CONNECT Announces 2008 Finalists For Most Innovative New Product Awards.Nominees Selected for Innovation in 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. Technology and Life Sciences Sectors SAN DIEGO -- CONNECT, one of the nation's most successful regional economic development programs for high technology and life science innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. , today announced the finalists for this year's Most Innovative New Product (MIP MIP See: Monthly income preferred security ) Awards. The winners will be announced December 12th at the 21st Annual MIP Awards Luncheon, held 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:
The 2008 MIP Awards continue the tradition of showcasing San Diego-based companies with cutting-edge innovation in various arenas of technology. CONNECT added two new award categories this year to mirror new economic growth and achievements in the sectors: action and sport technologies and aerospace technology. MIP finalist products range from industry-changing action and sport equipment to life-altering medical devices, each of which is an indicator of the thriving thrive intr.v. thrived or throve , thrived or thriv·en , thriv·ing, thrives 1. To make steady progress; prosper. 2. innovation in San Diego's booming technology industry. "This year's products presented the highest level of competition this panel has seen," said Duane Roth, chief executive officer of CONNECT. "These finalists showcase the entrepreneurial spirit that this organization strives to discover and illustrates the innovation that has made San Diego the leading technology hub that it is today." The MIP Award finalists were selected from approximately 100 entries representing a broad range of companies within eight categories. Three finalists are selected in each of the eight categories. The 2008 MIP Award finalists are: Action and Sport Technologies American Wave Machines for SurfStream Firewire Surfboards for Direct Drive Zoot Sports for Ultra Race Shoe Aerospace and Security Technologies Avaak for Vue Personal Video Vetwork General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for Sky Warrior Block Zero Unmanned Aircraft System Seacoast Science for SeaPort Mini GC Clean Technology Hadronex for Sewer Intelligence System Networkcar for Networkfleet 3500 Reaction Design for Energico Hardware and General Technology Entropic Communications for Channel Stacking Switch ICs Gunnar Optiks for Gunnar Digital Eyewear Semtek Corporation for Cipher Module Life Sciences - Diagnostics and Research Tools Histogen for BioNuesis Invitrogen Corporation for StemPro BG01v platform hESC Kit Silicon Kinetics for SKi Pro Life Sciences - Medical Products Ablation Frontiers for Catheter Ablation System Cytori Therapeutics for Celution System Vet-Stem for Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell for Small Animals Software and IT InSilicoMed for Continuity PacketVideo for MediaFusion Photometria for Taaz.com Wireless Communications Mushroom Networks for PortaBella Pulse-LINK for CWave UWB Chipset Staccato Communications for Ripcord For more information about CONNECT's MIP Awards and to register to attend please visit: www.connect.org/programs/most-innovative-products-award/join/. About CONNECT 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. Each year CONNECT delivers more than 300 programs and services that benefit more than 2,000 CEOs and companies. CONNECT is widely regarded as the nation's most successful regional program linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they need for success. Its programs include: Springboard, Venture Round Table, Frontiers in Science and Technology, FrameWorks, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Strategy Forum and Connect with CONNECT; affiliate programs including The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT CCAT Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (Humboldt State University; Arcata, CA) CCAT Cornell Caltech Atacama Telescope CCAT Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test CCAT Competition Commission Appeals Tribunal ), Tech Coast Angels (TCA TCA 1. trichloroacetic acid. 2. tricarboxylic acid cycle (Krebs cycle). TCA Tricyclic antidepressant, see there ), and MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum (MITEF); and its awards and recognition programs, Hall of Fame, and The Most Innovative Product (MIP) Awards. For further information, see www.connect.org. |
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