A Rich History of Innovation
We would like to thank everyone who submitted a nomination for the 2002-2012 Chicago Innovation Awards. Each celebration has been a tremendous success and would not be possible without the dedication of those who innovate great products and services in the Chicago area. Winners of the Chicago Innovation Awards cut across all industries, representing big companies, small companies, for-profit and not-for-profit, high-tech, low-tech, and no-tech. They demonstrate the breadth of innovation that is unique to the Chicago region.
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SMS Assist
Winning Product:
SMS Assist -
PolyBrite International
Winning Product:
A19 LED lamp -
New Futuro
Winning Product:
New Futuro -
BrightTag
Winning Product:
BrightTag ONE™ -
Catamaran
Winning Product:
enhanced COB -
Champion Medical Technologies
Winning Product:
RecallConnect™ -
Coyote
Winning Product:
Private Fleet -
Cummins Allison
Winning Product:
JetScan iFX® i100 Currency, Check and Ticket Scanner -
Feeding America
Winning Product:
School Pantry Program -
Littelfuse
Winning Product:
TMOV®25S/TMOV34S thermally-protected varistors -
Medline Industries
Winning Product:
BioMask -
OptionsCity
Winning Product:
Freeway
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Fresh Moves
Winning Product:
Mobile produce market -
Red Frog Events
Winning Product:
Active entertainment events -
Trustwave
Winning Product:
TrustKeeper -
Elkay
Winning Product:
EZH2O Bottle Filling Station -
Appolicious
Winning Product:
App for finding apps -
Narrative Science
Winning Product:
Authoring Engine -
Callibra
Winning Product:
Discharge 1-2-3 Composer™ -
World Bicycle Relief
Winning Product:
Buffalo Bicycles -
ITW
Winning Product:
Global Capless Refueling System -
Navman Wireless
Winning Product:
Qtanium 300 -
Tripp Lite
Winning Product:
SRCOOL12K Portable AC Unit
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CrowdSpring
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MJSI, Inc.
Winning Product:
HydroRight -
Touch Taste Technologies
Winning Product:
TouchLife Interactive Tables -
Up-and-Comer Award: InContext Solutions
Winning Product:
3D Virtual Store Research -
Molex Incorporated
Winning Product:
Circular MT Expanded Beam Interconnect -
Lextech Labs
Winning Product:
iRa C3 -
USG Corporation
Winning Product:
Sheetrock Brand Ultralight Panels -
SoCore Energy
Winning Product:
The SunLock and Solar Rental Service -
Master Lock
Winning Product:
Speed Dial® -
Smart Medical Technology, Inc®
Winning Product:
The Liftaem -
Chicago Transit Authority
Winning Product:
Bus Tracker -
Tripp Lite
Winning Product:
ECO Series UPS Systems
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Visible Vote
Winning Product:
Vote Past Election Day -
University of Illinois at Chicago
Winning Product:
Robotic Surgery Program -
Suncast Corporation
Winning Product:
No Crank Water Powered Hose Reel -
Rescue Vac Industries, Inc.
Winning Product:
Rescue Vac 800 Series Rescue Kit -
Groupon
Winning Product:
Collective Buying Power -
comScore
Winning Product:
AdEffx Suite -
GoGo
Winning Product:
GoGo -
Peoples Choice Award: Abbott Nutrition
Winning Product:
Similac® SimplePac™ -
HERO Pipe
Winning Product:
Highrise emergency response offensive pipe -
Young Innovator Award: HeartSounds, Inc.
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EveryBlock
Winning Product:
A news feed for your block
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National Pasteurized Eggs
Winning Product:
In-shell pasteurization -
Fieldglass
Winning Product:
Fieldglass 5.0 -
Cleversafe
Winning Product:
Data backup and security -
The Gas Technology Institute
Winning Product:
Efficient steam generators -
Zorch
Winning Product:
Streamlined promotional products -
First Alert
Winning Product:
Fire-fighting aerosol can -
Flashpoint
Winning Product:
Media education -
Molex
Winning Product:
Improved micro-wiring -
PrepMe
Winning Product:
Individually-targeted test preparation
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skinnyCorp
Winning Product:
Threadless.com -
SAVO
Winning Product:
SAVO -
S&C Electric Company
Winning Product:
TripSaver Dropout Recloser -
Radio Flyer
Winning Product:
Ultimate Family Wagon -
Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Winning Product:
Innovative Business Model -
Fellowes, Inc.
