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33 inventions per work day, amounting to 7,300 a year – these figures alone show the innovative strength of our employees worldwide. They play a key role in leading Siemens toward a successful future. We’d like to introduce twelve inventors.

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Munich, December 13, 2018

Inventors of the Year 2018


Siemens has been presenting the Inventors of the Year award annually since 1995 to outstanding researchers and developers. This year the events focuses on the question ‘Where does Ingenuity come from?’. Hear inspirational presentations and discussions about how a company like Siemens is creating a fertile environment for innovation and inventions. Managing Board members Janina Kugel and Roland Busch, as well as many other creative minds, share new ideas and perspectives.

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Category 1

Talents

The newcomers: these award winners may be relatively fresh out of college, but they have still managed to register a large number of inventions in just a few years at Siemens. Their enthusiasm for technology, their creativity and their determination have earned them great respect and recognition from professional experts.

Jean-Mary Martel

Preventing fires in electrical circuits

Electric arcs are the most frequent cause of electrical fires. Inventor Jean-Mary Martel invented a smart device for the detection of electric arcs in an electrical circuit.

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Suraj Musuvathy

Ground-breaking design research

Suraj Musuvathy develops algorithms that catapult product design and production into the future. 

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Ji Long Yao

From power to robots

In his latest research projects, Peking-based Ji Long Yao is blending electrification with digitalization.

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Category 2

Open Innovation

    The crossover experts: like all inventors, they like to think outside the box. And they go even further by constantly changing their perspective. As highly motivated technicians, they know which technologies have what it takes to succeed. What’s more, the award winners are not from Siemens, but include people from universities or start-ups who have worked closely with Siemens and thus personify our open innovation strategy.    

Peter Jakob and Mark Griswold

A cocktail for open innovation

The CAIPIRINHA technique for faster and better MRI scans developed for Siemens Healthineers by scientists Mark Griswold and Peter Jakob is a good example for the importance of open innovation. 

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Category 3

Outstanding Invention

    Game changers make their mark with exceptional inventions. The award winner has set standards in his/her particular field of technology with their inventions. A technically significant invention or the enhancement of an existing product has resulted in business success, or an new approach has helped solve a social problem or improve living conditions. The award winner will have met one of these criteria.    

Vemund Kaarstad

Securing jack-up platforms to the seabed

How do you ensure that the 200 meter long legs of a jack-up platform stand steadily on the seabed? With an automated control unit and control strategy invented by Vemund Kaarstad.

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Werner Stamm and Arturo Flores Renteria

Magic formula for gas turbine blades

Werner Stamm and Arturo Flores Renteria have been a successful research duo for many years. At present, they are working on a new thermal insulation layer for the blades of gas turbines.

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Mehrdad Madjdi, Lukas W. Mayer, Andreas Demmer

Phone calls on track

Passengers traveling on Rhine-Ruhr Express trains in Germany will soon benefit from improved cell phone reception – thanks to a trio of inventors from Vienna.

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Category 4

Lifetime achievement

Inventors who have worked at Siemens for at least 15 years and have registered an impressive number of inventions during their careers for which a number of business-relevant patents have been issued are honored as driving forces of innovation at the company. After their long careers, the award winners can take pride in the fact that they have made a significant contribution to Siemens’ success as an innovative company.

Janusz Rajski

Reliable chips kept affordable

Back in the 90s, the costs of testing integrated circuits threatened to exceed the manufacturing costs.  Inventor Janusz Rajski from Digital Factory, came to the rescue by developing a test method that used data compression to work up to 100 times faster than conventional tests.  Thanks to TestKompress, highly integrated chips remained affordable.

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