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SOME 2025-2026 INGENIOUS, INVENTIVE & INNOVATIVE AWARDEES

PLATINUM OVERALL INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

JULIE ENCAUSSE

From Iceland
For
Iceborea
for driving a circular, biotechnology-driven solution to food waste and plastic pollution
INNOVATIVE TEXTILE GOLD AWARD

PROFESSOR JANE HARRIS

From United Kingdom
For
driving sustainable solutions for the global textiles and apparel sectors.

And for her pioneering transdisciplinary fusion of design, digital technology, and STEM disciplines.

INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD

DR. SARA AL REEFY

From Bahrain
For
pioneering Oncoplastic Breast Surgery.
first female Arab Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon to qualify from London, bringing specialized expertise that integrates cancer removal with immediate aesthetic reconstruction.
GOLD INNOVATOR AWARD

DR. NORAZIAN MOHAMED NOOR

From Malaysia
For
a Smart Air Quality Forecasting Tool.
INNOVATIVE HEALTH & WELLBEING AWARD

DR. MELIS EDA EKINCI

From United Kingdom
For
Woost

for her women’s health tech company that develops at-home testing kits and a digital platform to help women monitor their gynaecological health.

INNOVATIVE CAPACITY BUILDING AWARD

MARIA CONCEICAO

From UAE
For

Guinness World Record Holder, Philanthropist & Humanitarian 

her direct, creative response to her pledge to lift children out of poverty.
IPAN GOLD IP AWARD

NGOZI OYEWOLE

From Nigeria
For
Commonwealth Business Women Africa
for her empowering knowledge transfer on IP for women in Africa.
INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY GOLD AWARD

RONNY (IBIRONKE) ODEGBAMI

From United Kingdom
For
her Alpha Clinical Trial App
– created to simplify, expedite, and improve the quality of trials, making “Science accessible to All.
“Using our one stop shop and raising awareness of key issues relating to research and development, intellectual property rights, product development, access to finance, international trade, equity and commercialization GlobalWIIN continues to play an important role in providing knowledge transfer and capacity building measures through our invaluable partner organisations.”
Dr Bola Olabisi FRSA
CEO GlobalWIIN

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2026 GLOBALWIIN AWARDS IS NOW OPEN!

The call for inventors, innovators and exceptional creative people has begun. We also would like you to nominate innovative leaders and male champions. You are invited to nominate individuals and various organizations from across the globe including business, corporate industries, academic institutions, nominate ingenious minds that make great impact with ground-breaking ideas. They can be new products processes or services.
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PLATINUM INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

LAHOU KEITA 

From France

For
THE GROUND DATA BLACK BOX® (GDBB) TEMPEUS®
The third black box which records the ground data parameters to complete the safety analysis of the two black boxes onboard, to manage and increase the aircrafts safety throughout the entire life, to improve the productivity of the technicians during maintenance and safety management, to reduce the aircrafts carbon footprint, and the paper management. This invention reduces human errors to protect passengers and crew members’ lives.
DOUBLE GOLD INNOVATION AWARD WINNER

CHRISTINE BLIN

from Denmark

For
NEWMERO BRICKS
The Educational /STEM Toy making learning simple, fast, and fun. Great for children that are curious and are not so interested in numbers or have problems with mathematics. This invention helps children feel and experience numbers by themselves therefore encouraging them to learn numbers and basic mathematics.
DOUBLE GOLD AWARD WINNER

CARLOTTA SANTOLINI

From Italy

For
BLUEAT-LA PESCHERIA SOSTENIBILE
The preservation of the environment and communities that work in and for the sea, with a special focus on blue crab and women who are still too often invisible and underpaid in the Blue Economy today.

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Witnessing the assembling of brilliant minds
PLATINUM INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

AINO MUSTONEN

From Finland
For
ECOBOND®
an alternative to cement made with patented energy-efficient technology from industrial by-products.
GOLD RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION AWARD WINNER

OLUCHUKWU OKONKWO

from United Kingdom
For
SUGARCRETE®
a bio-based construction material utilising the greatest agri-residue available globally to address the unacceptable impact caused by the construction sector (accounting for 50% of all extracted material globally), offering superior thermal, environmental and socio-economic benefits beyond standard building materials.
GOLD INVENTION AWARD WINNER

YUKO HIRAGA

from Japan
For
CHAT/ CIO/ CONCRETE DETERIORATION DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM®
for her state-of-the-art, cost-saving way of detecting the deterioration of concrete which is designed to help with the increasing number of structures that need to be assessed.
DOUBLE GOLD SUSTAINABILITY AWARD WINNER

