Twelve teams were selected in four categories - industry, research, SMEs, non-EPO countries. Among them, two are French.
The winners of the 2023 edition will be announced on July 4, from Valencia, Spain. The race for innovation seems to be mainly between the United States and China, but Europe does not want to admit defeat. The European Patent Office (EPO) launched a competition for inventors, "innovative not only for their contribution to scientific and technological progress, but also for the impact they and their patented inventions have on our daily lives"