11/06/2018 (Agence Europe) – During its European Inventor Award 2018 that came to a close on Thursday 7 June, the European Patents Office (EPO) awarded this year’s prize to four women, which, according to the EPO, is the “very first time” this has happened. The President of the EPO, Benoît Battistelli, was“particularly pleased” with this award going to women inventors because it, “recognises the strong contribution of women inventors in many fields traditionally dominated by...