
Oshenite™
Oshenite™ is an ocean created naturally renewable performance mineral that replaces fossil fuel based plastic resins and traditional mined minerals. Delivering significant performance, environmental and economic benefits in plastic packaging, consumer and industrial product applications, this never before available alternative reduces dependence on finite natural resources.
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TTI Performance DNA
Together with the Kern Family Foundation and twenty-one US engineering colleges, Bill Bonnstetter, CEO of Target Training International (TTI) is reforming higher education while saving our future leaders and entrepreneurs and improving student retention. Bill’s online assessments provide insights into job related dimensions of personal and professional competencies and skills.
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Gas Letdown Generator
Like Edison, the Langson Energy, Inc. generator revolutionizes production of electricity. It slashes the cost and solves the problems of converting renewable and waste pressure to Green electricity 24/7. It consumes NO fossil fuel and mitigates tons of CO2 with terawatts of distributed emergency power immediately available utilizing existing infrastructure.
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BoralPure
BoralPure™ Technology Smog Eating Tile is an eco-friendly concrete roof system with a proven ability to reduce the formation of smog produced by fossil burning fuel. BoralPure™ is the first and only product of its kind available in the United States that can neutralize disease-causing pollutants in the air.
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GoodSearch
GoodSearch, LLC is a game-changing approach to philanthropy which allows people to support their favorite charity or school through their every day actions --including searching the Internet, shopping online and dining out.
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ABAX
The world’s first 3-D Programmable Logic Chips. Tabula’s ABAX 3PLDs combines the hardware for scalable computing, the software to program massively scalable devices, and the fundamental computer science to make everything programmable.
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Beltone True and Direct
Hearing instrument system comprising an “industry first” solution for providing a directly to the ear communication solution. The system provides connectivity for a hearing impaired person to the outside world using proprietary digital wireless transmission. Features “easy-to-use” functionality and addresses the old challenge of staying in touch.
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2012 Nominee Showcase: We’ve received a record-breaking number of “game changing” nominations, including a tremendous variety of products and services. Stop back weekly to see previews of the nominations above. In addition to the recognition nominees and winners receive, all participants are contributing to the cause of innovation through our 501(c)(3) organization called
Edison Universe, dedicated to education, nurturing innovation and nurturing the Edison's of tomorrow.
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"Edison Best New Product Award has opened many new doors for our company. Relationships and partnerships forged...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.
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"The caliber, excellence, and achievement recognized by the Edison Award provided both national recognition and awareness of our software platform and our company. 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
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"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
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"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.
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"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
"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.
"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.
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