Every year, we honor outstanding researchers as „Inventors of the Year”. The awards cover the following categories: Lifetime Achievement, Open Innovation, Outstanding Invention, Newcomers, Design & User Experience, and PhD.
After working at Siemens for only a few years, these prizewinners have already developed outstanding innovations. Their enthusiasm for technology, their creativity, and their determination have earned them and their work tremendous respect and recognition.
"Workflow Canvas" integrates Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) within factories. It translates human instructions into machine language, connects systems, and sets new standards for the industry.
Nora Jeske develops electronics that last longer. With the help of her analyses, valuable raw materials can be reused – creating a true circular economy with less electronic waste.
The crossover artists. Like all inventors, they like to think outside the box. They know which technologies have what it takes to be successful. Within our innovation ecosystem, our researchers develop new approaches together with academic institutions and startups.
Our researchers, in collaboration with Fraunhofer, have developed a 'hybrid drive' that provides robots with high precision in component manufacturing.
EthonAI uses AI to analyze unused production data, identify the root causes of errors, optimize processes and thereby boost quality and efficiency.
We honor doctoral candidates who work on their PhD theses in collaboration with us and achieve groundbreaking research results.
Hila Safi makes fragile quantum computers robust for factories. Her digital twin ensures stable, predictable operation, enabling industrial quantum applications.
Those game changers earn high marks with outstanding inventions. They have set new standards in their field of technology. An industrially significant invention to an existing product led to business success, or a new approach helped solve a social problem and improved people’s lives.
Three inventors are revolutionizing the commissioning of HVAC systems – transforming an entire industry.
Award winners understand the perspective of our customers. Their innovations help us to provide our customers with offers and solutions that are optimized for them.
Benno Schiefer redesigned the S-Bahn train front, combining aerodynamics, energy efficiency and aesthetics for sustainable urban mobility.
Inventors who have worked at Siemens for at least 15 years and have registered an impressive number of inventions for which a number of business-relevant patents have been issued. The award winners can feel proud of their significant contribution to Siemens' success as an innovative company.
Dr. Bernd-Markus Pfeiffer's computer programs can predict how machines will function. This helps factories produce proactively, efficiently, and environmentally friendly.