Chicago Innovation Awards

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The Chicago Innovation Awards was created by the Chicago Sun-Times and Kuczmarski & Associates in 2002. Each year the Awards recognize 10 Chicago area businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations that develop the year's most innovative new products and services.

2014[]

The 2014 Chicago Innovations Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. There was a total of 550 nominations by a team of judges. Winners were Auctions By Cellular, Dough, Deuxis, among others.

2013[]

The 2013 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. The Social Innovator Award was given to the Chicago Public Library for their product, Maker Lab and the People's Choice Award was given to tastytrade. The Collaboration Awards was given to for their product, Ingenuity.

Recipients:

  • - Heparin with PreventIV Measures
  • - PrimeComposite Flooring
  • - Protein Bar
  • - AILERON Expandable Posterior Fusion System
  • - SpellBrite
  • First Alert - ATOM Smoke & Fire Alarm
  • - Farm To Institutional Kitchen Technology
  • Braintree - Venmo Touch
  • - Belly
  • - RF Connect

2012[]

The 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. The People's Choice Award was given to for their eponymous product.

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2011[]

The 2011 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater.

Recipients:

  • World Bicycle Relief - Buffalo Bicycles
  • Trustwave - TrustKeeper
  • Tripp Lite - SRCOOL12K Portable AC Unit
  • Red Frog Events - Active entertainment events
  • - Qtanium 300
  • Narrative Science - Authoring Engine
  • ITW - Global Capless Refueling System
  • - Mobile produce market
  • Elkay - EZH20 Bottle Filling Station
  • - Discharge 1-2-3 Composer
  • -App for finding apps

2010[]

The 2010 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater. A Visionary Award was given to Rocky Wirtz, president of the Wirtz Corp. and owner/chairman of The Chicago Blackhawks, winner of the Stanley Cup in 2010.

Recipients:

  • crowdSPRING - A marketplace for creative services
  • Abbott Laboratories - ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combination Test
  • Chicago Transit Authority - Online Bus Tracker system
  • - Liftaem patient transfer system
  • Master Lock - Speed Dial
  • - Portable solar mounting system
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  • USG Corporation - Sheetrock Brand Ultralight Panels
  • - iRa C3
  • Molex Inc. - Circular MT Expanded Beam Interconnect
  • - TouchLife Interactive Tables
  • - 3D Virtual Store Research

2009[]

The 2009 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater.

Recipients:

  • EveryBlock - A news feed for your block
  • - easy to use cardiac monitoring devices
  • Abbott Laboratories - Similac SimplePac
  • - Highrise emergency response offensive pipe
  • Aircell - Gogo Inflight Internet Service
  • ComScore - comScore Ad Effx Suite: Offline Sales Lift
  • Groupon - Collective buying power
  • - Rescue Vac 800 Series Rescue Kit
  • - No Crank Water Powered Hose Reel
  • University of Illinois at Chicago - Robotic Surgery Program
  • Tripp Lite - ECO Series UPS Systems
  • - Vote Past Election Day
  • The Art Institute of Chicago - The Modern Wing

2008[]

The 2008 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater.

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2007[]

The 2007 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater. A Visionary Pioneer Award was given to Joe Mansueto, the CEO of Morningstar.

Recipients:

  • Abbott Laboratories - The Abbott RealTime HIV-1 Assay and the m2000 System
  • Ovation Pharmaceuticals - Innovative Business Model
  • - EarthWorks and Exchange City
  • - driFire Performance FR Wear
  • City Of Chicago - Chicago Department of Transportation's Green Alley Program
  • - TripSaver Dropout Recloser
  • - Threadless
  • Radio Flyer - Ultimate Family Wagon
  • - SAVO
  • Fellowes - The Powershred DS1 personal shredder with SafeSense

2006[]

The 2006 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held on October 30, 2006 at the Goodman Theater. A Visionary Pioneer Award was given to Gerald Putnam, the founder of Archipelago, an electronic stock exchange that was recently bought out by The New York Stock Exchange. The event was hosted by , President and Senior Partner of Kuczmarski & Associates and Dan Miller, Business Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Recipients:

  • Sara Lee - Soft and Smooth Made with Whole Grain White Bread
  • USG Corporation - SHEETROCK Brand Lightweight All Purpose Joint Compound - Plus 3 (Ready-mixed) with Dust Control
  • Feedburner - Feedburner Feed Management
  • Motorola - Finger Writing Technology
  • - 111 S. Wacker Office Building, Chicago
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  • Check, Please! - Check, Please!
  • Ocean Tomo LLC - Live Intellectual Property Auctions
  • Community Energy Cooperative - Energy-Smart Pricing Plan
  • 37signals - Basecamp

2005[]

In 2005, the Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held on October 18 at the Goodman Theater. , founder of U.S. Robotics was the keynote speaker and the winner of the 2005 Visionary Pioneer Award.

Recipients:

  • Abbott Laboratories - PathVysion
  • City of Chicago/Millennium Park, Inc. - Millennium Park
  • Intellext - Watson
  • Laminar Technologies, LLC - TurboTap
  • LISC/Chicago - The New Communities Program
  • Motorola - RAZR V3
  • Novarra - nWeb Mobile Browser
  • USG Corporation - DUROCK Tile Membrane
  • Vibes Media - iRadio Text Messaging Platform
  • Solvent Systems, International - Grease Gator

2004[]

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2003[]

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2002[]

Recipients:

  • - Wired for Growth
  • - "Fast Track" Commercialization for Production of 125 Implant Seeds
  • City of Chicago - Mayor Daley's Earned Income Tax Credit Program
  • - ALIGNDEX
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Best Patient Experience
  • - Materials by Design
  • Rubbermaid Home Products - Tool Tower
  • Sara Lee Corporation - Bali Shoulder Spa
  • United Airlines - EasyUpdateSM Provided by Centerpost Corporation
  • Walgreen Co. - Multi-Language Prescription Label

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