Announcing and awarding the Science Innovation Award 2025
On May 16, 2025 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology organized the "Vietnam Science and Technology Festival May 18" to announce the 2025 Science Initiative Award, after more than 4 months of selecting practical solutions that contribute to improving the quality of life and economic development.
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Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung awarded First Prize to a group of non-professional scientists.
The awards are divided into two groups: professional and non-professional scientists, along with special green and business awards. In the non-professional group, the first prize (VND 100 million) went to a group of students from Vietnam Maritime University with the project "Smart assembly station to improve work efficiency", helping to optimize manual working conditions with integrated technology. The second prize (VND 70 million) went to the research on laser cutting of brain tumors by Ho Chi Minh City University of Health Sciences, supporting more precise cancer treatment; the third prize (VND 50 million) went to a group of students from Hanoi who invented the conversion of fly ash into organic materials, solving pollution and applying it in agriculture and construction.
In the group of professional scientists, the second prize (VND70 million) was awarded to the research team of the Military Medical Academy with a multi-layered water recovery system using solar and wind energy, providing stable clean water for small communities, reducing dependence on underground water sources and operating costs. In addition, other technological solutions include Veritas Company's netzero pallet from coconut shells to help process agricultural by-products, Nam Vuong Company's anchor welding technology to promote the domestic steel structure manufacturing industry, and 5RTECH's solar panel recycling technology with a recovery rate of up to 90%, helping to reduce pollution and maximize the use of resources. These projects all received a media package worth VND100 million on VnExpress.
In addition, the third prize (50 million VND) was awarded to the project "BIO ECOS biological product" by EcoBio Materials Lab, which helps preserve fruits effectively thanks to biological coatings from agricultural by-products, such as myrtle biomass and shrimp shells, combined with polyphenol extracts, chitosan, gum arabic and ultrasound technology to create a biodegradable film, minimizing crop loss and at a reasonable price. In the green award field, the VNSmarthealth remote disease diagnosis system by Tran Nguyen Tuan Anh won a prize worth 30 million VND, helping people in mountainous and remote areas to enter symptoms via text, voice or image for preliminary diagnosis and consultation, even without internet. These innovative solutions contribute to promoting sustainable technology, improving the quality of life and protecting the environment.
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