Edison Awards 2011 honoring innovation in the development and launch of new products and services

"For inno360, the caliber, excellence, and achievement recognized by the Edison Award provided both national recognition and awareness of both our software platform for accelerated innovation, and our company. Some say that you are judged by the company that you keep, if that is the case, then we are in great company, and proud to be amongst the peer group recognized by the Edison Award. Because of the caliber of this award, and the recognition the award has brought us, we have now connected with some of the Edison's of today."

Frank Kovacs, Chief Marketing Officer, inno360
"The Edison Award reinforced what our customers are telling us - our dedicated products are leading in ultrasound innovations, allowing clinicians to provide the best quality of care to women of all ages."

Karl-Heinz Lumpi, General Manager, Women's Health Ultrasound, GE Healthcare
"Covergirl was thrilled to be recognized as an Edison Award winner for Covergirl & OLAY Simply Ageless Foundation, the only cosmetic product to receive this recognition in 2010."

Vince Hudson, General Manager of North American Cosmetics, P&G Beauty & Grooming
"At Align, we were thrilled to win the Edison Gold award. We consider it a great honor, and have integrated the news into our consumer and professional marketing materials."

Tom Kuhn, Brand Manager, Align
"Henkel is honored that Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets won a prestigious Edison Gold Award. We have leveraged the Edison Award seal on both consumer and trade marketing elements since the award resonates with all constituencies as a top innovative product."

Stephen Koven, Senior Brand Manager | Laundry Care, Henkel
"The Edison Award honor carries a tremendous perceived value and an embedded familiarity in all business, end user and international circles. Edison is a global mark and prestigious achievement for any recipient. The brand is well managed and highly regarded."

Brian Levine, Vice President Business Development, Windtronics
"I strongly encourage the innovators of today to engage in this process, and put their best foot forward, for both the experience, the exposure, and the connection opportunities represented by the Edison Award. It clearly opens new doors for everyone involved."

Frank Kovacs, Chief Marketing Officer, inno360
"Being a recipient of a prestigious Edison Best New Product Award has opened many new doors for our company. Relationships and partnerships forged during the event itself and as a result of the award have significantly helped to further our brand recognition among stakeholders, media, the online community and target customers."

Art Jacobsen, General Manager, CarMD Corp.
"Fast, quality test reporting is vital to patient care. The Edison award underscores the significance of the Simplexa and 3M technologies in bringing high-end molecular testing a step closer to the patient, for faster reporting of reliable results"

John G. Hurrell, Ph.D., Vice President and General Manager, Focus Diagnostics
"This award has great personal meaning for me. Thomas Edison has always been a hero of mine, so it is especially gratifying to be honored with an award bearing his name."

Dr. D. Clark Turner, President and CEO of Aribex and the creator of the NOMAD.
"Being selected as an Edison Award winner validates our drive to develop an all-new transportation solution.Innovation has been at the heart of the Volt from its onset; from the development of the li-ion battery to the drive unit and the driver connectivity."

Tony Posawatz, Chevrolet Volt vehicle line director.
"The Edison Award provides ongoing national recognition of our invention, which fuels the fire of perseverance to keep inventing even in the face of failure. The Edison Award is a validation that at CAPS the impossible is possible."

Donna Deeds, Executive Director, CAPS
"Passion for developing diagnostic innovations that will improve patient care is central to our culture and mission. Winning the prestigious Edison award underscores the strength of our commitment to innovation and our patients while also marking the success of our close collaboration with 3M. "

Surya N. Mohapatra, Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer, Quest Diagnostics.
"The positive reaction that the MitraClip device has received from physicians, patients, academics, and organizations such as the Edison Awards, speaks volumes about the strength of Abbott's pipeline of groundbreaking new therapies. This gold award specifically recognizes the innovation and commitment to excellence that our employees have shown in taking this new treatment from concept to improving the lives of patients."

Chip Hance, Senior Vice President, Vascular, Abbott.

