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The Mission of Public Invention is to “Invent in the public, for the public."

Let’s Thank These Firms for Contributing to the Low Carbon Patent Pledge

Rich firms and persons in a America pay too little in taxes, and yet at the same time they get too few thanks. It is perfectly consistent to believe both of these things. I personally suspect the more they are thanked, the less they will resist paying higher taxes. Whether you believe this or not, …

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Register your Student Public Invention Club with Us!

Public Invention, Inc., (this non-profit) encourages student groups to create clubs at their schools devoted to the ideas of Public Invention and Humanitarian Engineering. In fact, we’ve written a article explaining how and why to do this, which we would be happy for you to share. However, to use the name “Public Invention”, which is …

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How to Start a Public Invention and Humanitarian Engineering Club at your University

— Robert L. Read, PhD, Founder Public Invention — Joshua M. Pearce, John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation Thompson Centre for Engineering Leadership & Innovation, Ivey Business School Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Western University — Avinash Baskaran, PhD candidate, Robotics, Auburn University — Megan Cadena, Biomedical Engineer, UT Austin

Impact of VentMon in India, from Taurus Medical Corporation

Since its inception, we have known that VentMon has the capacity to save lives. We are excited to report that we’ve received tangible proof of this from Ajit Lahori and his team from Taurus Medical Corporation in India. After sending Ajit Lahori a VentMon, Public Invention received this testimonial highlighting how VentMon is making an …

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Catch Robert Read on the Fashionably Late Podcast!

This past week, Public Invention President Robert L. Read was featured on the Fashionably Late podcast. In it, Rob talks about his journey from computer programmer to Presidental Innovation Fellow to founder and president of Public Invention. He discusses feeling unfulfilled in his corporate job and how his passions led him to Public Invention, and …

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