Chicago Innovation Awards
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 Ingenuity Incorporated for their product, Ingenuity.Recipients:
- Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Heparin with PreventIV Measures
- Rabine Group - PrimeComposite Flooring
- Protein Bar - Protein Bar
- LifeSpine, Inc. - AILERON Expandable Posterior Fusion System
- iLight Technologies, Inc. - SpellBrite
- First Alert - ATOM Smoke & Fire Alarm
- FarmLogix, LLC - Farm To Institutional Kitchen Technology
- Braintree - Venmo Touch
- Belly, Inc. - Belly
- Anova Technologies - RF Connect
2012
Recipients:
- SMS Assist
- PolyBrite International
- OptionsCity
- Medline Industries
- LittelFuse
- Feeding America
- Cummins Allison
- Coyote
- Champion Medical Technologies
- Catamaran
- BrightTag
2011
Recipients:
- World Bicycle Relief - Buffalo Bicycles
- Trustwave - TrustKeeper
- Tripp Lite - SRCOOL12K Portable AC Unit
- Red Frog Events - Active entertainment events
- Navman Wireless - Qtanium 300
- Narrative Science - Authoring Engine
- ITW - Global Capless Refueling System
- Fresh Moves - Mobile produce market
- Elkay - EZH20 Bottle Filling Station
- Callibra - Discharge 1-2-3 Composer
- Appolicious -App for finding apps
2010
Recipients:
- crowdSPRING - A marketplace for creative services
- Abbott Laboratories - ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combination Test
- Chicago Transit Authority - Online Bus Tracker system
- Smart Medical Technology - Liftaem patient transfer system
- Master Lock - Speed Dial
- SoCore Energy - Portable solar mounting system
- MJSI Inc. - HydroRight
- USG Corporation - Sheetrock Brand Ultralight Panels
- Lextech Labs - iRa C3
- Molex Inc. - Circular MT Expanded Beam Interconnect
- Touch Taste Technologies - TouchLife Interactive Tables
- InContext Solutions - 3D Virtual Store Research
2009
Recipients:
- EveryBlock - A news feed for your block
- HeartSounds, Inc. - easy to use cardiac monitoring devices
- Abbott Laboratories - Similac SimplePac
- HERO Pipe - Highrise emergency response offensive pipe
- Aircell - Gogo Inflight Internet Service
- ComScore - comScore Ad Effx Suite: Offline Sales Lift
- Groupon - Collective buying power
- Rescue Vac Systems, Inc. - Rescue Vac 800 Series Rescue Kit
- Suncast Corporation - No Crank Water Powered Hose Reel
- University of Illinois at Chicago - Robotic Surgery Program
- Tripp Lite - ECO Series UPS Systems
- Visible Vote - Vote Past Election Day
- The Art Institute of Chicago - The Modern Wing
2008
Recipients:
- PrepMe
- Molex
- Flashpoint
- First Alert
- Zorch
- The Gas Technology Institute
- Cleversafe
- Fieldglass Insight
- Abbott Laboratories
- National Pasteurized Eggs
2007
Recipients:
- Abbott Laboratories - The Abbott RealTime HIV-1 Assay and the m2000 System
- Ovation Pharmaceuticals - Innovative Business Model
- Experencia Immersive Learning Center - EarthWorks and Exchange City
- DriFire - driFire Performance FR Wear
- City Of Chicago - Chicago Department of Transportation's Green Alley Program
- S&C Electric Company - TripSaver Dropout Recloser
- SkinnyCorp - Threadless
- Radio Flyer - Ultimate Family Wagon
- SAVO - SAVO
- Fellowes - The Powershred DS1 personal shredder with SafeSense
2006
Recipients:
- Sara Lee - Soft and Smooth Made with Whole Grain White Bread
- USG Corporation - SHEETROCK Brand Lightweight All Purpose Joint Compound - Plus 3 with Dust Control
- Feedburner - Feedburner Feed Management
- Motorola - Finger Writing Technology
- Goettsch Partners - 111 S. Wacker Office Building, Chicago
- LoggerHead Tools - Bionic Wrench
- Check, Please! - Check, Please!
- Ocean Tomo LLC - Live Intellectual Property Auctions
- Community Energy Cooperative - Energy-Smart Pricing Plan
- 37signals - Basecamp
2005
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
- ACCO Brands - Wilson Jones Big Mouth Filer
- American Cancer Society - Patient Navigation Services Program
- Arryx - Bioryx Platform
- Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade - Common Clearing Link
- Digital Kitchen - BrandTheatre
- TriTeq Lock and Security - TriTeq Lock
- Orbitz for Business - Orbitz
- Middleby-Marshall Corporation - WOW Pizza Oven
- nPhase, LLC - Machine-to-Machine Solutions
2003
- Abbott Laboratories - HUMIRA
- Archipelago Holdings, LLC - The Archipelago Exchange
- Authentify, Inc. - Authentify
- CoolSavings, Inc. - Coupon Technology
- Globus Alliance - Globus Toolkit
- Motorola - Motorola Canopy Wireless Broadband
- PAWS Chicago - Lurie Family Spay/Neuter Center
- Shure - Sure E2/E2C Earphones
- SmartSignal Corporation - Equipment Condition Monitoring
- Wilson Sporting Goods - Youth Batting Helmet
2002
- Aon Risk Services - Wired for Growth
- Argonne National Laboratory and SourceTech Medical - "Fast Track" Commercialization for Production of 125 Implant Seeds
- City of Chicago - Mayor Daley's Earned Income Tax Credit Program
- Madison Information Technologies - ALIGNDEX
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Best Patient Experience
- QuesTek Innovations - 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