Edison Awards

ecoSPEARS Wins Edison Award for Breakthrough Solution to Eliminating ‘Forever Chemicals’

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

ecoSPEARS, a Florida-based company with a breakthrough remediation solution, developed by NASA scientists, for eliminating PCBs and PFAS chemicals (known as ‘forever chemicals’), has been announced as the Bronze Edison Award winner for the category of Sustainability – Green Remediation.

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  • ecoSPEARS, a Florida-based company with a breakthrough remediation solution, developed by NASA scientists, for eliminating PCBs and PFAS chemicals (known as ‘forever chemicals’), has been announced as the Bronze Edison Award winner for the category of Sustainability – Green Remediation.
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    The Edison Award recognizes ecoSPEARS as a new, clean technology for eliminating toxic environmental contaminants.
  • The ecoSPEARS approach to cleansing water and soil represents a paradigm shift in the ability to remediate toxic sites.
  • For the third year, the Edison Awards Judges recognize the ecoSPEARS technology as a game-changing innovation.

MDimune Wins Bronze at 2023 Edison Awards

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Monday, April 24, 2023

MDimune Inc. , a Korean biotech company developing BioDrone™ platform technology, has won the Bronze Award at the 2023 Edison Awards .

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  • MDimune Inc. , a Korean biotech company developing BioDrone™ platform technology, has won the Bronze Award at the 2023 Edison Awards .
  • The Edison Awards, also known as the "Oscars of Innovation," are named after the inventor Thomas Edison and recognize the highest levels of innovation, creativity, and ingenuity in technology, products, and business literature that demonstrate the greatest potential for positive impact in various industry sectors.
  • Over 3,000 judges representing each industry sector evaluate entries for approximately seven months before selecting the winners.
  • MDimune has been acknowledged for the outstanding quality and innovativeness of its BioDrone platform at the 2023 Edison Awards.

SmartRenewal by DrFirst Wins Gold Edison Award for Efficiency Through AI

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Monday, April 24, 2023

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DrFirst's SmartRenewal won Gold in the prestigious Edison Awards, recognizing the medication management solution's use of artificial intelligence (AI) to make prescription renewals more efficient for healthcare providers and safer for patients. This is the second consecutive year that the Edison Awards has acknowledged DrFirst's game-changing use of AI to streamline time-consuming healthcare workflows and prevent medication errors.

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  • This is the second consecutive year that the Edison Awards has acknowledged DrFirst's game-changing use of AI to streamline time-consuming healthcare workflows and prevent medication errors.
  • "Artificial intelligence in healthcare has been over-promised and under-delivered for years," said G. Cameron Deemer, CEO of DrFirst.
  • "Yet, when given a specific job and strong guardrails, AI can deliver on its promise to make healthcare safer and more efficient.
  • We appreciate the Edison Awards recognizing SmartRenewal's value in alleviating error-prone data entry and reducing the likelihood of medication errors.

CPower Wins 2023 Edison Award

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Monday, April 24, 2023

BALTIMORE, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CPower Energy ("CPower"), the national leader in unlocking the value of customer Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), has received a 2023 Edison  Award in the Critical Human Infrastructure category for EnerWise® Site Optimization. The award was officially presented at the Edison Awards Gala on April 20, 2023 in Fort Myers, Florida.

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  • BALTIMORE, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CPower Energy (" CPower "), the national leader in unlocking the value of customer Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), has received a 2023 Edison  Award in the Critical Human Infrastructure category for EnerWise® Site Optimization .
  • The award was officially presented at the Edison Awards Gala on April 20, 2023 in Fort Myers, Florida.
  • "We are honored to be recognized by the Edison Awards committee for the value of our EnerWise Site Optimization technology," said John Horton, President and CEO, CPower.
  • The Edison Award winners were selected by the Edison Awards Steering Committee as well as an independent judging panel of senior scientists, designers, engineers, marketers and leading academics.

Viz.ai Wins 2023 Gold Edison Award™ for Innovation

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Friday, April 21, 2023

Viz.ai, the leader in AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, today announced that it has been named a Gold Edison Award Winner in the 2023 Edison Awards.

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  • Viz.ai, the leader in AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, today announced that it has been named a Gold Edison Award Winner in the 2023 Edison Awards.
  • The prestigious Edison Awards, named after the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, honor excellence in new product and service development, marketing, design and innovation.
  • “We are incredibly honored to win our first Edison Award for innovation,” said Dr. Chris Mansi, CEO and co-founder of Viz.ai.
  • Winners were announced at the Edison Awards Gala on April 20, 2023 in Fort Myers, FL.

