President Maithripala Sirisena will join the Heads of Government of the 53-member Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that is to convene in London from 16-20 April 2018. The President will be joined by the Minister of...
Lanka Mineral Sands Limited (LMSL), a fully Government owned company operating under the purview of Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka has invited sealed bids from foreign parties who are interested in buying 25,000MT of ILMENITE. Prescribed...
Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez presented Credentials today, (12th April) to Mr. Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva, accrediting him as the Permanent Representative...
As we pursue Sustainable Development targets with an objective to ‘leave no one behind by 2030’, it is becoming apparent that the kind of impact technology and AI can make in realising the 17 SDG’s...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Hon. Tilak Marapana, PC., MP, addressed the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) following the presentation of the report of the Office of the...
The adoption of the Universal Periodic Review Report on Sri Lanka took place this afternoon at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Sri Lanka was represented by Permanent Representative Ambassador...
A team of 7 inventors led by Dr. Mahesh Edirisinghe, Commissioner of Sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC) participated at the recently concluded 44th International Inventors Exhibition held from 13-17 April 2016 in Geneva. They have secured 2 Gold Medals with a special recognition from jury for one invention, 3 Silver Medals and 2 Bronze Medals.
Two inventors were fully sponsored by Sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC), having been selected from among the Presidential Award Winners and Sahasak Nimavum Award winners while the other inventors have joined the Sri Lankan delegation on their own expenses.
The International Inventors Exhibition is known as the world’s largest market-place for inventions. At this unique annual event, there were more than 1’000 new inventions and products, 752 exhibitors from 48 countries, 76% companies and universities, 24% private inventors and researchers, 59’000 visitors from all 5 continents. An International Jury of 85 experts awarded many highly regarded prizes to the best inventions.
The following Sri Lankan inventors won awards at the International Inventors Exhibition held in 2016:
| Inventors Name | Name of the Invention | |
| Mr. N.C. Lokuhettige | Automatic Artificial Leg | Gold Medal |
| Mr. R.M.S.B. Hunukumbura | Mechanical Eakle Separator | Gold Medal |
| Prof. K.K.Y.W. Perera | Smart Ceiling Fan Controller | Silver Medal |
| Mr. K.K.N.P. Kannangara (Co-invention) |
Inhalation Capsule with new dry |
Silver Medal |
| Mr. Manoj S. Hettiarachchi (Co-partner) | - do - | |
| Ms. K.D.S. Anusha Wijayarathna | Special Corn Flour Mixture | Silver Medal |
| Dr. S.M.R. Bandara | Device especially for suppression of Neuropsychiatry & Respiratory Diseases |
Bronze Medal |
| Ms. D.G.A.I. Jayarathna | Device with Catheter Tube and External Public Bladder with Hanger |
Bronze Medal |
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka
Geneva
18 April 2016
Copyright © 2014 www.lankamission.org. All Rights Reserved. Solution by UCSC
Important Links
