schembri Wismayer MD, Prof. Arif Rochman, Prof. Ing. Pierluigi Mollicone, Prof. Ing Joseph Buhagiar and Mr Emanuel Pavia

Category – Intellectual Property for Technological Initiative Award

Winner

‘AIR SAVE – Development and Analysis of an IndustRy 4.0 System to Autonomously ImproVE the Sustainability of Pneumatics’ – Prof. Ing. Paul Refalo, Prof. Ing. Emmanuel Francalanza, Mr Massimo Borg, Ms Jasmine Mallia, Dr. Peter Albert Xuereb, Mr Angelo Mifsud and Ms Ylenia Grech Mifsud

Runner-up

‘The RPAK Hybrid Digital-Physical Media The Smart Library RPAK AI Integration’ – Mr Jean Pierre Debattista – RPAK LTD

Category – Intellectual Property – Emergent Innovator: age between 16 years and 30 years for Creative Initiative

Winner

‘Father, I am not your strongest soldier’ – Ms Michelle Gruppetta

Category – Intellectual Property Award – Emergent Innovator: age between 16 years and 30 years for Scientific Initiative

Winner

‘An Innovative Concrete Mix for a Circular Tomorrow: From Poultry Waste to Performance Construction Materials’ – Ms Elizabeth-Rose Grima Delia Spiteri Cornish

Category – Intellectual Property Award – Emergent Innovator: age between 16 years and 30 years for Technological Initiative

Winner

‘A Geospatial and AI-Enabled Framework for Offshore Wind Siting: A Modular Methodology with Global Potential’ – Mr Cedric Muscat

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