Shuji Nakamura wins the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize [16.06.2006]
The 2006 Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to Shuji Nakamura. Professor Nakamura has developed a new, revolutionary source of light - bright-blue, green and white LEDs and a blue laser. The technology is used in several applications which improve the quality of human life. The world's largest technology prize, now being awarded by Finland's Millennium Prize Foundation for the second time, has a value of one million euros.

Millennium Technology Prize [31.05.2006]
The winner of the world's biggest technology award, the one-million-euro Millennium Technology Prize, will be announced on 15 June. The biennial award celebrates innovations that have a favourable impact on the quality of our lives and human wellbeing both now and in the future. The roots of the prize lie in Finland.

The Millennium Technology Prize More than 100 candidates for the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize [23.11.2005]
The nomination period for the Millennium Technology Prize 2006, the world's biggest technology award, has closed and the process of selecting a winner has begun. High-level proposals have been received from 32 countries.

Nomination of candidates for Millennium Technology Prize begins [07.04.2005]
The nomination of candidates for the Millennium Technology Prize, the biggest of its kind in the world, has started. The award is made for a technological innovation that brings significant improvement to the quality of life. Nominations, which can be made from all areas of technology and all parts of the world, must be submitted by the closing date, October 31, 2005. The award is made by the independent Millennium Prize Foundation, which has been set up through collaboration between the Finnish private and public sectors.

New members for the Selection Committee of the world's largest technology prize [18.02.2005]
The Board of the Millennium Prize Foundation has appointed four new members to the Selection Committee. The one million euro Millennium Technology Prize is awarded every second year for an innovation that significantly improves people's quality of life. The purpose of the prize is to bring people and technology closer to each other.