Time is Running Out to Apply for the 2008 Rhode Island Innovation Awards
August 6, 2008 | Print this page | Share This | Email this page
The Innovation Awards, presented by the Providence Business News in partnership with the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation and Tech Collective, and sponsored by Cox Business, are designed to honor Rhode Island-based companies, organizations and individuals that constantly replace existing methods, models and products with better ones.
A short application form is due by August 20. Apply Now!
Awards include:
- Innovation of the Year
- Innovation Champion
- Collaborative Innovation Leader
- Innovator of the Year
- Rising Star Innovator
- Student Innovator
- Innovation Champion
Past winners include IluminOss Medical, a biotech company working to use polymer glue to improve the process of healing bones; CleanBrands, the developer of covers for pillows, mattresses and box springs that allow people who suffer from allergies or asthma to sleep soundly; Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, which set up the first video conferencing interpreting system in the nation, allowing Spanish-speaking patients to privately communicate with their physicians; Matt Grigsby, developer of Ecolect.net, a free website that helps those interested in sustainable design source sustainable materials; and Item Group, a local firm that develops new products, guiding them, if necessary, from concept through production and into the hands of marketers and distributors.
Innovation Awards winners will be honored at the annual Tech Laureates Night, held at Kirkbrae Country Club on September 18, and will be published in a Providence Business News special report released in September.
