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.

2011 Best New Product Winners

The Edison Awards are proud to announce the Winners
for the 2011 Best New Product Awards.

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

Ford Rear Inflatable Seat Belts by Ford Motor Company
Air0Pack® Pressure Control Device by Air0-Lux AG
MONAX™ 3G Wireless Communication System by Lockheed Martin
eCoupled by Fulton Innovation
Fisher® Control Disk™ Rotary Valve by Emerson Process Management

CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS - Consumer Drugs Segment

Accudial by Accudial Pharmaceuticals
Colgate® Sensitive Pro Relief™ by Colgate Palmolive Company

CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS - Food Segment

Healthy Choice® steaming entrees by ConAgra Foods®
Starbucks VIA® Ready Brew by Starbucks Coffee Co.
Wrigley's Extra Dessert Delights by Wm. J. Wrigley Co.
Marie Callenders® Bakes by ConAgra Foods®

CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS - Household Segment

bobble by Move Collective LLC
Filtrete™ Water Station by 3M™
Purex Complete Crystals Softener by Henkel
Shield by The Tile Doctor®

CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS - Personal Care Segment

CYTOMIMIC™ Technology - NEUTROGENA CLINICAL™, RoC®, BRILLIANCE™, SUBLIME ENERGY™, e-pulse™, and AVEENO® AGELESS VITALITY™ by Johnson & Johnson
Gillette® Fusion® Pro Glide™ by Gillette
Lotus Shield by Avon

EDISON GREEN AWARD

ELECTRONICS & COMPUTERS - Handheld Devices Segment

Apple ipad by Apple Inc.
HTC EVO 4G by Sprint
Kodak EasyShare M590 Camera
by Eastman Kodak Company

ELECTRONICS & COMPUTERS - Locational Technologies Segment

Hawk i™ Video Aiming Device by API Technologies Corp.
Kinect for Xbox 360 by Microsoft
Parrot AR.Drone by Parrot

ELECTRONICS & COMPUTERS - 3D Systems Segment

Sony BRAVIA XBR-HX909 by Sony Electronics Inc.
Sharp AQUOS Quattron 3D LED LCD TV by Sharp Electronics Corp.

ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY - Lighting & Lighting Controls Segment

GE energy smart LED A19 Bulb by GE Lighting
Redwood Engine™ by Redwood Systems, Inc.
C·L Dimmer™ by Lutron Electronics

ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY - Packaging Segment

TerraSkin® by Design & Source Productions Inc.
PlantBottle® Packaging by The Coca-Cola Company
Replenish Reusable Bottle System by Replenish
Kuredux™ Biodegradable Polymer by Kureha Corp.

ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY - Sustainable Power Systems Segment

SolarBridge AC Module System by Solar Bridge Technologies
SkyBuilt's Mobile Power Station by SkyBuilt Power Inc.
VARTA Start-Stop Battery by Johnson Controls

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Convertible Clamshell by HAVI(sm) Global Solutions
Master Lock® 1500iD Speed Dial™ Combination Lock by Master Lock Co.
Speed Concept by Trek Bicycle Corp.
SOLON™ Compost System by BLANCO
Linden™ Kitchen Faucet with Multi-Flow™ by Delta® Faucet Co.

INNOVATIVE SERVICES - Health, Wellness & Safety

American Well™ Online Care, Practice Edition by AmericanWell™, Inc.
The MedApps® Mobile Wireless Health Monitoring System by MedApps
Zpass™ by Zonar Systems

INNOVATIVE SERVICES - Online Services & Apps

inno360™ by inno-360, Inc.
Online DIY Qualitative Research by GutCheck
Yowza!!® by Yowza International Inc.

LIFESTYLE & SOCIAL IMPACT

Economic Empowerment for Afghan Women by ARZU STUDIO HOPE
C.H.E.F.S. Culinary Training Program by Episcopal Community Services
Söyu™ Naturals Tea by Söyu Naturals LLC

LIVING, WORKING & LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS - Employee & Community Learning Spaces Segment

Emerson Innovation Center, Fisher® Technology by Emerson Process Management
The Keller Futures Center by Grand Rapids Community College
media:scape® by Steelcase

LIVING, WORKING & LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS - Employee Learning Systems Segment

Design Thinker: Experience Innovation by ExperiencePoint
Employee Spaces™ by Moxie Software Inc.
Motorola ES400 Enterprise Digital Assistant
by Motorola Solutions

LIVING, WORKING & LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS - Higher Education Systems Segment

Center for Advanced Professional Studies
by Blue Valley School District
College Unbound by Big Picture Learning

MEDIA & VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS

Avatar Virtual Production Methodology
by Lightstorm Entertainment
MobiTV Accelerated Media Platform (MobiTV AMP) by MobiTV Inc.
Logitech Alert 750i Master System by Logitech
Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 by Logitech
Logitech TV Cam by Logitech

NEW RETAIL FRONTIERS

Coca-Cola Freestyle® by The Coca-Cola Company
Nike Retail Experience by Nike
Disney Stores Worldwide by The Walt Disney Company

SCIENCE & MEDICAL - Diagnostic Aids Segment

TAP Blood Access Technology by Seventh Sense Biosystems, Inc.
picoSpin-45 NMR Spectrometer by picoSpin LLC
3M Integrated Cycler and Simplexa by 3M Company and Focus Diagnostics

SCIENCE & MEDICAL - Handheld Or Miniaturized Devices Segment

Phrazer™ by GeaCom, Inc.
NOMAD Pro Handheld X-ray System by Aribex, Inc.
SoundLens™ Hearing Aid by Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

SCIENCE & MEDICAL - Surgical Aids Segment

MitraClip® System by Abbott
Symplicity® Catheter System™ by Medtronic Ardian
Viper® Spinal Fixation and Correction System by DePuy Spine

SCIENCE & MEDICAL - Game Changers

BIND Targeted Neoparticles by BIND Biosciences
First Synthetic Bacterial Cell by The J. Craig Venter Institute

TRANSPORTATION - In-Car Driving Aids Segment

MyFord Touch by Ford Motor Company
SYNC AppLink by Ford Motor Company
GoGreen Auto Rally by Dojupa, LLC

TRANSPORTATION - Personal Transportation Segment

Chevrolet Volt
The Copenhagen Wheel by SENSEable City Lab
Nissan LEAF™ by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd

TRANSPORTATION - Remote Driving Aids Segment

MyKey by Ford Motor Company
OnStar MyLink by OnStar

"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. "