Museum of Science, Boston

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In collaboration with the Boston Patent Law Association, the Museum of Science is proud to present Invented Here!, celebrating New England's breakthrough inventions and inventors.

Join us as we celebrate the region's newest and most innovative technologies. By recognizing these innovators, their inventions, and the stories behind them, the program advances the Museum's mission of transforming the nation's relationship with science and technology.

The following inventions and their inventors will be recognized at the event, and three will be announced as this year's Invented Here! honorees in a special Current Science & Technology presentation:

> Treatment of Autism and Fragile X Syndrome (Brown University and Emory University). Lead Inventor: Mark Bear

> Improved Lithium Ion batteries (MIT and A123). Lead Inventor: Yet-Ming Chiang

> Control System of Diabetes (Boston University and University of Illinois). Lead Inventor: Edward Damiano

> Nanowires (MIT). Lead Inventor: Eric Dauler

> Distributed Imaging (Tenebraex). Lead Inventor: Peter Jones

> Microdroplet Fluid Dispersion (Harvard College and University of Toronto). Lead Inventor: Darren Link

> Black Silicon (Harvard University). Lead Inventor: Eric Mazur

> Geolocation for Mobile Devices (Skyhook Wireless). Lead Inventor: Ted Morgan

> Bioplastics (Metabolix). Lead Inventor: Oliver Peoples

> Temporal Thermometer (Exergen). Lead Inventor: Francisco Pompei

> Treatment for Gaucher Disease (Genzyme). Lead Inventor: Craig Siegel

> Powered Orthotic Device for Stroke Victims (MIT, licensed to Myomo). Inventors: John McBean & Kailas Narendran

To learn more, email breakthroughs@mos.org or call 617-589-0232.

Tickets: $25 per person. Purchase by following the link at the top of this page.

Generous support provided by the Ruby W. Linn Trust.

Participating Sponsors:

Amgen, Inc., Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds P.C., Harvard University Office of Technology Development, MathWorks, Inc, OSRAM SYLVANIA, INC, Ropes & Gray LLP

Supporting Sponsor:

Fish & Richardson P.C.