SELECTION PROCESS

The Laureates and the Grand Prize Winner are selected by the Board of Technology Academy Finland based on recommendations by the International Selection Committee, a distinguished network of leading Finnish and international scientists and technologists. The Board's decisions are final and there is no appeal.

All potential Laureates are asked in advance to accept their appearance on the list of nominees eligible for the Millennium Technology Prize. The list of Laureates will be announced in early spring 2012. All Laureates, their research and their innovations will be presented to both the international media and the general public. The International Selection Committee then convenes in Helsinki to prepare its recommendation for the Grand Prize Winner to the Board.

The winner of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize will be announced during Millennium Technology Week in Helsinki in June, with awards for the Grand Prize Winner and the Laureates being presented at a festive award ceremony.