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IFIA Magazine
March 2024

Innovation

Triumphs at

IWIS 2023:

Breakthrough Inventions & Global

Collaboration Spotlighted

From December 12th to 14th, the International Warsaw Invention Show (IWIS) 2023 emerged
as a hub of innovation, uniting experts, creative thinkers, and technology enthusiasts from more
than 15 countries. As customary, the event received the Honorary Patronage of the President
of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda. The Exhibition collaborated with the Polish Patent
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groundbreaking ideas, the event held the potential to transform the landscape of technology.
Among the notable participants, the prestigious GPX award was bestowed upon the solution
presented by AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, titled ”Sorbent for
Recovering Lithium from Brines Deposits Prepared by 3D Printing Method.” This invention
entails a highly porous sorbent with precisely controlled geometry, designed for lithium
recovery from brines. The primary material for its production is a light-cured resin highly infused
with a lithium-selective powder based on aluminum oxide. The sorbent manufacturing method
involves printing shapes using the DLP technique and calcining them to partially burn the resin,
ultimately yielding a porous ceramic sorbent with a precisely optimized shape.
The Special Award for the Best National Invention was conferred upon another team from AGH
University of Science and Technology in Krakow for their solution titled ”Innovative Internet
Platform for Bilateral Science-Industry Communication.” Additionally, Chiang Mai University
from Taiwan received recognition as the Best Foreign Invention for their creation titled ”The
Circular Economical Production Process of High-Quality Porous Metal-Organic Framework