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Patents for Humanity is an awards program run by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patents for Humanity Awards 2015 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patents for Humanity Awards Ceremony at the White House )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patents for humanity: Special edition of Technology and Innovation )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patents for Humanity Winners Awarded at the White House )〕 The Obama administration started the initiative in February 2012 to encourage new innovations to solve global development challenges.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=USPTO Renews Patents for Humanity Program )〕 ==2015 winners== ;Medicine * Sanofi - for supplying anti-malarial compounds on an at-cost basis to developing countries. * Novartis AG for innovation in treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis, donated to the TB Alliance ;Sanitation * American Standard Brands - for ''SaTo'', a safe toilet ;Nutrition * Golden rice - a strain of rice high in beta-carotene to reduce Vitamin A deficiency. * Nutriset - manufacturer of Plumpy'nut, a peanut-based paste to treat malnutrition. ;Energy * SunPower Energy - rents out solar powered lamps to replace inefficient and expensive fuel burners ;Living Standards * GRIT - Global Research Innovation & Technology - for the Leveraged Freedom Chair, an all-terrain wheelchair. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patents for Humanity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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