[Ip-health] Prizes in real life: the InnoCentive list of top solvers for 2007
James Love
james.love@keionline.org
Thu May 1 09:53:01 2008
Prizes in real life: the InnoCentive list of top solvers for 2007.
This is an interesting list by InnoCentives of the biggest InnoCentive
of prize winners for 2007. InnoCentive is a for-profit firm (started
and then spun off by Lilly, the pharmaceutical company) that runs
various prize competitions, typically to solve specific technical issues
in drug development or other areas of applied science.
The top "solvers" included:
Nikolay Barashkovm (California, USA)
Ed Melcarek (Ontario, Canada)
Wenhui Zhang (Beijing, China)
Ming Zhou (MA, USA)
Anatoly Chernyshev (Iowa, USA)
Hegui Hu (NJ, USA)
Sekhar Konjeti (TN, USA)
James Mitchell (Rennes, France)
Dr. Ammanamanchi Radhakrishna (Bangalore, Karnataka, India)
Eugeny Savin (Moscow, Russia)
Giorgia Sgargetta (Perugia, Italy)
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=3D850473
Apr 30, 2008 13:13 ET
InnoCentive Unveils List of Top Solvers for 2007
Top Solvers Hailing From Across the Globe Recognized for Outstanding
Achievement in 2007
WALTHAM, MA--(Marketwire - April 30, 2008) - InnoCentive, Inc., the
leader in Prize Based Open Innovation, today announced the winners of
the first annual Top Solver awards, for Challenges solved in 2007. A
total of 11 Solvers from seven countries have secured a place on this
year's award list.
>From engineers and scientists to creative entrepreneurs, Solvers are the
innovative thinkers that join the InnoCentive Solver=E2=84=A2 community to =
solve
some of the world's toughest challenges. 2007 was a record year for
InnoCentive, with a 300 percent increase in Awards achieved by Solvers
for solving Challenges and a 400 percent increase in prize money
distributed. This month, InnoCentive reached another major Solver
milestone, when the company hit the $3 million mark in prize money
distributed.
InnoCentive has awarded Solvers in two categories. The first is in the
category of highest grossing Solvers, for Solvers who earned a total of
$50,000 USD or higher in prizes for their winning solutions in 2007. The
second category awards Solvers who solved at least two Challenges in
2007. Solvers can submit solutions for challenges in the following
categories: Business and Entrepreneurship, Chemistry, Engineering and
Design, Life Sciences, Math and Computer Science and Physical Sciences.
For more information on the top solvers, go here.
Two Solvers on this inaugural award list were winners in both
categories. These dedicated Solvers are:
-- Nikolay Barashkov (CA, USA): Four Challenges solved in the chemistry
discipline.
-- Barashkov is currently the Director of Research & Development at
Micro-Tracers, Inc. He is the author of six books, two granted US
patents and three granted European patents and 10 US patents
pending.
-- Ed Melcarek (Ontario, Canada): Five Challenges solved in the life
sciences and engineering/design disciplines.
-- A Polish Canadian with a Doctorate Degree in Engineering Science,
Melcarek has a diverse technical background in Aerospace,
Electronics, Particle Physics and Machinery.
In the category of highest grossing Solvers, where at least $50,000 was
earned, the winners are:
-- Wenhui Zhang (Beijing, China): One Challenge solved in the chemistry
discipline.
-- Zhang is a graduate of Nankai University and the China Institute
of
Atomic Energy. For the past six years, his focus has been on
leading
a research & development team in the fields of biology, chemistry
and
pharmaceuticals.
-- Ming Zhou (MA, USA): One Challenge solved in the engineering/design
discipline.
-- Zhou is a consultant with SunMoon Materials Company. From Research
&
Development, project management to various US Patent applications,
Zhou has one of the most diverse backgrounds of any InnoCentive
Solver.
In the category of most Challenges solved, the winners are:
-- Anatoly Chernyshev (Iowa, USA): Two Challenges solved in the
chemistry
and life sciences disciplines.
-- Chernyshev has PhD degree in physical chemistry. Currently he is a
postdoctoral fellow in chemistry department, the University of
Iowa.
His research interests are focused on structure and function of
proteins and novel approaches to drug design.
-- Hegui Hu (NJ, USA): Three Challenges solved in the chemistry and life
sciences disciplines.
-- Hu is a Green Chemist in New Jersey and his research involves
chemistry of all fields, from inorganic, organic and polymer
science;
from analytical, physical to computational chemistry.
-- Sekhar Konjeti (TN, USA): Three Challenges solved in the life
sciences
discipline.
-- Konjeti currently holds a position as Research Associate Professor
in
Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University. His interests include
identifying drug candidates for cancer prevention and treatment as
well as designing novel radiosensitizers and studying drug
targets.
-- James Mitchell (Rennes, France): Two Challenges solved in the
chemistry
discipline.
-- Mitchell moved to France in 1996 and took up a Professorship in
Astrochemistry at the University of Rennes in Brittany. His
scientific interests include the experimental study of
electron-molecular ion collision processes and using synchrotron
radiation to study particle formation in flames and plasmas.
-- Dr. Ammanamanchi Radhakrishna (Bangalore, Karnataka, India): Two
Challenges solved in the life sciences discipline.
-- Radhakrishna is presently working at Shriram Institute for
Industrial
Research as Joint Director - Bangalore Branch. He is
co-author/inventor of nine publications and five patents. His
research interests include theoretical and experimental chemistry,
life sciences, chemo bioinformatics and biotechnology.
-- Eugeny Savin (Moscow, Russia): Two Challenges solved is the chemistry
discipline.
-- Savin is a Senior Researcher in the Organophosphorus compounds
team,
Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences.
He has more than 50 publications, including 3 reviews and 4
patents.
Among his current interests is Medicinal chemistry.
-- Giorgia Sgargetta (Perugia, Italy): Two Challenges solved in the
chemistry and life sciences disciplines.
-- Sgargetta has a doctoral degree in organic chemistry and her areas
of expertise are in detergent formulations, agrochemicals and
analytical chemistry.
Company Quote
"InnoCentive's global base of 140,000 Solvers is the backbone of the
company's open innovation marketplace and their remarkable achievements
deserve recognition. Our diverse group of some of the world's brightest
minds has not only helped our Seeker companies bring their products to
market at a faster pace but have also solved some of the world's most
critical Challenges with their innovative ideas and approaches."
- Dwayne Spradlin, CEO, InnoCentive Inc.
About InnoCentive
Founded in 2001, InnoCentive built the first global web community for
open innovation, enabling scientists, engineers, professionals and
entrepreneurs to collaborate to deliver breakthrough solutions for
R&D-driven organizations. InnoCentive Seekers, who collectively spend
billions of dollars on R&D, submit complex problems to the InnoCentive
Marketplace where more than 140,000 engineers, scientists, inventors,
business people, and research organizations in more than 175 countries
are invited to solve them. Solvers who deliver the most innovative
solutions receive financial awards ranging up to US$1,000,000.
InnoCentive's Seekers include commercial, government and non-profit
organizations such as Eli Lilly and Company, Janssen, Solvay,
GlobalGiving and The Rockefeller Foundation.
For more information on InnoCentive, go to: www.innocentive.com.
InnoCentive and InnoCentive Challenge are registered trademarks of
InnoCentive, Inc. Other product or service names mentioned herein are
the trademarks of their respective owners.
For More Information contact:
Jessica Devaney or Carole Hutchinson
Email Contact
617-431-1020
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