WIPO Global Awards 2024 Celebrating World-Changing Innovations in Health, Climate Tech, and Advanced Technology

“在全球范围内，中小企业占所有企业的比例达90% 以上，但其中许多企业仍未充分利用知识产权的力量来发展业务。本奖项旨在表彰那些正在采取这种做法的企业，并证明知识产权不仅能促进企业发展，还能给世界带来积极的变化。因此，让我向今年的获奖企业表示祝贺，感谢它们向其他中小企业展示了知识产权的力量，并祝愿它们的未来发展之旅一帆风顺。”

"Globally, SMEs make up more than 90% of all businesses, but many of them are still not fully harnessing the power of IP to grow their business. This award however celebrates those that are doing so and demonstrates that IP is not just for business growth but can also make a positive difference to the world. So let me congratulate the winners of this year’s awards, thank them for showcasing to other SMEs the power of IP   and wish them the best in their future journey."

——产权组织总干事邓鸿森

——WIPO Director General Daren Tang

邓总干事于2024年7月12日在产权组织成员国大会第六十五届会议期间为获奖企业颁奖。在颁奖典礼上，获奖企业表示热切期望产权组织提供支持，帮助它们优化知识产权商业化体系，扩展企业创新的市场准入机会。

Director General Tang presented awards to the winners on July 12, 2024, during the 65th WIPO Assemblies. During the event, the winners expressed said they were eagerly anticipating WIPO’s support in helping them optimize the IP commercialization system and expand market access for their innovations.

产权组织全球奖专门为各行各业的中小企业和初创企业设立，这些企业巧妙地利用知识产权对产品和服务进行商业化，同时通过创新和创造为社会做出积极贡献。获奖企业可以受益于以下奖励：

The WIPO Global Awards are dedicated to SMEs and startups from a wide range of industrial sectors that making smart use of intellectual property for commercialization of products and services while also bringing a positive contribution to society through their innovation and creativity. The winners of the awards benefit from:

•   量身定制的一对一指导方案，支持知识产权资产商业化战略，包括筹资和商业合作机会。

Tailored 1:1 mentoring on strategies for the commercialization of IP assets, including fundraising and commercial partnership opportunities.

•   在不同的商业受众中对公司品牌的国际推广和能见度。

International promotion and visibility across various business audiences.

•   出席在日内瓦举行的享有盛誉的颁奖典礼和社交联网活动（报销差旅费）。

Attendance to the prestigious Awards Ceremony and networking events in Geneva, with travel expenses covered.

•   获取产权组织网络和资源以获得知识产权管理咨询。

Access to WIPO network and resources for IP management advisory.

九家获奖企业的代表在颁奖典礼 | Representatives from the nine winning companies at the awards ceremony

图：WIPO/Martin | Photo: WIPO/Martin

认识2024年产权组织全球奖获奖者（按公司名称英文字母顺序排列）

Meet the 2024 WIPO Global Awards Winners (Listed by alphabetical order, by company name)

AETECH - 气候技术 - 大韩民国

AETECH – Climate tech – Republic of Korea

许多国家缺少良好的垃圾处理和分类系统，这意味着塑料、纸张、铝、电子垃圾、玻璃……数百万吨垃圾堆积在垃圾填埋场或自然环境中，而它们本可以被回收利用。AETECH的机器人利用人工智能深度学习技术对可回收垃圾进行分类。通过学习，它能准确识别垃圾并将其分为46个子类别。这种高效的解决方案可以分拣两倍于人工处理量的材料，市政部门和回收分拣公司可节省的成本高达人工分拣的2.8倍。AETECH丰富的知识产权组合将支持其从韩国向欧洲、中东、澳大利亚和东南亚扩展业务。

Many countries lack good systems for handling and sorting waste, which means that plastic, paper, aluminum, e-waste, glass… millions of tons of our waste pile up in landfills or in the natural environment while they could be recycled. AETECH’s robot uses AI deep learning technologies to sort recyclable waste. It learns to accurately identify and categorize waste into 46 subcategories. This efficient solution can sort twice the amount of material a person can handle, offering municipalities and recycling sorting companies cost savings of up to 2.8 times compared to manual sorting. AETECH’s substantial IP portfolio will support their expansion from Korea into Europe, Middle East, Australia, and Southeast Asia.

