Siemens zeichnet 13 seiner Forscher sowie einen externen Wissenschaftler als "Erfinder des Jahres 2017" aus. Die Wissenschaftler aus Deutschland, Österreich, den USA und Dänemark haben zusammen 1.297 Erfindungen gemeldet. Viele dieser Ideen wurden in 920 Einzelpatenten geschützt. Dieses Jahr sind drei Teams unter den Erfindern, was zeigt, dass Innovation heute in der Regel eine Gemeinschaftsarbeit ist. "Siemens investiert mit 5,6 Milliarden Euro in diesem Geschäftsjahr so viel in Forschung und Entwicklung wie nie zuvor. Und das ist gut angelegtes Geld, denn diese Investitionen fließen zielgerichtet in Innovationsfelder und sichern die Zukunftsfähigkeit unserer Geschäfte. Wir sind stolz auf unsere Erfinder des Jahres: Sie stehen in bester Tradition eines Unternehmers und Erfinders wie Werner von Siemens", erklärt Vorstandsvorsitzender Joe Kaeser. Die Auszeichnung "Erfinder des Jahres" wird seit 1995 verliehen, dieses Jahr in den Kategorien "Talente", "Herausragende Erfindung", "Open Innovation" und "Lebenswerk. Siemens honors 13 of its own researchers and an external scientist as "Inventors of the Year 2017." The scientists from Germany, Austria, the United States and Denmark have registered a total of 1,297 inventions. Many of these ideas, namely 920, have been granted individual patents. Three teams are among this year's winners, a fact that demonstrates that innovation is usually a joint effort today. "Siemens invested EUR 5.6 billion in research and development during this fiscal year, the largest amount of money it has ever spent in this area. This money is well invested, too. It flows directly into our fields of innovation and secures the future of our businesses. We are proud of our Inventors of the Year: They perfectly reflect the tradition established by an entrepreneur and inventor like Werner von Siemens," CEO Joe Kaeser says. The award Inventor of the Year has been presented since 1995. This year's categories are "Talent," "Outstanding Invention
Siemens has honored 14 particularly resourceful researchers as Inventors of the Year 2017. Together, these scientists are responsible for some 1,300 inventions and 920 patents. Nine of the inventors are from Germany, two are from Austria, one is from Denmark and two others are from the United States. Their inventions range from a solution for the digital power grids of tomorrow to technologies that substantially improve medical diagnostics and extend all the way to current collectors that enable all-electric drive for conventional trucks.
“Innovations don’t simply arise out of great ideas alone; they also require great skill in implementation,” said Roland Busch, Chief Technology Officer of Siemens AG. “All 14 of these inventors are role models in this respect. They pursued their ideas with passion and are successful on the market with their technologies.” Every year since 1995, Siemens has been presenting this award to its outstanding researchers and developers whose inventions have made major contributions to the company’s strong performance. Since 2016, this award has also been presented to researchers from outside the company.
In fiscal 2017, Siemens filed around 3,650 patents worldwide – an increase of 150 patents over the previous year. Worldwide, Siemens holds about 63,000 patents. In fiscal 2017, Siemens employees submitted about 7,450 invention disclosures. On a basis of 220 workdays during the year, this figure corresponds to about 34 inventions per day.
You’ll find this press release as well as press images, videos and detailed portraits of the inventors here: www.siemens.com/press/inventors2017
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