CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Edison Awards, which celebrate game-changing new products and services from around the world in the spirit of Thomas Edison, announced its 2013 winners Thursday night in Chicago at a ceremony attended by 400 international business leaders and innovators.
Innovations honored last night crossed a broad spectrum of industries and applications. Winning innovations ranged from a unique new barrier to harness tsunamis to a backpack bed with built-in mosquito netting for the homeless.
The winners, which are already successful in the marketplace, were judged by a panel of more than 3,000 peers, including business executives, past winners, academics and leaders in the fields of product development, design, engineering, science and medicine.
From consumer packaged goods to 21st century advances in regenerative medicine, award-winning innovations in this year's competition will now align themselves with the Edison brand as an acknowledgement that a jury of prestigious judges deemed their inventive solutions worthy of the distinction.
“The awards demonstrate the incredible range and pace of innovation globally and across a wide variety of industries,” said Frank Bonafilia, executive director of the Edison Awards. He added: “It is important that such excellence in innovation be widely recognized and done so in the spirit of the world’s greatest inventor.”
One of the evening’s many highlights was the presentation of the prestigious Edison Achievement Award to Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated.
Sponsors of the 2013 Edison Awards included Nielsen, Discovery Communications; McAndrews Held & Malloy; Science Channel and USA Today.
About the Edison Awards™
The Edison Awards have been recognizing and honoring the best in innovations and innovators since 1987. They honor game-changing innovations that are at the forefront of new product and service development, marketing and human-centered design, and are one of the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of successful innovation. For more information about the Edison Awards and more information on the winners, visit www.edisonawards.com. The Edison Awards is a program conducted by Edison Universe, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to fostering future innovators.
A complete list of 2013 winners follows:
Productivity Tools |
Gold -- Baxter by Rethink Robotics |
Silver -- MatrixSelect™ Automated Storage and Fulfillment System by Symbotic LLC |
Bronze -- Mixed Row Palletizing (MXRP) Gripper by Grenzebach Americas |
Research and Collaborative Tools |
Gold -- Prodigy by WiTricity Corp. |
Silver -- Kingfisher Unmanned Surface Vessel by Clearpath Robotics |
Bronze -- iPad® Audience Measurement by Nielsen |
Safety |
Gold -- Synthetic Vision on a Head-up Display by Rockwell Collins |
Silver -- Hermes by Advanced Optical Systems, Inc. |
Bronze -- Guideline™ Robotic Convoy System by Autonomous Solutions, Inc. |
Bronze -- APSE™ BioPhotonic Devices by Engeenuity |
Smart Systems |
Gold -- OpenGN: Open Graphic Navigator for Building Monitoring and Control by The Mircom Group |
Silver -- Detroit® Virtual Technician,™ developed by Zonar |
Bronze -- Livio Connect by Livio |
Finalist -- MobileIron |
CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS |
Beverage Preparation |
Gold -- Keurig® Vue® brewer |
Silver -- Senseo® Sarista by DE Masterblender 1753 |
Bronze -- Verismo™ System by Starbucks |
Cleaning Solutions |
Gold -- Cascades® Antibacterial Paper Towel |
Silver -- CleanWell Botanical Disinfectant |
Bronze -- SoapTime® |
Finalist -- Soft Scrub® 4-in-1 Toilet Care by Henkel |
Household |
Gold -- iRobot Looj® 330 Gutter Cleaning Robot |
Silver -- Touchscreen DeadboltGYRO™™ by Schlage |
Bronze -- 4V MAX* Lithium Ion Screwdriver by Black & Decker® |
Bronze -- Clean Cubes |
Personal Care |
Gold -- Everyday GLO™ Teeth Whitening Maintenance by GLO Science Inc. |
Silver -- Anew Clinical Pro Line Eraser Treatment by Avon Products, Inc. |
Bronze -- tn® by Yuhan Kimberly |
ELECTRONICS & COMPUTERS |
Content Management |
Gold -- ClickShare by Barco |
Silver -- KnowledgeVision with KV Track® |
Bronze -- Neon Thumbnails |
Entertainment |
Gold -- AT&T U-verse Easy Remote App |
Silver -- Olive ONE Home Music Server |
Bronze -- Libratone Zipp |
Finalist -- Logitech UE™ 9000 Wireless Headphones |
IT/Computing Solutions |
Gold -- AGIGARAM® Non-Volatile Memory Module by AgigA Tech, Inc. |
Silver -- Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ S4 MSM8960 processor |
Bronze -- Exede® Internet by ViaSat Inc. |
ENERGY |
Lighting |
Gold -- Intelligent Lighting System by Digital Lumens |
Silver -- Light Replicator™ by Telelumen |
Bronze -- 3M LED advanced light |
Power Generation/Utilization |
Gold -- Wave Glider® by Liquid Robotics |
Silver -- HYACS (High-Yield Algae Cultivation System)™ by SEE ALGAE Technology GmbH |
Bronze -- The SOCCKET by Uncharted Play |
Transportation |
Gold -- 787 Dreamliner by The Boeing Company Design Team and TEAGUE |
Silver -- 336E H hybrid excavator by Caterpillar Inc. |
Bronze -- GM Landfill-Free Program by General Motors Company |
INNOVATIVE SERVICES |
Business Optimization |
Gold -- Square Register™ |
Silver -- DocuSign Ink® |
