The 2008 Millennium Technology Prize Winner was Professor Robert Langer for his invention and development of innovative biomaterials for controlled drug release and tissue regeneration. Other Laureates for the 2008 Prize were Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi and Professor Emmanuel Desurvire, Dr. Randy Giles and Professor David N. Payne.
The 2010 Millennium Technology Prize Winner was Professor Michael Grätzel for his invention and development of dye-sensitized solar cells, known as 'Grätzel cells'. Other Laureates for the 2010 Prize were Professor Sir Richard Friend and Professor Stephen Furber.
Which seems to indicate one winner (at least in other years), with other runners-up ...
Linus Torvalds is a finalist for the Millennium Technology Prize
Posted Apr 20, 2012 20:28 UTC (Fri) by eru (subscriber, #2753)
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Ouch. Missed a bit from the text. You are right, there will be a single "grand prize" winner: "...Wednesday 13 June 2012, when the winner of the Grand Prize will be announced." One of the times I wish I could delete own comments at LWN...