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The jury of the International Warsaw Invention Show IWIS 2023 selected the most innovative solutions, rewarding their creators and developers. The most important award, namely the grand prix, and two gold medals went to Dr Ewa Knapik from the Faculty of Drilling, Oil, and Gas for inventions concerning lithium recovery, whereas an international team of researchers from the AGH University received a special prize and a gold medal for its communication platform, S4S Science for Society.
The IWIS 2023 Grand Prix and the gold medal in the Chemical Industry category were granted to a 3D-printed sorbent for the recovery of lithium from oilfield brines (Sorbent do odzysku litu z solanek złożowych preparowany metodą druku 3D). The invention was developed by a team led by Dr Ewa Knapik, including Dr Grzegorz Rotko and Igor Dankowski, a student of Geoengineering and Borehole Mining at the Faculty of Drilling, Oil, and Gas.
The researcher also received the gold medal in the Ecology and Environmental Protection category for a filtration material for the pre-treatment of brines from the oil industry before lithium recovery (Materiał filtracyjny do wstępnego uzdatniania solanek z przemysłu naftowego przed odzyskiem litu), on which she was working with a student, Igor Dankowski.
In the photo Igor Danowski
The special prize for the best national invention and a gold medal went to the AGH University Associate Professor Paweł Malinowski from the Faculty of Foundry Engineering, Professor Zbigniew Kąkol from the Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, and the AGH University Associate Professor Konstanty Marszałek from the Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics, and Communications. The researchers developed an innovative online communication platform, S4S Science for Society. Their invention is intended for direct communication between scientific institutions and industry partners. In addition to directory database modules containing information on patents, technologies, specialists, and laboratories, the platform also has AI-supported communication modules – once you find the information you are looking for, it may directly lead to a cooperation agreement, the purchase of technology or a patent.
From the left: AGH University Associate Professor Paweł Malinowski; Professor Zbigniew Kąkol; AGH University Associate Professor Konstanty Marszałek
The awards were selected by a jury of nationally recognised specialists, headed by the chairwoman Katarzyna Oźga, professor of the Częstochowa University of Technology, and the president of the Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers, Michał Szota, professor of the Częstochowa University of Technology.
The IWIS is Poland's largest international event promoting invention and innovation. Every year, it hosts inventors from numerous countries who present innovations that provide an overview of technical achievements, some of which are already used in practice with other ones still awaiting implementation. The IWIS enables inventors to establish contacts with potential investors and the public to learn about Poland's achievements in the field of invention.
Research institutes, universities, technology universities, as well as companies, and individual inventors all may present their achievements. Representatives of financial institutions interested in investing in modern products and technologies are also invited to attend the exhibition. Inventors present their achievements in various categories (including ecology and environmental protection, mechanics, electronics, building engineering, textile industry, chemical industry, medicine and biotechnology).
The International Warsaw Invention Show, IWIS, took place on December 12–14, 2023 and gathered almost 200 innovative solutions. The event was organised by the Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers in collaboration with the International Federation of Inventors' Associations, IFIA.
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