system designed to get critical medical supplies, such as blood and vaccines, to remote places Home Category: what3words - "what3words", an address system dividing the world into 3x3m squares, making sure everyone has an address Work Category: GreenWave - "Greenwave", a revolutionary ocean farming system designed to restore ocean ecosystems, mitigate climate change, and create jobs for fishermen Play & Learning Category: Paperfuge - "Paperfuge", a hand-powered centrifuge made from paper, string and plastic that can detect malaria, HIV and tuberculosis Community Category: Ethereum Foundation - "Ethereum", a global, open-source platform to decentralize the distribution of money and information People's Choice Award: Labster - "Labster", a virtual reality lab providing high-quality immersive scientific lessons 2019 winners The 2019 Index Award was presented at The Plant in Copenhagen on September 6, 2019, with journalist Peter Stanners as the host. It featured keynotes from past winners such as Mikkel Vestergaard, CEO of Vestergaard, Ryan Sims, VP of Design at Duolingo and Keenan Wyrobek, CEO of Zipline. Out of more than 1,800 nominations, 42 finalists from 19 countries were presented and six of these won an Index Award. The five primary category winners each received €100,000 with their prize. The winners were: Body Category: Faber Futures - "Project Coelicolor", a suite of textile dyeing and printing methods with the Streptomyces coelicolor bacteria Home Category: AI SpaceFactory - "Marsha", 3D-printed vertical homes designed for life on Mars Work Category: SafetyNet Technologies - "Pisces", LED-light emitting devices that attracts certain fish and repels non-targeted species to lower bycatch Play & Learning Category: Microsoft - "Xbox Adaptive Controller", a customisable version of the Xbox game controller made for those of limited mobility Community Category: Solar Foods - "Solar Foods", the company behind the Solein protein made out of and electricity People's Choice Award: Thumy - "Thumy", temporary tattoos and child-friendly insulin pens made to empower Type 1 diabetic children 2021 winners The Index Award 2021 was presented at Volume in Copenhagen on September 30, 2021, and streamed to a global audience. Senior Copywriter from AKQA Jean-Robert Saintil was the host and the show featured a keynote by co-founder of Airbnb Joe Gebbia – his first public talk in Denmark. From 2,134 nominees, 46 finalists were presented and six of these won an Index Award. The five primary category winners each won a prize package worth more than worth over €250,000, including business development sessions with top-tier