AWARDS AT A GLANCE

Edison Best New Product Awards™

The Edison Best New Product Awards™ are among the most prestigious accolades honoring excellence in new product and service development, marketing, design and innovation.
Annually, beginning in September, nominations are sought from product and service innovators in the following categories:

Consumer Packaged Goods
Electronics and Computers
Energy and Sustainability
Media and Visual Communications
Science and Medical
Lifestyle and Social Impact
Industrial Design
Living, Working and Learning Environments
Applied Technology
Transportation
New Retail Frontiers
Innovative Services
Thomas A. Edison Marketing Award

Dr. Nadeem Ishaque, Dr. Joseph Amaral, and Sir Harry Evans, panel moderator.

Nominations are vetted by members of the Edison Award Steering Committee, who present a slate of finalists to the voting panel. The panel is comprised of more than 3,000 senior business executives and academics from across the nation, whose votes acknowledge excellence in meeting the award criteria concept, value, delivery and impact.

Awards are presented at an annual event (usually in April), which is followed by a carefully crafted media campaign focused on the winners and their achievements.

Edison Green Awards™

Nominations for the Edison Green Awards™ are also sought each year on behalf of organizations whose commitment to developing sustainable solutions and green business models merit recognition. The vetting of nominations, voting and presentation process of the Edison Green Awards™ parallel those of the Edison Best New Product Awards™ (see above).

Edison Achievement Award™

The Edison Achievement Award™ recognizes distinguished business executives who have made a significant and lasting contribution to innovation throughout their careers. This honor is bestowed among the elite within corporate America because Edison Achievement Award winners’ accomplishments serve as an inspiration industry-wide. Unlike the Edison Best New Product Awards™ and the Edison Green Award™, nominations for the Edison Achievement Award™ are not solicited. Rather, the Edison Steering Committee announces winners annually in October. These individuals play a key role in the Edison Awards annual event and media efforts.

"The Edison Award reinforced what our customers are telling us - our dedicated products are leading in ultrasound innovations, allowing clinicians to provide the best quality of care to women of all ages."

"Covergirl was thrilled to be recognized as an Edison Award winner for Covergirl & OLAY Simply Ageless Foundation, the only cosmetic product to receive this recognition in 2010."

"At Align, we were thrilled to win the Edison Gold award. We consider it a great honor, and have integrated the news into our consumer and professional marketing materials."

"Henkel is honored that Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets won a prestigious Edison Gold Award. We have leveraged the Edison Award seal on both consumer and trade marketing elements since the award resonates with all constituencies as a top innovative product."

"The Edison Award honor carries a tremendous perceived value and an embedded familiarity in all business, end user and international circles. Edison is a global mark and prestigious achievement for any recipient. The brand is well managed and highly regarded."

"I strongly encourage the innovators of today to engage in this process, and put their best foot forward, for both the experience, the exposure, and the connection opportunities represented by the Edison Award. It clearly opens new doors for everyone involved."

"Fast, quality test reporting is vital to patient care. The Edison award underscores the significance of the Simplexa and 3M technologies in bringing high-end molecular testing a step closer to the patient, for faster reporting of reliable results"

"This award has great personal meaning for me. Thomas Edison has always been a hero of mine, so it is especially gratifying to be honored with an award bearing his name."

"Being selected as an Edison Award winner validates our drive to develop an all-new transportation solution.Innovation has been at the heart of the Volt from its onset; from the development of the li-ion battery to the drive unit and the driver connectivity."

"The Edison Award provides ongoing national recognition of our invention, which fuels the fire of perseverance to keep inventing even in the face of failure. The Edison Award is a validation that at CAPS the impossible is possible."

"Passion for developing diagnostic innovations that will improve patient care is central to our culture and mission. Winning the prestigious Edison award underscores the strength of our commitment to innovation and our patients while also marking the success of our close collaboration with 3M. "

Edison Best New Product Awards™

Edison Green Awards™

Edison Achievement Award™