Harnessing the power of invention and innovation to accelerate climate action and improve lives around the world.
Teaching Beyond Textbooks
Achieving that Lightbulb Moment
Engineering for One Planet: A Paradigm Shift for Climate Action and a Sustainable Future
Embracing Black Ingenuity: Beyond Black History Month
Sparking Imagination, Empowering Ingenuity
The Transformative Power of Invention Education
We believe inventors will solve our biggest challenges,
and improve lives in communities in the U.S. and around the world.
The Lemelson Foundation Story
Inspiring and educating the next generation of inventors and catalyzing their ideas into invention-based businesses and commercial technologies.
The Lemelson Foundation
supports the people and systems needed to advance impact invention through the creation of products that have positive social impact, reflect environmental responsibility and support financially self-sustaining businesses.
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From Idea to Impact
From Idea to Impact
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