Hubert Burda Prizes for Innovation Awarded

Author: Christiane Blana

At Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 13 graduating engineering students received the Hubert Burda Prize for Innovation on July 2, 2008. The students were recognized, for "their intellectual creativity and technological innovation which will advance future research and development of the world."

The newly-created Burda Prize is the brainchild of Dr Hubert Burda, Publisher and Chairman of the Board of Hubert Burda Media. "Dr Burda understands Israeli innovation and the promise of our younger people and decided that this is the right investment into the future of this small country," declared University President Prof Rivka Carmi at the opening session."This is why it is significant that these prizes have been created this year, as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel," she said.

The 13 recipients are the innovators of nine different projects, one from each department in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences which include e.g. Nuclear Engineering, Communication Systems Engineering, Biomedical or Biotechnology Engineering as well as Management.

Managing Director of Marketing & Communications at Hubert Burda Media Stephanie Czerny represented Dr Hubert Burda at the ceremony. The opening session also included greetings from CTO and General Manager of the Innovation Labs, R&D Technologies of Microsoft-Israel Yoram Yaacovi, the CEO of Polymer Logistics Zvi Yemini and the Director of Development of Freescale Udi Barel. A number of Israel's leading industrialists and entrepreneurs, including Dr Joseph (Yossi) Vardi and Sammy Sagol, were present at the event.

With the Hubert Burda Center of Innovative Communications Hubert Burda has been involved in the Ben-Gurion University since 1999. The center is targeted on improving the intercultural exchange of Media scientists and experts, companies and politics.

 

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