Mr. Soso Giorgadze Awarded the Finalist Team “BEES” of the Millennium Innovation Award 2024

Sakpatenti is the body determining policy in the intellectual property field, which is actively engaged in implementation of various events aimed at the development of innovations and technologies, including the Millennium Innovation Award. Sakpatenti cooperates with the Millennium Foundation over the years and from 2014 – establishment of the competition – is represented in the jury and has participated in evaluation of the challenge projects and selection of the winning teams.

The Millennium Innovation Award fosters development of innovation and creativity as well as teamwork skills among youth. The Award also aims, by focusing attention on the needs of innovative activity and, at the same time, by encouraging the results of creative work, to help spark interest in technical and natural science professions and attract young specialists in scientific field.

At the final, closing event, the winning teams of the Award 2024 were revealed and the objects created by the participants were exhibited. At the final stage of the challenge, 11 best teams were selected, of which the winner of the competition became the team “MARINE GUARD”, which was awarded the first place for the project “Unmanned Boat for Cleaning Water from Oil”. The second place was won by the team “STARFISH” with the project “Intelligent, Eco-friendly Fish Farm”, and the third place was awarded to the team “PEST PATROL”, who had the project “Pest Patrol – Smart Drone Capable of Detecting Plant Pests”.

Every year, Sakpatenti, as the constant and active supporter of the competition, awards one of the finalist teams. At the Millennium Innovation Award 2024 ceremony, Sakpatenti Chairman Mr. Soso Giorgadze awarded the favourite team of Sakpatenti – “BEES” and handed over the special prize and presents instituted by Sakpatenti to the team members – Sandro Chikovani, Lazare Chachua, Elene Lukhutashvili, Demetre Khachidze and Daji Kuchava.

According to the “BEES” project – “Bee Venom Collection Process and Management”, the efficiency of bee venom collection is achieved by reducing the risk of bee death. Under the conditions of constant voltage frequency, period and amplitude on the device, the duration of voltage pulse is reduced, i.e., the pulse ratio is increased. Along with this, in the intervals between voltage applications, bees are affected by 30 Hz frequency sound pulses.

The Competition is organized by the Millennium Challenge Foundation, which implements the Millennium Innovation Award project in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia and with the financial support of the U.S. Embassy. In addition, along with Sakpatenti, the event is supported by the Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA), Liberty Bank and EPAM Georgia.