TAMPA,
Fla., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
National Academy of Inventors (NAI) is deeply honored to announce
that they have been awarded the 2024 Science and Society Award from
the National Science Board (NSB). The Academy will be recognized
for this achievement during the National Science Foundation Awards
Gala taking place May 1st in
Washington, DC.
The Science and Society Award, established in 1996, honors
individuals and groups that have made substantial contributions to
increasing public understanding and appreciation of science and
engineering in the United States.
NAI is being recognized for the impact the Academy has made in
engaging and inclusive initiatives to strengthen and diversify the
innovation economy.
"Innovation has fueled the American economy since its inception.
The Academy was created in 2010 in part to combat the Great
Recession by encouraging and supporting academic and institutional
inventors across the nation to translate their research to the
marketplace," said Paul Sanberg, founder and president of NAI.
"As a modern Academy we are able to evolve to meet the present and
future needs of our Members. We are especially excited about our
current work with the USPTO through our Joint-Project Agreement to
identify and invest in underrepresented innovators and support the
call from NSF to activate the potential of the "missing millions''
to drive the impact of invention and innovation nationwide."
The Academy was founded at the University
of South Florida as a local chapter of innovators, when
Sanberg served as Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation.
Today the Academy has grown to over 300 Member Institutions
worldwide. NAI's Institutional Membership includes significant
representation from the Association of American Universities,
Association of Public Land-Grant Universities, R1, R2, and
comprehensive universities, HBCUs, minority institutions,
non-profit research institutes, and governmental agencies.
Currently, NAI Individual Membership is over 4,600 members strong
and includes approximately 1900 NAI Fellows. Election to NAI Fellow
status is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to
academic inventors. Technologies invented by NAI Fellows have
created over 1 million jobs, been the basis of over 3,200 companies
and startups, and generated over $3
trillion in revenue.
"I'm so proud of how far we've come in just over a decade," said
Sanberg. "We are honored to be recognized with the Science and
Society Award from the NSB and look forward to continuing to grow
and evolve the Academy to address the needs of the innovation
ecosystem."
Contact:
Rebekah Rittenhouse
813-355-9114
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