PM meets Millennium Innovation Award winners

Mamuka Bakhtadze congratulated the students on their success and stated their role is of the highest importance. Photo: PM's press office.

Agenda.ge, 03 Apr 2019 - 15:10, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has held a meeting with the Millenium Innovation Award winners who will travel to the NASA Johnson Space Center.

Mamuka Bakhtadze congratulated them on their success and stated their role is of the highest importance for the country’s progress.

I am especially proud of our young people who win contests of innovative ideas. We see unique talent in Georgia and your success is a clear example of this”, Bakhtadze told the young inventors.

The five young winners. Photo: www.mcageorgia.ge.

The five inventors are the creators of Barney’s Smart Labyrinth, which will help scientists evaluate animals’ spatial vision and memory during laboratory experiments.

The project saves human time and assists in getting more accurate results.

MCA-Georgia has been implementing the Millennium Innovations Award since 2014, with financial support from the US Embassy and in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports and the NASA Space Center.