The European Patent Office (EPO) has unveiled its fifteen finalists for this year’s European Inventor Award and Young Inventors Prize. These include teams and individuals across more than 15 countries working hard to improve life on our planet and the earth itself. The EPO is the European governing body that grants patents to new inventions and the European Inventor Award is a coveted symbol of innovation across technical fields in Europe and beyond. These finalists and their inventions are taking on challenges that help build more sustainable societies and improve our daily lives, leading tec…