The IPO Education Foundation awards the inventor of the year 2022 to the sustainability duo Luke Haverhals and Aaron Amstutz

Haverhals guest on Season 5 of the Stroke of Genius® Podcast

WASHINGTON, September 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The IPO Education Foundation (IPOEF) presents the prestigious Inventor of the Year award to Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) minds. Luke Haverhals and Aaron Amstutz. As pioneers of sustainability, the two have innovated in the eradication of global pollution by creating materials free of plastics and petrochemicals with the leather alternative MIRUM® and the synthetic fiber substitute CLARUS®. Haverhals and Amstutz joined a small and exclusive class of Inventor of the Year awardees, including CRISPR-CAS9 inventors and developers of the mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines, and have developed long-lasting, sustainable alternatives that Used by major apparel and automotive brands.

Sustainability pioneers receive the Top Inventor of the Year award from the Global Intellectual Property Leaders Foundation.

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Both chemists, Amstutz is Chief Technology Officer and leads a NFW team to develop and improve renewable materials. Haverhals, the company’s chief executive officer, spent his childhood years on a farm in Iowa, fueling his desire to create NFW and impact sustainability. “People who grow up on a family farm live in the countryside. You drink the water. You are very aware that where you live and what you do in the environment can affect you,” he said.

Catch Luke Haverhals as a guest on the 09/21Episode of the IPOEF podcast Stroke of Genius® in which he gives an in-depth interview about his vision for a sustainable future and how intellectual property protection has made this possible. The Inventor of the Year award will be presented at the IPOEF Awards 2022 9th of December at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Visit IPOEF.org for tickets and information.

About the IPO Education Foundation

Founded in 2000, the Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educational and charitable activities designed to teach the value of intellectual property rights and encourage innovation. The Foundation works to promote understanding and respect for intellectual property rights and their value to society. To learn more, visit www.ipoef.org.

The IPO Education Foundation is a subsidiary of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), a trade association for patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret owners founded in 1972.

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