2025 CASH PRIZE WINNERS

Grand Prize - 15'000 CHF

To : State Grid Yili Yihe Power Supply Co., Ltd. State Grid Electric Power Research Institute Wuhan NARI Co., Ltd. Luo Song; Yin Feng; Deng Jian; Ni Yong; Zhong Zhaofeng; Cai Jiayi; Dang Xiliang; Zhang Jiangchao; Guan Xing; Deng Heming
From : China
For the invention : Flexible Damping Device for Preventing Wind-Induced Flashovers on Transmission Lines

2nd Prize - 7'500 CHF

To : China Electric Power Research Institute:Xiangjun Li, Xuecui Jia, Hanning Li / Beijing Soaring Electric Technology Co., Ltd.: Shicheng Wang, Chao Ouyang / Hunan University:Zhikang Shuai, Lipeng Zhu / Tsinghua University:Xuebing Han
From : China
For the invention : Key Technologies and Equipment for Safety Early Warning and Grid-forming Control of Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems

3rd Prize - 3'500 CHF

To : Dr. Ali Haneef
From : Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
For the invention: Microneedle Balloon Catheter

BRICS Prize - 5'000 CHF

To : Hong Kong Police Force & Rescue Reach Technologies Limited
From : Hong Kong
For the invention : HKSOS Smart Rescue Ecosystem

IFIA Youth prize – 1’000 CHF

To : Peter Liu
From : Chinese Taipei
For the invention : BreatheBack

IFIA Prize - 1'000 CHF

To : Alex Breton
From : Sweden
For the invention : Personal mobile ATM device (Method and printer unit for printing a physical note for accessing a digital asset)
2024 CASH PRIZE WINNERS

Grand Prize - 15'000€


To : Pr. Geoffrey Chan, RadiansPlus Company Holding Ltd.,
From: Hong Kong / Singapore
For the invention : Power System Neutral (PSN) Dynamic Load Management (DLM) system. An innovative patented soft and hardware system to optimise EV changing and management in conjunction and coordination with the electrical grid.

2nd Prize - 7'500€

To : Dr. Ali Ahmed Haneef Abdelhamid
From : Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
For the invention: Dual lumen extracorporeal membrane oxygenation catheter with single entry port bypassing the right heart and lungs

3rd Prize - 3'500€

To : Shunli Wang, Guangchen Liu, Liya Zhang,.Shuanhu Wang, Qi Huang, Xiaohu Shen, Xi Guo, Yongsheng Qi, Lin Lin, Siyu Jin, Wen Cao, Qin Zhang, Kuo Yang, Yuchen Huo, Etse Dablu Bobobee, Wenxia Zhang, Carlos Fernandez; Inner Mongolia University of Technology,Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group Co.,Ltd. Southwest University Of Science And Technology, Sichuan Urban Vocational College, Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co.,Ltd. Inner Mongolia Branch
From : China
For the invention: Weak Power Grid Wind-Solar-Storage Multiple Energy Coupling Control Technology with Industrial Application

BRICS Prize - 5'000€

To : China Jiliang University; Guangdong Institute of Special Equipment Inspection and Research; Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd; Guangzhou Guangri Elevator Industry Co., Ltd; Qibin Wang, Zhiqun Luo, Jiawei Lu, Qun She, Dongming Liang, Guoxiong Lu, Aiping Zhang, Huixian Lin
From : China
For the invention: Risk Assessment and Digital Detection Technology of Elevator Operation and Maintenance for Public Safety

IFIA Prize - 1'000€

To : Xiangjun Li, Xiangyang Xing, Laijun Chen, Chi Song, Shijun Guo, Xuecui Jia
China Electric Power Research Institute, Qinghai University, Shandong University, Yantai Development Zone Delian Software Co., Ltd
From : China
For the invention: State evaluation and intelligent control technology for large capacity battery energy storage station