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  • During a Health Crisis, Look for the Inventors

    During a Health Crisis, Look for the Inventors

    It was a deadly pathogen that turned Jason Kang and his friends into inventors. But it’s not the one you’re thinking of. In 2014, Ebola was ravaging West Africa. Kang was a junior at Columbia University at the time. Like many other people, he wanted to help but felt there was little he could do.…

  • Invention Roundup: Inventors Rally in Response to a Health Crisis

    Invention Roundup: Inventors Rally in Response to a Health Crisis

    New products and devices address COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic is igniting a flurry of invention to address urgent issues of prevention and detection and treatment. From multiple efforts to address the need for ventilators to open-source face shields to drones that can detect potential respiratory infection, university researchers, engineers and private entrepreneurs have stepped…

  • Celebrating 25 Years of The Lemelson Foundation

    Celebrating 25 Years of The Lemelson Foundation

    This year, the Lemelson Foundation is celebrating its 25th Anniversary of giving, and supporting invention and inventors to improve lives around the world. Jerome and Dolly’s vision is as important today as it’s ever been — to cultivate future generations of new and diverse inventors who have lasting and transformative impact in the world. Today,…

  • Creating a Generation of New Inventors through Invention Education

    Creating a Generation of New Inventors through Invention Education

    Last year, the United Nations designated January 24 as the first International Day of Education, in part to showcase education’s role in driving inclusion to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. At The Lemelson Foundation, we also recognize that education is crucial to producing a vital resource to help us create the future we all want:…

  • CNN Features Gearbox’s Efforts to Support Inventor Entrepreneurs in East Africa

    CNN Features Gearbox’s Efforts to Support Inventor Entrepreneurs in East Africa

    Foundation grantee Gearbox was recently featured by CNN’s Innovate Africa for its efforts to revolutionize hardware-based prototyping East Africa. The article follows Gearbox’s growth from its original innovation lab in Nairobi to new satellite spaces in rural areas of Kenya, as well as the Gearbox International Foundation to encourage the proliferation of shared maker spaces…

  • Growing Global Invention Ecosystems to Solve Our Sustainable Development Challenges

    Growing Global Invention Ecosystems to Solve Our Sustainable Development Challenges

    By Maggie Flanagan, The Lemelson Foundation Program Officer For Global Entrepreneurship Week, millions of people across 170 countries participated in thousands of online events and in-person gatherings to discuss the state-of-the-state of global entrepreneurship, as well as what’s needed to grow entrepreneurial opportunity in the years ahead. One of the key themes for this year’s…

  • Global Cooling Prize Finalists Announced

    Global Cooling Prize Finalists Announced

    The Lemelson Foundation has long supported the values of environmental responsibility and sustainability both as an organization and in our grant-making. As an effort to harness the power of invention to address the effects of climate change, we’re proud to be a sponsor of The Global Cooling Prize. Created by the Government of India and…

  • Rachel Bergey – Broadcom MASTERS 2019 Lemelson Award for Invention Winner

    Rachel Bergey – Broadcom MASTERS 2019 Lemelson Award for Invention Winner

    Middle-school student Rachel Bergey of Harleysville, Pennsylvania, was inspired to invent when climbing a tree near her house. She noticed the damage done by an invasive species of insect and wanted to find a way to save the trees. This started a journey which led to her receiving the Lemelson Award for Invention at the…

  • Starting Small and Dreaming Big: Profile of Broadcom MASTERS’ 2018 Lemelson Invention Prize Winner

    Starting Small and Dreaming Big: Profile of Broadcom MASTERS’ 2018 Lemelson Invention Prize Winner

    A profile of John Madland, Broadcom MASTERS’ 2018 Lemelson Invention Prize Winner Fifteen-year-old John Madland has always had an inventive curiosity. Growing up, he would ask for broken appliances as birthday gifts so that he could fix them. “I rarely give up on an idea,” he says. “Even if it takes several years to, I’ll…

  • NEST360° Initiative Harnesses Invention to Solve Global Health Challenges

    NEST360° Initiative Harnesses Invention to Solve Global Health Challenges

    The Lemelson Foundation is proud to announce our contribution to the launch of NEST360°, a new multi-organization partnership aimed at making a lasting impact on maternal and newborn health in low-resource settings. Current data shows that around 28 in every 1,000 babies in Sub-Saharan Africa die in the first month of life. The NEST360° initiative…

  • Nearly 2,000 Additional Educators Embrace Invention Education

    Nearly 2,000 Additional Educators Embrace Invention Education

    While September is when the public focuses on going back to school, every teacher knows that the real work happens before that – preparing classrooms, planning lessons and participating in professional development. When it comes to Invention Education, thousands of educators have participated in professional development programs this year with the goal of integrating new…

  • Top Collegiate Inventors Awarded Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

    Top Collegiate Inventors Awarded Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

    Students around the country are recognized for revolutionary solutions to women’s health, food waste, transportation systems and improving mobility and communication for people with disabilities.