Winning Product:
SafeSense Technology -
Experiencia
Winning Product:
Immersive Learning Center -
Chicago Department of Transportation
Winning Product:
Green Alley Program -
driFire
Winning Product:
driFire Performance FR Wear -
Abbott Laboratories
Winning Product:
The Abbott RealTime HIV-1 Assay and the m2000 System
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USG
Winning Product:
SHEETROCK Brand Lightweight All Purpose Joint Compound with Dust Control -
Sara Lee
Winning Product:
Soft and Smooth Made with Whole Grain White Bread -
Ocean Tomo
Winning Product:
Live Intellectual Property Auctions -
Motorola
Winning Product:
Finger-Writing Recognition Software -
LoggerHead Tools
Winning Product:
Bionic Grip Wrench -
FeedBurner
Winning Product:
Web Feed Management Provider -
CNT Energy (Formerly The Community Energy Cooperative)
Winning Product:
Energy Smart Pricing Plan -
“Check, Please!”
Winning Product:
Television Show -
37signals
Winning Product:
Basecamp
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Novarra
Winning Product:
nWeb Mobile Browser -
Vibes Media
Winning Product:
iRadio Text Messaging Platform -
United States Gypsum Company
Winning Product:
DUROCK Tile Membrane -
Solvent Systems
Winning Product:
International Grease Gator -
Motorola
Winning Product:
RAZR V3 -
LISC/Chicago
Winning Product:
The New Communities Program -
Laminar Technologies, LLC
Winning Product:
Turbo Tap -
Intellext, Inc.
Winning Product:
Watson -
City of Chicago/Millennium Park, Inc
Winning Product:
Millennium Park -
Abbott Laboratories
Winning Product:
PathVysion
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nPhase, LLC (now known as Global Smart Services)
Winning Product:
Machine-to-Machine Solutions -
Middleby Marshall
Winning Product:
WOW! Conveyor Oven -
Orbitz for Business
Winning Product:
Orbitz -
TriTeq Lock and Security
Winning Product:
TriTeq Lock -
Digital Kitchen
Winning Product:
BrandTheatre -
Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade
Winning Product:
Common Clearing Link -
Arryx, Inc.
Winning Product:
Bioryx Platform -
American Cancer Society
Winning Product:
Patient Navigation Services Program -
Acco Brands, Inc.
Winning Product:
Wilson Jones Big Mouth Filer
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Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
Winning Product:
Youth Batting Helmet -
SmartSignal Corporation
Winning Product:
Equipment Condition Monitoring -
Shure Inc.
Winning Product:
Shure E2/E2C Earphones -
PAWS Chicago
Winning Product:
Lurie Family Spay/Neuter Clinic -
Motorola, Inc.
Winning Product:
Motorola Canopy Wireless Broadband -
Globus Alliance
Winning Product:
Globus Toolkit -
CoolSavings, Inc. (Now known as Q Interactive)
Winning Product:
Coupon Technology -
Authentify, Inc.
Winning Product:
Authentify -
Archipelago Holdings, LLC
Winning Product:
The Archipelago ExchangeSM -
Abbott Laboratories
Winning Product:
HUMIRA
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Walgreen Co.
Winning Product:
Multi-Language Prescription Label -
United Air Lines Inc.
Winning Product:
EasyUpdateSM Provided by Centerpost Corporation -
Sara Lee Corporation
Winning Product:
Bali Shoulder Spa -
Rubbermaid Home Products (A Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Company)
Winning Product:
Tool Tower -
QuesTek Innovations
Winning Product:
Materials by Design -
Initiate Systems (previously Madison Information Technologies)
Winning Product:
ALIGNDEX -
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Winning Product:
Best Patient Experience -
City of Chicago
Winning Product:
Mayor Daley's Earned Income Tax Credit Program -
Argonne National Laboratory and SourceTech Medical
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Aon Risk Services
Winning Product:
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