72 innovations nominated for the Millennium Technology Prize
A total of 72 innovations and 105 individuals were nominated for the 2018 Millennium Technology Prize by the nomination deadline. Health technology, biomedicine and materials and process technology received the most nominations.Most of the nominations were from Europe, followed by the United States. Candidates were nominated most actively by universities and research institutions, while companies were somewhat more active than before. Asia was especially active in making submissions, with Asian organisations nominating three times as many innovations as in the previous nomination period in