V rámi Svetového dňa duševného vlastníctva cenu WIPO pre úspešných vynálezcov (Best Inventor Award) prevzali Ing. Ján Keresteš st. (71) a Ing. Ján Keresteš, CSc., ml. (39) z Považskej Bystrice, otec a syn, ktorí sa venujú biotechnológiám, najmä vývoju riadenia biochemických a informačných procesov v živých organizmoch.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Awards Program comprises the WIPO Award for Inventors, the WIPO Creativity Award and the WIPO Award for Innovative Enterprises. These awards are designed to offer recognition to inventors, innovators, designers, creators and innovative enterprises. They are intended as a means of promoting wider knowledge and understanding of the intellectual property system among potential users and the general public around the world. The WIPO Awards have gained worldwide recognition as being among the most prestigious prizes offered to inventors and creators.