Farmer Lifeline Technologies - 气候技术--肯尼亚

Farmer Lifeline Technologies – Climate tech – Kenya

Farmer Lifeline开发了一种独家太阳能供电设备，利用人工智能和支持机器学习的摄像头在早期阶段检测作物中的病虫害。然后，这些设备会通过短信及时向农民发送通知，并为他/她们提供应该使用的精确解决方案，从而使其农场产量提高多达40%，作物损失减少多达30%。Farmer Lifeline“不仅通过提供气候友好型通知来增强小规模农户的气候适应能力，还能使农民更好地适应和减缓气候变化的影响，从而提高整体可持续性和生产率。目前，肯尼亚有5,100多个农场正在使用Farmer Lifeline设备，其中60%的技术用户是女性。

Farmer Lifeline developed a proprietary solar-powered device that uses AI and machine learning-enabled cameras to detect crop pests and diseases at an early stage. These devices then send timely notifications to farmers via text message along with the precise solutions they should use, allowing them to increase their farm yields by up to 40% and reduce crop losses by up to 30%. Farmer Lifeline not only enhances climate resilience for small-scale farmers by providing climate-friendly notifications but also enables farmers to better adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change, thus improving their overall sustainability and productivity. The Farmer Lifeline devices are currently being used in over 5,100 farms in Kenya, with 60% of the users of the technology being women.

智愈医疗 - 健康 - 中国

Healinno Tech – Health – China

良性前列腺增生症（BPH）是指前列腺增大超过正常，导致排尿困难和不适。预计未来十年全球将有9,400万BPH患者需要手术治疗，而目前仅实施了50万例手术，因此存在着巨大的需求缺口。智愈医疗公司的水射流自主执行手术机器人通过基于多维超声图像的规划、水射流精准控制和自动手术操作，为治疗提供了便利。凭借在知识产权管理方面的高超技能，该公司目前计划采取集团战略，在集团的不同子公司注册单个产品，以方便对产品价值进行评估。

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition where the prostate gland gets larger than normal, which causes problems with urination and discomfort. With 94 million BPH patients worldwide expected to require surgery in the next decade, and only 500,000 surgeries currently performed, there is a significant unmet demand. Healinno Tech's automated waterjet ablation surgical robot facilitates treatments, thanks to its multi-dimensional ultrasound image-based planning, precise water jet control and automated surgical operation. With strong skills in IP management, the company now envisions a group strategy, registering individual products in different group subsidiaries to facilitate the evaluation of the products’ value.

Laboratorios Química Luar - 健康 - 阿根廷

Laboratorios Química Luar – Health – Argentina

肺炎是全球导致儿童死亡的最大传染病（来源：世界卫生组织）。为了治疗呼吸系统疾病，Laboratorios Química Luar专门从事创新药物产品的开发，例如可以雾化形式吸入肺部的基于布洛芬的配方。对于COVID-19和囊性纤维化等复杂且未得到充分治疗的病症，该产品尤其具有吸引力。Laboratorios Química Luar的知识产权战略侧重于给予发明强有力的保护，重点是以国际标准（ISO 56005）为指导进行全面的知识产权管理。

Pneumonia is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide (source: World Health Organization). To cure respiratory conditions, Laboratorios Química Luar specializes in the development of innovative pharmaceutical products such as their ibuprofen-based formula that can be nebulized in the form of a mist inhaled into lungs. It becomes particularly interesting for complex and underserved conditions such as COVID-19 and Cystic Fibrosis. Laboratorios Química Luar's IP strategy focuses on robust protection of inventions with an emphasis on comprehensive IP management guided by international standards (ISO 56005).

Meticuly - 健康 - 泰国

Meticuly – Health – Thailand

随着预期寿命的延长，预计在未来几十年内骨骼置换的数量将大幅增加。然而，如今外科医生通常使用预先定好尺寸的现成植入物，这些植入物可能并不完美适配患者个体的解剖结构。Meticuly创造了3D打印骨骼置换物，利用人工智能驱动的CT扫描设计出完美适配任何患者的钛植入物。与传统方法相比，这显著改善了患者的生活质量，节省了医生的时间和精力。该公司已在10个国家获得了36项专利、18项商标、超过15项商业秘密和2项版权，确保了其知识产权保护和在全球范围内的运营自由。

As life expectancy rises, the number of bone replacements is expected to increase dramatically over coming decades. Yet today, surgeons often use pre-sized, ready-to-fit implants that might not perfectly match the patient's unique anatomy. Meticuly has created 3D-printed bone replacements, employing an AI-powered CT scan to design titanium implants that perfectly fit any patient. This significantly improves patients’ quality of life and saves doctors’ time and effort compared to traditional methods. The company has secured its intellectual property with 36 patents in 10 countries, 18 trademarks, over 15 trade secrets, and 2 copyrights, ensuring global operational freedom.

