Total entries in 2002 reached 108 - d
oubling last year's figure. The winners were selected by the Descartes Grand Jury, chaired by Mr Yves Michot, former President of Aero
spatiale Matra, and featuring eminent figures from academia and the public and private sectors. Participants in the ceremony and conference, held at the European Patent Office (EPO), included Mr. Otto Wiesheu, Bavarian Minister for Economy, Transport and Technology, and representatives from the European Commission, EPO, the Max Planck Institute, the Fraunhofer Instit
...[+++]ute and the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).