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Nowadays, everybody should be IP aware regardless of gender, in support of WIPO’s theme “Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity” Inglot cosmetics highlights.
One in three people will get cancer in their lifetime, highlighting the importance of early detection - when the cancer is more treatable and curable. A hyper-sensitive blood test developed by Lucence, a precision oncology company, promises to make early detection a reality. Through its ground-breaking technology, Lucence is working to improve cancer care and cure rates through a simple blood test. Dr. Min-Han Tan, Founder and CEO of Lucence, talks to WIPO about his company’s commitment to saving the lives of cancer patients around the world through earlier detection of the disease.
Biofabricate CEO Suzanne Lee spoke with WIPO about her multiple patents and her road to biofabrication and why we must take microorganisms seriously as the fabric of the future.
Amid growing climate concerns and energy price hikes, there is growing interest in renewables to meet out energy needs. A pioneering technology that harnesses the power of the waves to generate electricity, offers a promising new source of affordable, clean energy. Inna Braverman, co-founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power and a leading expert in renewable energy is committed to changing “the world one wave at a time.” She discusses the critical importance of intellectual property to the company with WIPO and encourages women to believe in themselves and to pursue their ambitions.
WIPO presents Aisha Bowe, who will make history as the first black woman to travel to space with Blue Origin - as a rocket scientist and entrepreneur, Aisha knows to protect intellectual property.
WIPO celebrates the “can do” attitude of women inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs around the world – and their ground-breaking work and ingenuity that transform our world.
WIPO calls for applicants for the 2023 Global Awards program, seeking small and medium-sized enterprises candidates that use intellectual property (IP)-backed innovation and creativity.
The recent success of Running Up That Hill thanks to TV show Stranger Things, shows how important it is for artists to manage their rights effectively, in particular, by registering their works.
The WIPO Photography Prize encourages Indigenous and local community youth to express themselves on climate change and climate action – while raising their awareness on how copyright can be used to protect their creativity expressed in the photographs. Among the hundreds of applications received, Joanderson Gomes de Almeida, 30, an indigenous Pankararu from Brazil was chosen as the first place winner of the competition. His photograph shows a tradition called the Pulling of the Vine, which helps to predict whether the coming year will be one of good harvests, abundance and good rains.
Innovation in transport-related hydrogen fuel cells has boomed for the technology that can power vehicles without the emissions that contribute to global climate change, a new WIPO report shows.
Mother Earth through our Lenses, the WIPO Photography Prize encourages Indigenous and local community youth to express themselves on climate action, while learning about copyright.
In spite of the human and economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and enterprises in many parts of the world have increased their investments in innovation, according to the 2021 Global Innovation Index.
WIPO is pioneering a Young Experts Program to train the next generation of global Intellectual Property (IP) leaders to help build innovation ecosystems around the world.