Four Cargill Innovations Win the Prestigious 2023 Edison Awards™

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Friday, April 21, 2023

WAYZATA, Minn., April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill's teams around the world innovate with purpose – to help its customers and partners overcome their biggest challenges and seize their greatest opportunities. In recognition of that drive for innovation, this year the company has won four 2023 Edison Awards™ for three innovations in the food and agriculture category and one innovation in the sustainability category. The Edison Awards™, named after the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, recognizes some of the most innovative products and business leaders in the world. The prestigious accolades honor excellence in new product and service development, marketing, design and innovation.

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  • In recognition of that drive for innovation, this year the company has won four 2023 Edison Awards™ for three innovations in the food and agriculture category and one innovation in the sustainability category.
  • The Edison Awards™, named after the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, recognizes some of the most innovative products and business leaders in the world.
  • The prestigious accolades honor excellence in new product and service development, marketing, design and innovation.
  • The company is honored to win the following Edison Awards™ for these innovative solutions:
    GOLD - Cargill RegenConnect™ provides farmers a financial incentive for positive environmental outcomes through the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices.

Meet the 2023 Edison Awards Winners

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Friday, April 21, 2023

FORT MYERS, Fla., April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edison Awards, an organization dedicated to recognizing, honoring and fostering innovation, is pleased to share the 2023 winners. Gold, Silver and Bronze winners were announced last night in Fort Myers, FL at the annual Edison Awards Gala. For the full list of winners, click here.

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  • FORT MYERS, Fla., April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edison Awards , an organization dedicated to recognizing, honoring and fostering innovation, is pleased to share the 2023 winners.
  • Gold, Silver and Bronze winners were announced last night in Fort Myers, FL at the annual Edison Awards Gala.
  • "Every year we are blown away by the companies from around the world that are solving critical issues with innovative solutions," said Frank Bonafilia, Executive Director of The Edison Awards.
  • Applications for the 2024 awards will open Summer 2023.

Edison Awards Announces 2023 Lewis Latimer Fellows

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

FORT MYERS, Fla., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edison Awards is honored to announce its 2023 Lewis Latimer Fellows. In its second year, the Lewis Latimer Fellowship program is a bespoke, innovation "curiosity sandbox," designed to inspire, connect, accelerate and enable Black thought leaders with world-shifting ideas.

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  • FORT MYERS, Fla., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edison Awards is honored to announce its 2023 Lewis Latimer Fellows.
  • The Lewis Latimer Fellowship channels the spirit of one of Thomas Edison's principal collaborators Lewis Latimer who helped Edison refine his vision of the lightbulb and design the schematics and patent applications.
  • For more information on the 2023 Latimer Fellows and Edison Awards, please visit http://www.edisonawards.com .
  • Applications for the 2024 awards and Lewis Latimer Fellowship will open Summer 2023.

Innovators from Around the World to Convene at the 36th Annual Edison Awards

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

FORT MYERS, Fla., April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edison Awards, an organization dedicated to recognizing, honoring and fostering innovation, will bring together innovators from around the world to its 36th annual awards event taking place in Fort Myers, FL, April 19 - 21, 2023.

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  • "The prestigious Edison Awards not only recognizes world-changing innovations, but also the brilliant minds behind them," said Frank Bonafilia, Executive Director of The Edison Awards.
  • "We are looking forward to celebrating innovation and providing attendees with unforgettable experiences and having them walk away feeling inspired."
  • The three-day event begins with an opening reception at The Edison and Ford Winter Estates where fellow attendees will meet and cultivate new connections.
  • "We are thrilled to host the Edison Awards and help bring together some of the world's most inspirational thinkers, innovators and inventors," said Kevin Anderson, Mayor of Fort Myers.

Transplant Logistics Leader MediGO Issues Statement Welcoming HRSA Announcement on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Modernization Initiative

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

HRSA has outlined a transformative and holistic approach in its OPTN Modernization Initiative.

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  • HRSA has outlined a transformative and holistic approach in its OPTN Modernization Initiative.
  • We believe that MediGO solutions have a crucial role to play in achieving HRSA’s goals of enhancing data transparency, monitoring, patient care, quality improvement and innovation.
  • Since our founding in 2020, our vision has been to revolutionize and enhance the transplant process to save more lives.
  • HRSA’s OPTN Modernization Initiative identifies the national transplant system’s need for a comprehensive supply chain orchestration solution.