CONNECT Announces 2006 Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Awards Finalists.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Today CONNECT announced the finalists for the 19th Annual Most Innovative New Product (MIP MIP See: Monthly income preferred security ) Awards, once again showcasing the region as a leader in innovation and technology. The 25 finalists were selected from more than 100 entries, the largest group in MIP's history. Innovations highlighted among this years' nominees range from technology in unmanned aircraft systems Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) is the term introduced by The United States Department of Defense (DoD) and adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to replace the term Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). and water contaminant contaminant /con·tam·i·nant/ (kon-tam´in-int) something that causes contamination. contaminant something that causes contamination. testing, to advances in the treatment of schizophrenia The concept of a cure as such in the treatment of schizophrenia remains controversial, as there is no consensus on the definition of "treatment" in the case of schizophrenia, although some criteria for the remission of symptoms have recently been suggested. , diabetes and lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. . "The MIP Awards demonstrate the significant advances in science and technology the companies in our region are making," said Duane Roth, chief executive officer of CONNECT. "It's important that we recognize these achievements that contribute to the development and commercialization of products that have such a positive impact, not just in this country, but on a global scale." The winners will be announced at the MIP Awards Luncheon, to be held Friday, December 15th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Hilton La Jolla La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and Torrey Pines Torrey Pines can refer to:
Since 1988, the CONNECT MIP Awards program has served as a benchmark for predicting the region's most successful emerging technologies. From early stage biotechnology companies Top 100 Biotechnology Companies The following is a list of the top 100 biotechnology companies ranked by revenue. The first nine companies qualify for the list of the top 50 pharmaceutical companies. to the first products generated by the region's telecommunications boom, MIP has been an indicator of the industries and technologies that have stimulated the San Diego economy. CONNECT is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to creating and sustaining the growth of innovative technology and life science businesses in San Diego. Since 1985, CONNECT has assisted in the formation and development of over 1,000 companies and is widely regarded as the nation's most successful regional program linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they need for success. If you would like to attend MIP Awards Luncheon and hear the winners announced, please register online at http://connect.kintera.org/2006mipawards. For more information contact Kristen Sargent at ksargent@connect.org or (858) 964-1319. THE 2006 MIP AWARD FINALISTS Biotechnology R&D ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., for ACP-104 Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc., for Pradefovir NovaCardia for KW-3902 NovaRx Corp., for Lucanix Communications Technology & Hardware Airgain, Inc., for Airgain MaxBeam75 Smart Antenna Chumby Industries, Inc., for the chumby Kyocera Wireless for Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router General Technology Assure Controls for QwikLite 200 Testing System Diversa Corporation for Valley Ultra-Thin enzyme M Ship Co., LLC, for M80 Stiletto Life Sciences - Diagnostics & Research Tools Biomatrica, Inc., for SampleMatrix, SampleGard, SampleWare Daylight Solutions for Tiny Tunable Invitrogen Corporation for Qubit Quantitation Platform Life Sciences - Medical Devices Dexcom, Inc., for DexCom STS Continuous Glucose Monitoring System NuVasive, Inc., for Gradient Plus Anterior Cervical Plating System SeQual Technologies Inc., for Eclipse Oxygen System Life Sciences - Therapeutics Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., for Hylenex Pfizer, Inc., for SUTENT Santarus, Inc., for ZEGERID Capsules Security Technology General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., for Warrior UAS Seacoast Science, Inc., for SC-200 Verimatrix, Inc., for VideoMark Software & IT InControl Technology Inc., for MasterControl v2.05 Softmax for 1Voice Noise Cancellation Streamload, Inc., for Streambeam |
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