Award Categories and Descriptions
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| For the following categories, applications submitted will be evaluated and awarded separately for small & growing and established organizations (or division within an established company.) |
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LIFE SCIENCES
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| Honors innovative development of medical devices, diagnostics or equipment, disease treatment, pharmaceuticals, agriculture or food science. |
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SOFTWARE
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| Honors innovative development of applications for business or consumer use. |
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TECHNOLOGY SERVICES & CONSULTING
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| Honors providers of computer and internet-related services to businesses and consumers including but not limited to: software consulting, disaster recovery, web design, data input and processing, security, e-commerce services and web hosting. |
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| For the following categories, small & growing and established organizations are consolidated, three finalists will be announced in each category. |
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ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
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Honors technological advancement in the manufacturing of materials or chemicals,
machinery and equipment, electronics and components, measuring instruments, photonics, optics and lasers.
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CLEANTECH & ENERGY
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Honors organizations that develop enviornmentally-sound products or solutions that reduce costs, inputs energy consumption, waste or pollution. Examples include but are not limited to: solar or wind power, biofuels, green building supplies, personal transportation or smart grid.
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COMPUTER HARDWARE & ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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Honors innovative development of computer products, equipment or consumer electronic devices. Examples include but are not limited to: server and storage devices, mainframes, PCs, memory cards.
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EDUTECH
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Recognizes development of technologies and/or innovative use of technology in and out of the classroom to enhance teaching and learning.
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INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
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Honors any type of collaboration or partnership that demonstrates leadership, dedication and excellence in delivering an innovation to Minnesota. There must be two or more parties involved with the collaboration.
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INTERNAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE
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Recognizes excellence in the application of technology, methods, designs' and implementation techniques in an internal development organization.
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MOBILE & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
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Honors innovation in mobile applications and electronic communication including by not limited to: social media, internet broadcasting, digital data integration, streaming audio/video and highly interactive user interfaces.
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TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE IN A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
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Honors a non-profit organization whose innovative use of technology has allowed or will allow the organization to more effectively deliver on its mission and serve Minnesota and its communities.
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TECHNOLOGY USE IN SUSTAINABILITY
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Honors businesses that use green technology to practice enviornmental awareness and responsibility and incorporate sustainability principals into their overall business model.
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