Technology Changing the World: Tech Museum Awards Showcase 25 Global Innovators

Business Wire, Nov 2, 2007

The Tech Museum of Innovation:

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About The Tech Museum Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity

The Tech Museum Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity, is one of the signature programs of The Tech Museum of Innovation located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Presented by Applied Materials, Inc., The Tech Museum Awards is one of the premier annual humanitarian awards programs in the world, recognizing and supporting solutions that benefit humanity and address some of the most critical issues facing our planet and its people. The Laureates (individuals, for-profit, public and not-for-profit organizations) recognized by the Program each year must demonstrate: the use of technology to significantly improve the human condition in one of the five areas; evidence that a serious problem or challenge with broad significance is addressed by this use of technology; a noteworthy contribution that surpasses previous or current solutions; a novel application that represents a breakthrough or a creative adaptation of an existing technology; the potential for this use of technology to serve as an inspiration or model for others. Laureates are selected by a prestigious panel of international judges organized by the Center for Science, Technology, and Society at Santa Clara University, and made up of Santa Clara University faculty as well as leaders from educational and research institutions, industry and the public sector around the world.

For more information about The Tech Museum Awards, visit www.techawards.org.