Indian-American chemist wins European Inventor Award

Indian-American chemist Sumita Mitra has won one of Europe's most prestigious innovation prizes.

Indian-American chemist Sumita Mitra has won one of Europe's most prestigious innovation prizes for her pioneering use of nanotechnology in dentistry to produce stronger and more aesthetically pleasing fillings which are now used by dentists around the world. Mitra won European Inventor Award 2021 in the “Non-EPO countries” category. Mitra's ground-breaking filler FiltekTM Supreme universal restorative was commercialised by 3M and launched in 2002.