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WIPO Global Awards 2023 Finalists: Celebrating Global Excellence in IP-Backed Business

May 30, 2023

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has unveiled the 2023 finalists of its annual Global Awards program, with 25 candidates moving to the final round of the competition that recognizes excellence in the use of intellectual property (IP) for positive impact at home and abroad.

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Now in its second year, the WIPO Global Awards recognizes small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from around the globe that are successfully commercializing their IP-backed innovation and creativity in an exceptional manner that also improves society.

In a near-tripling of participation from 2022, WIPO received 548 submissions from 58 countries across all regions of the world and a wide variety of sectors, including the creative industries, food, green energy technologies, health, and more.

The 25 finalists are drawn from 16 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle-East, North America and Latin America. China, from where half of all applicants hailed, accounts for six of the finalists – the strongest showing from a single country.

The jury will deliberate in the coming weeks to select seven winners. A new juror this year is Bertrand Piccard. With his exceptional expertise as a serial explorer and success in selecting 1000 profitable solutions to protect the environment and support clean growth, Mr. Piccard brings invaluable knowledge to the table.

WIPO Global Award winners will receive a customized 1:1 mentoring package to bolster their IP strategies, including funding facilitation, partnership opportunities, and publicity support.

The finalists come from a wide range of business activity, from the creative industries to local and international brands, innovative technological providers, and all others:

  1. Aerosol Magee Scientific, Slovenia
  2. BeFC®, France
  3. Cocoly, China
  4. CRMQ, Mexico
  5. Digi smart solutions, Tunisia
  6. Dukhoon, Kuwait
  7. Farmer Lifeline Technologies, Kenya
  8. Flexxon, Singapore
  9. FUTTEC, Czech Republic
  10. KaryaKarsa, Indonesia
  11. LACTIPS, France
  12. Netux, Colombia
  13. PIRKA, Argentina
  14. Pregenerate, Austria
  15. PT Seaweedtama Biopac, Indonesia
  16. RePG Enerji, Türkiye
  17. Sager Drone, Jordan
  18. Schaffengott Co., Republic of Korea
  19. Shanghai Sage Intelligent Technology, China
  20. Shanghai Superhigh Environmental Technology, China
  21. Shanghai Westwell Technology, China
  22. SHENZHEN PUDU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., China
  23. STAR's Tech, Republic of Korea
  24. Xi’an Kiss Future Internet Technologies, China
  25. YAKWETU™, Kenya

Visit the webpage to learn more about the finalists.

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