Prize for Cutting-Edge Laser Innovations
27/09/2007 09:01
PR Newswire
DITZINGEN, Germany, September 27 /PRNewswire/ --
- Call for international Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis - November
30, 2007 is Deadline for Submissions
Applications and proposals are now being accepted for the 2008
international Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis for developers and
researchers who do innovative work in the field of laser light. The prize of
the private foundation Berthold Leibinger Stiftung is granted for innovations
pertaining to the utilization or generation of laser light in any field. The
application deadline is November 30, 2007. A total of EUR 35,000 in prize
money is made available to the three prize winners. Nominees for the prize
will be invited by the foundation to make a presentation of their work during
the jury session in April next spring.
"The capacity for innovation is the key to the future. The issues
that arise around the world can be solved only by continual progress in
science and technology," Professor Berthold Leibinger, the founder of
Berthold Leibinger Stiftung noted, The innovation prize promotes research and
development in laser technology and publishes the results of this work. Since
2000, the foundation has been awarding this grant every other year for
outstanding research and development work in applied laser technology.
Innovations that have garnered the prize in the past include new
sources of laser light such as the disk and fiber lasers, laser scalpels for
lung cancer surgery, and a news microscopy procedure for cell research.
Further information regarding the 2008 Berthold Leibinger
Innovationspreis is available at http://www.leibinger-stiftung.de.
Notes for Editorial office:
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Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis
Sven Ederer
Project Manager
Tel: +49-7156 / 303-5205
Fax: +49-7156 / 303-208
Sven.Ederer@leibinger-stiftung.de
Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis: Sven Ederer, Project Manager, Tel: +49-7156/ 303-5205, Fax: +49-7156/ 303-208, Sven.Ederer@leibinger-stiftung.de