Edison Awards

Inventor of Dental Material Technology That Regrows Bone Is Edison Awards Finalist

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Thursday, January 24, 2019
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The Edison Awards, named after inventor Thomas Alva Edison, recognizes and honors the world's best in innovators and innovations.

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  • The Edison Awards, named after inventor Thomas Alva Edison, recognizes and honors the world's best in innovators and innovations.
  • "It is a true honor to be recognized as an inventor in the same breath as Thomas Edison and the awards that showcase his greatness," said Dr. Yahav.
  • We thank the Edison Awards for spotlighting Bond Apatite, a technology that makes these procedures much less invasive, accelerates healing for patients and, most importantly, gives patients their own bone back."
  • Established in 1987, the Edison Awards is a program conducted by Edison Universe, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to fostering future innovators.

NanoMech Announced as Winner of 2019 Edison Award with AtomLube®

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Thursday, January 24, 2019
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SPRINGDALE, Ark., Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --NanoMech Industries has been named a 2019 Award Winner by the internationally renowned Edison Awards.

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  • SPRINGDALE, Ark., Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --NanoMech Industries has been named a 2019 Award Winner by the internationally renowned Edison Awards.
  • This honor is one of five Edison Awards for NanoMech, a truly historic achievement never before accomplished by an Arkansas-based company.
  • Edison Awards recognizes the game-changing products and services and the teams that brought them to consumers.
  • For more information about the Edison Awards, Edison Universe and a list of past winners, visit http://www.edisonawards.com .

ProcessMaker Named 2019 Edison Award Nominee

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
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Today ProcessMaker was formally named a 2019 Edison Awards Nominee.

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  • Today ProcessMaker was formally named a 2019 Edison Awards Nominee.
  • The Edison Awards is an annual competition honoring excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design, and innovation.
  • ProcessMaker spent 2018 innovating on all fronts and we believe that our nomination for such a prestigious award is further validation of that.
  • Winners will be presented at the 2019 Edison Awards in New York, NY on April 4th, 2019.

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty honored with the 2019 Edison Achievement Award

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
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NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Now celebrating its 32nd year, the Edison Awards , recognized as the world's foremost innovation award, announced the 2019 Edison Achievement Award honoree is Ginni Rometty , Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of IBM.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Now celebrating its 32nd year, the Edison Awards , recognized as the world's foremost innovation award, announced the 2019 Edison Achievement Award honoree is Ginni Rometty , Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of IBM.
  • On behalf of our Steering Committee, we are honored to present Ginni with our most prestigious award, the 2019 Edison Achievement Award," said Frank Bonafilia, Executive Director of the Edison Awards.
  • The Edison Award program is presented by Edison Universe, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to recognizing, honoring, and fostering innovation and innovators throughout the world.
  • The 2019 Edison Award nominations are open through November 21, 2018, so nominate today at www.edisonawards.com .

Lockheed Martin Pledges to Create 8,000 New Opportunities for Skilled Workers; Invest $5 Million in Vocational and Trade Programs

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Thursday, July 19, 2018
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The $5 million investment in vocational and trade programs is part of Lockheed Martin's previously announced tax reform savings plan, which includes a $50 million investment in support of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) scholarships and a $100 million investment to expand employee training and educational opportunities over the next five years.

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  • The $5 million investment in vocational and trade programs is part of Lockheed Martin's previously announced tax reform savings plan, which includes a $50 million investment in support of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) scholarships and a $100 million investment to expand employee training and educational opportunities over the next five years.
  • "The U.S. aerospace and defense industry relies predominantly on an American workforce and is disproportionally impacted by the shortage of skilled manufacturing workers to fill critical jobs," said Marillyn A. Hewson, Lockheed Martin chairman, president and chief executive officer.
  • "The president has raised this issue to a level of national urgency and we are ready to do our part.
  • This year the company received three Edison Awards for ground-breaking innovations in autonomy, satellite technology and directed energy.

Motionloft Is Named 2018 Gold Edison Award Winner

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Monday, April 23, 2018
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Edison Awards, a 31 year old organization honoring innovation and excellence, announced today that San Francisco-based Motionloft was voted Gold Winner in digitized data for it's innovative ViMo platform.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Edison Awards, a 31 year old organization honoring innovation and excellence, announced today that San Francisco-based Motionloft was voted Gold Winner in digitized data for it's innovative ViMo platform.
  • Category finalists for the prestigious Edison Awards were judged by more than 3,000 leading business executives including past award winners, academics and leaders in the fields of product development, design, engineering, science and medical.
  • "Our judges recognized Motionloft's ViMo as a true innovator out of the many products in its category," said Frank Bonafilia, executive director of the Edison Awards, named for the famous Thomas Alva Edison whose innovative achievements changed the world.
  • "Winning the top level Gold Edison Award is a great honor and establishes us as a leader in Data Analytics with real-time, accurate pedestrian and traffic counts.