Announcing the Finalists of the 2020 Katerva Awards
It is our great pleasure to announce the 2020 Finalists - the first cohort with our new awards categories. As always, our Finalists come from all corners of the world, winnowed from a large pool of submissions through a combination of machine learning and human interaction.
Join us in congratulating the Finalists for having made is this far!
Cities & Mobility
USA |
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Soil stabilization for road construction, block & brick production and dust control in an environmentally friendly, cost effective way. |
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USA |
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Algae-based alternative to petrochemical foam |
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Israel |
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Environmentally sensitive concrete solutions |
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Spain |
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From sewage to clean energy |
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USA |
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New roadsurface from recycled plastic bottles and chewed up asphalt |
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USA |
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Community-based, urban farming |
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Nigeria |
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IOT device to measure electricity |
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UK |
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Algae-infused tiles that can extract toxic dyes from polluted water |
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Germany |
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Carbon-negative building products made of atmospheric CO2 |
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South Africa |
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Online Market place making solar affordable |
Education & Human Resources
Colombia |
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A multi-institutional movement that uses cacao and blockchain in peacebuilding |
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USA |
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Tools to enhance the conscious development of children, youth adults |
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Poland |
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Open sourced research and development on Lester Hendershot's legacy |
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Brasil |
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Artificial Intelligence Communication App giving voice to people with disabilities |
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Belgium |
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Entrepreneurial learning through collaboration across all educational levels |
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USA |
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Detecting sexual predators in online multiplayer games |
Energy & Environment
Grand Bahama |
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Growing resistant corals to restore reefs |
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Israel |
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Energy storage: water instead of lithium-ion batteries |
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New Zealand |
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Growing cleaner oceans for future generations |
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USA |
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100% biodegradable laminating film for print |
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UK |
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Innovative natural textile made from pineapple leaf fibres |
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Mexico |
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Bioplastic made from prickly pear cactus |
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USA |
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Reef Ball modules designed to mimic natural reefs |
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Ukraine |
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Window blinds that generate energy while keeping you cool |
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Chile |
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Eliminating single use plastic bags |
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Poland |
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driving a circular economy for the rubber industry |
Food & Water
Norway |
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Turning desert into fertile soil |
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USA |
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Keeping your food in the fridge fresh for longer |
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Spain |
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From organic waste to high value bioproducts |
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USA |
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Health & weight management based on your metabolism |
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Iran |
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Around the season professional care for palm trees |
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Poland |
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Attractice kitchen composter |
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UK |
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Using sunlight and sea water to grow crops in hot, arid regions |
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Kenya |
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Growing trees by throwing seedballs |
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UK |
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Rejuvenating desertified and flooded lands through community collaboration |
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Nigeria |
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Building an Africa that feeds the world and Itself |
Health & Wellbeing
Germany |
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Technology that completely changes how prosthetic sockets are made. |
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Australia |
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Nex gen pollution & viral filtration mask with botanicals |
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UK |
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DIY home urine test to detect risk of cervical cancer |
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Poland |
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A radical new concept for prescription eye glasses |
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USA |
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Portable, power-free sterilization unit for surgical care |
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USA |
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Human tissues, body parts that mimic real body mechanical properties |
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Nigeria |
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Delivering medical products across Africa |
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UK |
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Antimicrobial agent that could circumvent antimicrobial resistance |
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Germany |
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Reusable baby diaper |
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Uganda |
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Organic soap to help reducing malaria |
The next step is the identification of our five Category Winners, which is a job that falls to our Experts Panels; we will have the results of their evaluations by mid May.
Exciting times!
PS ... and even thought we have just finished one round, the doors are already open for the next intake! So, if you know about an exciting sustainable disruptive innovation, one that has the potential to improve the state of our world, submit them here, any time. Just to manage your (and their) expectations, please note though that we will only start inviting our Nominee Candidates to engage from November onwards.
Accelerating the Future...