LUCY NGORONGO

from Kenya
For
JUNKY BINS®
a project for recycling organic waste, that has developed the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) which breaks down organic waste collected daily from households, hotels, and institutions.
“The biggest problems we face are complex and require solutions to come from all parts of society. SHIFT is passionate about supporting inclusive and responsible innovation so that we’re tackling issues like the climate emergency with equity and fairness. We’re thrilled to be collaborating with our colleagues at GlobalWIIN to support brilliant women inventors and innovators from East London and the world.”
Francesca J. Colloca, Head of Innovation at SHIFT
London Legacy Development Agency
PLATINUM INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

SALMA MEDHAT SHAABAN WEFKY

From Egypt

For
MATKHAFEESH
This is a mobile application invented for women’s safety and to fight all forms of gender-based violence. It was designed to create a safe, judgement-free space for women to receive the social, mental and legal support they need. Salma’s creation includes immediate help from chosen and trusted contacts. The app provides useful support to avoid becoming a victim and invaluable signposting support to those who have experienced incidents.
PLATINUM INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

KHADEJA S.H. AREFAIE

from Kuwait

For

DNA IMAGING TECHNIQUE

Inventing the novel DNA Imaging technique. Her invention is a steppingstone to the advancement of genetic research, modifies the human system to target DNA and nuclear elements with high precision, minimal noise, and off-target effects.
PLATINUM INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

MARGRET VILBORG BJARNADOTTIR

From Iceland

For

PAYANALYTICS

Closing pay gaps to secure equal opportunity. Actionable insights are the beating heart of equitable workplaces. PayAnalytics’ pay equity and workforce analytics software fuels your fair pay and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts by painting a clear picture of your compensation structures and workforce composition — with actionable recommendations.
“It is not enough just to have a good idea or even a great new product or service. You need to be able to realise the value of your innovation in a globally competitive market. This means being able to protect the ownership of your innovation and create a recognised brand identity in the marketplace. Intellectual Property provides you with the tools to be able to do this. Today IP and related intangible assets, are the most valuable assets in global trade, directly supporting world leading goods, services, and brands. The same tools are available to women entrepreneurs and start-up businesses around the world. For this reason, IPAN has sponsored the special award for IP in the GlobalWIIN competition.”
John Ogier

Chairman of The Intellectual Property Awareness Network, (IPAN)

MEET THE GLOBALWIIN IP GOLD AWARD WINNERS

IPAN Sponsored GOLD AWARD 2023

UNNUR VALDIS KRISTJANDOTTIR

From Iceland

For

FLOTHETTA

Unnur explains how being an IP rights owner worked for her. she discusses the impact of the IPAN Gold Award and how the recognition has helped her improve her IP awareness to support.  

a water therapy product focusing on deep and relaxing water experience.

IPAN Sponsored GOLD AWARD 2021

IDA CHAM NJAI

from Gambia
For

YABOUY

In recognition of Ida’s impact in cultural tourism with her Yabouy Home Cooking. Chairman of IPAN, John Ogier stated that “GlobalWIIN represents so much of what IPAN desires to achieve through entrepreneurial awareness, innovation, enterprise, diversity, and access to opportunity. Intellectual Property (IP) – the innovators’ intangible but very valuable assets – are an essential part of the 21st century enterprise. The IP value can be present whether the product is a physical good or a virtual service. Together, we can empower and enable a new generation of ingenious minded and commercially aware entrepreneurs”

IPAN Sponsored GOLD AWARD 2020

PATRICIA NWODU

From United Kingdom

For

CHÍBU®

The invention that won the award for Patience Nwodu is a high quality, reusable and versatile carrier, now bearing the registered trademark Chibu®.  The carrier is made from sustainable, renewable and biodegradable cotton canvas. IPAN Director Ruth Soetendorp, “It was agreed unanimously to award Patience Nwodu the IPAN Prize – since she had, as a sole inventor and entrepreneur, sought to engage with the IP system, not only by registering the Chíbu trade mark, but also by applying to patent her invention.”

WHAT WE DO

HELP SHOWCASE! 

Increase the success rate of women’s originality & marketability of their developed concept, product, or service.

HELP BUSINESS START UPS! 

eveloping business growth with characteristics that reinvent, set industry standards and radically create changes with impact.

HELP BUILD STRATEGIC PARTNERS

Stimulating wider inclusiveness and the exchange of knowledge in areas such as the use of technology, science, engineering, intellectual property rights, access to finance, international trade, equity and commercialization

HELP ACCESS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES! 

Accessing support for seed capital from government and university programs including spin-out companies.

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