The Lemelson-MIT Prize is awarded to outstanding mid-career inventors (either individual or pair), who have developed a patented product or process of significant value to society, which has been adopted for practical use, or has a high probability of being adopted. Potential nomineeds are inventors, venture capitalists, engineers, or other influential professionals in the fields of science, engineering, medical or business.

Competition
QPrize North America by Qualcomm Ventures
Seed investment competition designed to provide early stage funding to entrepreneurs and start-ups that have innovative ideas that can significantly