Millennium Technology Prize

24/03/2026

The 19% share of female nominees for the 2027 Prize is our second highest ever, a testament to the incredible women changing our world with technology and a positive sign that a focus on diversity works. 👩‍🔬

Yet, a clear imbalance still exists in the field.

Let’s use this moment to both applaud the progress and renew our collective commitment to championing female innovators everywhere. A future where innovation flourishes is one where talent has no gender. Let’s build it together. 💛

Read more about the nomination results here: https://bit.ly/4dbibyS

17/03/2026

Innovation knows no borders! 💡

The nomination round for the 2027 Millennium Technology Prize gathered proposals from all over the world, highlighting the global nature of our mission. This distribution shows that humanity’s greatest challenges are being solved in every corner of our planet.

We are especially pleased to see strong and growing representation from the global south. This demonstrates that awareness of the prize and its significance has spread widely. Global challenges require global solutions, and we are proud to highlight top-tier innovators from everywhere. 🌍

Read more about the nomination results here: https://bit.ly/4dbibyS

10/03/2026

The results are in! The 2027 Millennium Technology Prize nomination round was a resounding success, reflecting a truly global and diverse search for world-changing innovations.

We are thrilled to announce that the nomination period for the 2027 prize has closed with very good results:

📈 A 25% increase in nominations compared to the historical average, with 79 innovations now in consideration. 🌍 Unprecedented global reach, with a significant rise in nominations from the global south, including Africa and, for the first time in a long time, South America.‍🔬 Sustained progress in diversity, with women representing 19% of nominated innovators—the second-highest share in the prize's history.

This success reinforces the Millennium Technology Prize's mission to find and elevate technological solutions that address humanity's greatest challenges. As our CEO, Maija Liiri, expresses in her statement, the growing awareness of the prize is crucial for this mission.

The journey to the 2027 prize has just begun. The Pre-selection Committee will now begin the rigorous evaluation process. Thank you to our global network of nominators for helping us find the next great innovation.

Read more about the results: https://bit.ly/4dbibyS

28/02/2026

✅ The nomination period for the 2027 Millennium Technology Prize has now ended. We warmly thank all nominators and everyone who has been spreading the word to help us celebrate future-shaping breakthroughs.

🏆 The Winner of the prize will be awarded in June 2027. Over the next few weeks, follow along as we'll be sharing insights from this year's nominations.

18/02/2026

📢 This is the final call! Do you know a pioneer whose innovation is set to change the world? Nominate them for the next Millennium Technology Prize and help us celebrate future-shaping breakthroughs! The nomination period closes soon, so hurry and submit your candidate today: https://bit.ly/4okhHIA

The 2022 Millennium Technology Prize was awarded to Scientia Professor Martin Green for his leadership in developing the Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC). Imagine a world where clean, affordable energy powers homes and communities everywhere. Thanks to Professor Green's groundbreaking innovation, this vision is rapidly becoming a reality for billions. PERC technology has transformed solar power, becoming the most viable and efficient silicon solar cell technology. This breakthrough has made solar energy significantly more affordable and accessible, profoundly benefiting humanity by accelerating our transition to a sustainable future.

17/02/2026

Looking back at the beginning of the year, one of the brightest highlights was our science and innovation discussion event at the Embassy of Finland in Singapore. This marked the third year in a row that we have organised the event — and this time, we were especially pleased to collaborate with our first international university partner, Nanyang Technological University Singapore.

🎥 Watch the recap video below!

We had the honour of hosting exceptional panellists: two Millennium Technology Prize winners, Professors Bantval Jayant Baliga and David Klenerman, together with the Vice President and Distinguished Professor Ernst Kuipers from the Nanyang Technological University Singapore, and doctoral researcher Anastasiia Kushnarova-Vakal from the University of Turku.

The event was organised during the wonderful Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS), hosted by the National Research Foundation Singapore. We are also proud partners of the GYSS, and this year we sent 12 promising young researchers from Finland to this truly global and cross-sectoral gathering. They actively participated in our discussion event as well, building important connections for their future careers.

Innovation. Inspiration. Impact.

16/02/2026

📢 This is the final call! Whose innovation will be celebrated next for its impact on humanity? The Millennium Technology Prize recognizes breakthroughs that address global challenges and improve lives. If you know a visionary whose work deserves this honor in 2027, nominate them today! The nomination period closes soon: https://bit.ly/4okhHIA

13/02/2026

Whose innovation will be celebrated next for its impact on humanity? The Millennium Technology Prize recognizes breakthroughs that address global challenges and improve lives. The nomination period for the prize closes soon, so hurry up and nominate a visionary today: https://bit.ly/4okhHIA

The 2018 Millennium Technology Prize honored Dr. Tuomo Suntola for his ALD innovation. Our digital world, powered by ever-shrinking and increasingly potent devices, owes a significant debt to him. Thanks to his pioneering Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technology, our IT equipment has become smaller, more powerful, and less expensive – driving innovation from smartphones to cloud computing. This technology creates nanoscale thin material layers for microprocessors and digital memory, enabling complex 3D structures one atomic layer at a time. This breakthrough has been instrumental in advancing Moore's Law, consistently pushing computing boundaries. Beyond computers and smartphones, ALD's versatility impacts other high-tech sectors, improving solar panels, LEDs, electric car batteries, and medical instruments.

12/02/2026

January 2026 was a very special one for us, as the Millennium Technology Prize got the opportunity to be represented at the World Economic Forum in Davos for the first time, as proud partners of the Finnish Flow initiative and Davos Club.

Our mission in Davos was to strengthen Finland’s position as a global leader in technology and innovation together with our strategic partner Business Finland, and to share our values throught the Millennium Technology Prize, the world's leading innovation prize.

The highlight for us in Davos was the keynote that our CEO Maija Liiri delivered in one of the events, right after the Foreign Minister of Finland, Elina Valtonen.

“True impact requires ecosystems – where science, industry, investors, and policymakers move forward together. The Millennium Technology Prize is evolving into exactly that,” Maija Liiri said in her speech.

👉 Read more about our experience in Davos:

The Millennium Technology Prize had the amazing opportunity of partnering with the Davos Club and the Finnish Flow initiative at the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Our presence in Davos underscored our commitment to fostering a future where the biggest challenges are met with bold,...

09/02/2026

📢 Final call: Who will win the €1 million Millennium Technology Prize in 2027? Nominate your candidate today!

🌍 The world's leading innovation prize for life-changing technologies, the Millennium Technology Prize, will be awarded again in June 2027. The eligibility criteria of the prize have been expanded to even more future-oriented innovations that improve the well-being of humankind and the planet, and stimulate further research and development.

❗The global call for nominations closes soon, on 27 February, so head over to https://bit.ly/4okhHIA and nominate your candidate!

02/02/2026

The 2014 Millennium Technology Prize was awarded to Professor Stuart Parkin for his groundbreaking discoveries that enabled a thousand-fold increase in the storage capacity of magnetic disk drives.

Professor Parkin's innovations have profoundly transformed our digital world, underpinning the evolution of large data centres, cloud services, social networks, and the online distribution of music and film. Thanks to his work on spintronic devices, including the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) spin-valve read head, we can now stream movies, use social media, and search information on the internet with unprecedented ease and efficiency. This cost-efficient method of storing vast amounts of data is a cornerstone of our contemporary online experience.

Whose innovation will be celebrated next for its impact on humanity? The Millennium Technology Prize recognizes breakthroughs that address global challenges and improve lives. If you know a visionary whose work deserves this honor, nominate them today! https://bit.ly/4okhHIA