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.
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.
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
The 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. The People's Choice Award was given to New Futuro for their eponymous product.
Recipients:
SMS Assist
PolyBrite International
OptionsCity
Medline Industries
LittelFuse
Feeding America
Cummins Allison
Coyote
Champion Medical Technologies
Catamaran
BrightTag
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
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
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
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
The 2009 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater.
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
The 2008 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater.
Recipients:
PrepMe
Molex
Flashpoint
First Alert
Zorch
The Gas Technology Institute
Cleversafe
Fieldglass Insight
Abbott Laboratories
National Pasteurized Eggs
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
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
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 Thomas Kuczmarski, 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
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
In 2005, the Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held on October 18 at the Goodman Theater. Casey Cowell, 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
Recipients:
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
Recipients:
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
Recipients:
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 Air Lines - EasyUpdateSM Provided by Centerpost Corporation
Walgreen Co. - Multi-Language Prescription Label