PONS Teknoloji - 健康 - 土耳其

PONS Teknoloji – Health – Türkiye

在许多农村地区，人们仅因为无法及早获得影像服务，就无法得到所需的适当治疗。仅在美国，就有70%的慢性病可以通过简单的超声波预防护理来避免。PONS的医疗技术可以让医疗专业人员在医院以外的环境中进行超声波成像。它可以在任何设备上使用，无需昂贵的新硬件或现场成像专家。在尼日利亚的村庄，这项技术仅在一个月内就将妊娠并发症从45%降至25%。该专利系统得到了一家大型制药公司的支持，帮助PONS在国际上拓展业务。

In many rural contexts, people simply don’t have access to imaging services early enough to get the appropriate care they need, and in the US alone, 70% of chronic diseases could be solved by a simple ultrasound preventive care. PONS’s medical technology allows health professionals to unlock ultrasound imaging outside hospital settings. It can be featured on any device, without the need for costly new hardware or on-site imaging experts. In Nigerian villages, this technology reduced pregnancy complications from 45% to 25% within just one month. The patented system is supported by a large pharmaceutical company, which helps PONS grow its business internationally.

Qnami - 先进技术 - 瑞士

Qnami – Advanced Technology – Switzerland

为了提高社会效率，手机、电脑和处理器的电子元件变得越来越小。从最初的0.35微米到如今的3纳米微芯片，芯片在不断缩小！制造难度也越来越大。Qnami公司开发出了第一台合成钻石制成的利用量子传感技术的显微镜，可以精确测量超小尺寸物质。这项创新使制造商能够观察到单个电子状态的物质及其磁性。Qnami公司的知识产权战略侧重于获得关键专利，以确保获得大量资金，迄今为止共获得800万瑞士法郎的稀释性资金和400万瑞士法郎的非稀释性资金。

In order for society to always be more efficient, electronic components of phones, computers, processors have been getting smaller. From the initial 0.35 micrometers to today’s microchips of 3 nanometers, chips keep shrinking! and it has become more and more difficult to manufacture. Qnami has developed the first microscope made of synthetic diamond, using quantum sensing, to accurately measure the ultra-small. The innovation allows manufacturers to visualize matter at the state of a single electron, as well as its magnetic properties. Qnami’s IP strategy focuses on obtaining key patents to secure significant funding, totaling 8M CHF dilutive and 4M CHF non-dilutive to date.

ScansX - 健康 - 科威特

ScansX – Health – Kuwait

2021年，全球有超过30亿人患有神经系统疾病，这一数字自1990年以来增长了18%。世卫组织总干事在2024年3月表示：“确保从幼儿期到晚年的大脑健康得到更好的理解、重视和保护比以往任何时候都更加重要”（来源：世界卫生组织）。ScansX正在彻底改变脑损伤诊断程序，用便携式无创脑部扫描仪取代或补充核磁共振成像。借助人工智能的力量，它可以检测出脑出血和肿瘤的早期征兆。ScansX在全球通过许可协议利用其专利和商标。

More than 3 billion people worldwide were living with a neurological condition in 2021, a figure that has increased by 18% since 1990. “It is more important than ever to ensure brain health is better understood, valued and protected, from early childhood to later life.” said WHO Director-General in March 2024 (source: World Health Organization). ScansX is revolutionizing brain injury diagnostic procedures by replacing or complementing MRIs with a portable, non-invasive brain scanner. With the power of artificial intelligence, it detects early signs of brain hemorrhages and tumors. ScansX leverages its patents and trademarks through licensing agreements globally.

Vivo Surgical - 健康 - 新加坡

Vivo Surgical – Health – Singapore

自然灾害和全球冲突导致成千上万人受伤或流离失所。野战医院建在帐篷和避难所中，电力供应经常中断或根本不存在，无法支持外科护理等先进的干预措施。Vivo Surgical通过开发能够提高外科医生临床表现的医疗设备来解决这一问题。从电池供电的手术照明设备到可将现有内窥镜转变为高精度手术工具的附加装置，Vivo Surgical提高了外科医生的能力，使其能够更轻松快捷地完成复杂的手术。Vivo Surgical凭借坚实的知识产权基础，已在全球20多个国家确立了商业存在。

Natural disasters and global conflicts result in thousands being hurt or displaced. Field hospitals are set-up in tents and shelters, where electricity supply is frequently disrupted or non-existent, to support advanced interventions like surgical care. Vivo Surgical addresses this by developing medical devices that enhance surgeon’s clinician performance. From a battery-powered surgical lighting device to an add-on to any existing endoscope that transforms it into a high-precision surgical tool, Vivo Surgical improves the ability of surgeons to perform complex surgeries with greater ease and speed. Vivo Surgical’s strong IP foundations have resulted in a commercial presence in over 20 countries internationally.