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Technology Review
today announced the 2009 TR35, its annual list of 35 outstanding men and women
under the age of 35 who exemplify the spirit of innovation in business and technology.
Doing ground-breaking work in biotechnology, computing, energy, nanotechnology,
and telecom, the 2009 TR35 are committed to changing our world. This year's
winners are united in their urgent desire to do things better and get them done
sooner, to help us achieve more and live better.
Technology Review also named Kevin Fu of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
as the “Innovator of the Year” for his work defeating would-be hackers
of radio frequency chips in objects from credit cards to pacemakers. José
Gómez-Márquez of Innovations in International Health was selected
as the “Humanitarian of the Year” for his work creating practical
medical devices for use in poor countries. The complete 2009 TR35 list includes
individuals from such well-known organizations and institutions as Argonne National
Laboratory, Carnegie Mellon University, Microsoft Research, MIT, Princeton University,
Stanford University, and Yahoo.
“Discovering the amazing young men and women who make up the TR35 is
one of the highlights of the year for us,” said Jason Pontin, editor in
chief and publisher of Technology Review. “We honor them for their achievements
today and look forward to their future accomplishments.”
The 2009 TR35 were selected from more than 300 submissions by the editors of
Technology Review in collaboration with a prestigious panel of judges from leading
organizations such as Caltech, Flagship Ventures, Google, MIT, PureTech Ventures,
and the University of California, Berkeley. TR35 winners will be profiled in
the September/October issue of Technology Review and online at www.technologyreview.com/tr35/.
In addition, the EmTech@MIT 2009 Conference, to be held September 22–24
at MIT, will honor the winners in a series of “Meet the TR35” presentations,
dedicated breakout sessions, and receptions.
Posted August 18th, 2009
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