International events agency VOK DAMS Munich has produced the annual European Inventor Award of the European Patent Office (EPO), continuing the tradition of the agency’s involvement in the event since 2007.
The 2022 edition was a wide reaching digital event, stylised as a TV award show and VOK DAMS Munich was responsible for the full conceptualisation and organisation of the award ceremony.
The European Inventor Award is one of the most prestigious innovation prizes in Europe. It is awarded annually in five different categories to outstanding inventors from the continent and beyond who have made an exceptional contribution to social development, technological progress or economic growth. This year, the new Young Inventors prize was also awarded to bright young minds whose ideas make an important contribution to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
For this year’s hybrid event, the finalists, their families and friends were invited to Munich’s Bavaria Studios, from where the event was broadcast live in a TV show format.
The main stage of Bavaria Studios became the inventors’ arena, with each award category representing a separate ‘island’.
Augmented reality elements, such as the award or various references to the winner of the Lifetime achievement award, were part of the show innovation. The participants were able to guess who would take home the special Lifetime achievement award using clues on the show and via social media. This, organisers said, allowed the excitement to be maintained in the run-up and during the event.
