The Tech Awards Honors the Top International Innovators Using Technology to Benefit Humanity - Seite 2

The seven laureate honorees will receive cash awards totaling $300,000 on the night of the gala. During their three-day stay in Silicon Valley, representatives from the honorees will engage in specialized workshops, dine with local social innovators, network with leaders in tech and venture capital and learn from their fellow laureates.

2016 Laureate Impact Award

PATH

A leader in global health innovation, PATH reaches more than 150 million people a year with lifesaving technologies. PATH was named a Tech Awards laureate in 2003, 2007 and 2009.

2016 Tech Awards Laureates

Intel Environment Award

Source International

Provides on-the-ground technical and scientific support to allow local communities to hold mining and oil extraction companies accountable for pollution and illness. Source International was named a Tech Awards laureate in 2014.

Microsoft Education Award

Equal Access

Reaches 67 million households in nine countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East with informative and educational media programs that address critical challenges, especially those focused on women's rights and education. Equal Access was named a Tech Awards laureate in 2003.

PayPal Equality Award

Souktel

Helps reduce unemployment by connecting employers and job seekers with a matchmaking platform that works on basic phones, reaching 1 million users in 30 emerging markets around the world. Souktel was named a Tech Awards laureate in 2010.

Katherine M. Swanson Young Innovator Award

Angaza

Removes the upfront price barrier of solar energy products, enabling off-grid customers to prepay for clean energy in affordable amounts. Angaza was named a Tech Awards laureate in 2012.

Sobrato Organization Economic Development Award

IDE-India

Invented a low-cost drip irrigation system and foot-powered water pump, which currently reach 1.38 million households and 7.4 million people in India, leading to cumulative additional net income generation exceeding $1.4 billion. IDE-India was named a Tech Awards laureate in 2004 and 2010.

Health Award

D-Rev

Designs and delivers medical technologies for underserved populations, treating more than 100,000 babies with severe jaundice in 2015. D-Rev was named a Tech Awards laureate in 2013.

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Key sponsors supporting The Tech Awards include Applied Materials, Intel, Microsoft, The Sobrato Organization, The Swanson Family, PayPal, Qatalyst Partners, Qualcomm, Adobe, NASDAQ Inc., Accenture, Bank of America, Ernst & Young, GoDaddy, KPMG and Charmaine and Dan Warmenhoven.

About the Tech Museum of Innovation

The Tech is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds. The museum -- located in the Capital of Silicon Valley -- is a non-profit experiential learning resource established to engage people in exploring and experiencing applied technologies affecting their lives. The Tech's mission is to inspire the innovator in everyone.

About Applied Materials

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. At Applied Materials, our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.

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