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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Indian-American chemist has been awarded ‘European inventor Award 2021’?
A
Divya Khosal
B
Chandani Shukla
C
Sumita Mitra
D
Anita Bajwa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The European Patent Office (EPO) has honoured Indian-American chemist Sumita Mitra with the European Inventor Award 2021 in the ‘Non-EPO countries’ category.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Popular Prize, awarded to one of the 15 finalists through an online public vote, this year went to Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic for her advances in tissue engineering.

Detailed explanation-3: -The European Patent Office (EPO) honoured Indian-American chemist Sumita Mitra with the European Inventor Award 2021 in the “Non-EPO countries” category.

Detailed explanation-4: -Carmen Hijosa, founder and Chief Creative & Innovation Officer at Ananas Anam, winner of the Popular Prize at the European Inventor Award 2021. Jean-Luc Issler, Senior Expert and Senior Advisor at CNES Radio Frequency (RF) Directorate. Ursula Keller, professor at ETH Zurich in the Ultrafast Laser Physics research lab.

Detailed explanation-5: -The European Inventor Award is one of Europe’s most prestigious innovation prizes. Launched by the EPO in 2006, it honours individual inventors and teams of inventors whose pioneering inventions provide answers to some of the biggest challenges of our times.

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