Bronze -- Intuit GoPayment by Intuit |
Collaboration/Knowledge Management |
Gold -- Quill™ by Narrative Science |
Silver -- Business Sphere by Procter & Gamble Global Business Services |
Bronze -- Mindjet |
Finalist -- Thomson Reuters Eikon |
Environment/Conservation |
Gold -- ecoATM® |
Silver --Water Funds by The Nature Conservancy |
Bronze -- First e-Stewards Certification by e-Cycle LLC |
Health Management |
Gold -- Mayo Clinic Patient App |
Silver -- Asthma Connected Care App |
Bronze -- TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud |
Safety/Security |
Gold -- AIRprint by Advanced Optical Systems, Inc. |
Silver -- Family Link by OnStar |
Bronze -- Thermo Scientific TruNarc by Thermo Fisher Scientific |
EDISON GREEN AWARD |
Gold -- Rubber Way® by World Recycling Surfacing Group |
Silver -- The Hartford Financial Services Group |
Bronze -- Picklex® 20 and Picklex® by International Chemical Products, Inc. |
LIFESTYLE AND SOCIAL IMPACT |
Funding Models |
Gold -- Healthy Heart for All by Medtronic, Inc. |
Silver -- The Future Vision Plan by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International |
Bronze -- WellnessAd & EducationAd by CBS EcoMedia Inc. |
Finalist -- Carbon Disclosure Project |
Personal Wellness |
Gold -- larklife by lark Technologies |
Silver -- Dakim® BrainFitness™. |
Bronze -- CellHealth™ Institute |
Finalist -- ErgoErgo |
Productivity Tools |
Gold -- Martian Watches by Martian Watches |
Silver -- Time Timer® for iPad |
Quality of Life |
Gold -- Audioeye™ Accessibility Platform |
Gold -- Tuungane Project by The Nature Conservancy |
Silver -- Twin Wing Tsunami Barrier by Van der Noort Innovations BV |
Bronze -- M.I. Dengue® by Ecovec S.A. |
Social Impact |
Gold -- Firefly Newborn Phototherapy by Design that Matters |
Silver -- Backpack Bed™ Tropical by Swags for Homeless |
Bronze -- Emergensee™ by Adlens® |
Finalist -- The John Lennon™ Collection by Adlens® |
LIVING, WORKING & LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS |
Collaborative Innovation/Service Delivery |
Gold -- Energy Advancement Center by Johnson Controls |
Silver -- KIN Catalyst: Mining Company of the Future by Kellogg Innovation Network |
Bronze -- InSource Program by Decipher |
Learning Support/Behavior Change |
Gold -- Nature Works Everywhere by The Nature Conservancy |
Silver -- Trash Cancer™ by Cancer Schmancer® |
Silver -- Discovery Education Social Studies Techbook™ |
Bronze -- Science Education Solutions by Hands-On Labs |
THOMAS A. EDISON MARKETING AWARD |
Communication/Campaign |
Gold -- AdHQ by Integrate |
Silver -- BeKnown by Monster Worldwide |
Bronze -- Uninterrupted shoppable video...Falling For You by Target Corporation |
Measurement/Management Tools |
Gold -- Optify® by Optify Connect |
Silver -- The Behavior Platform by Badgeville |
Bronze -- Nielsen Cross-Platform Campaign Ratings |
MATERIAL SCIENCE |
Coatings |
Gold -- Eco Red Shield™ by Eco Building Products, Inc. |
Silver -- Blue Lantern Nano Coater by Integrated Surface Technologies |
Bronze -- invisibleSHIELD EXTREME by ZAGG Inc. |
Composites |
Gold -- Rawlings S100® Pro Comp™ Batting Helmet |
Silver -- UltraLot Whitetopping® by Rabine Group |
Bronze -- Spicer® Diamond Series™ Driveshaft by Dana Holding Corporation |
Finalist -- RPT™ - Reactive Protection Technology by G-Form LLC |
Processes |
Gold -- Advanced Robotic Laser Coating Removal System (ARLCRS) by Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center and Concurrent Technologies Corporation |
Silver -- The Elevance Biorefinery by Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. |
Bronze -- Sustainable production of lithium and other critical materials by Simbol Materials |
MEDIA |
Connectivity |
Gold -- ScreenBeam by Actiontec Electronics |
Silver - Logitech® TV Cam HD |
Bronze -- SmartStick™ by FAVI Entertainment |
Design |
Gold -- MakerBot® Replicator® 2 Desktop 3D Printer |
Silver -- zSpace |
Bronze -- Netpage |
SCIENCE/MEDICAL |
Aesthetics |
Gold -- ARTAS® Robotic System by Restoration Robotics, Inc. |
Silver -- LAVIV® (azficel-T) by Fibrocell Science, Inc. |
Bronze -- NEWA by EndyMed Medical Ltd. |
Assistive Devices |
Gold -- Magellan™ Microprocessor Foot Ankle system by Orthocare Innovations |
Silver -- Freedom® portable driver by SynCardia Systems, Inc. |
Bronze -- mySentry™ Remote Glucose Monitor by Medtronic Diabetes |
Diagnostic/Analytic Systems |
Gold -- AccuVein AV400 |
Silver -- 3M™ Molecular Detection System |
Bronze -- Aura™ by Verisante Technology, Inc. |
Finalist -- Efficient Human Physics & Data Management by Dynamic Athletic Research Institute |
Game Changer |
Gold -- Bioprinters for Regenerative Medicine by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine |
Surgical Aids |
Gold -- TissuGlu® Surgical Adhesive by Cohera Medical, Inc.® |
Silver -- LARIAT® Suture Delivery Device by SentreHEART® |
Bronze -- Relieva® Spin Balloon Sinuplasty™ System by Acclarent, Inc. |
STUDENT INNOVATOR |
Gold -- Non-Toxic by TOXIC by Middle School Students from Sedona Science Academy in Tucson’s First Lego League Robotics Team |
TRANSPORTATION |
Gold -- Delphi Connected Car by Delphi Automotive |
Silver -- MICHELIN® X-Tweel™ SSL by Michelin North America, Inc. |
Bronze -- Parker™ by Streetline, Inc. |