Ekso Wins GOLD at Edison Awards
Edison Awards honor Ekso Bionics for innovation in assistive technology
West Orange, NJ 04/27/12. The Edison Awards, celebrating 25 years of honoring the successful development and launch of game-changing new products and services, announced its 2012 winners last night. Hundreds of executives representing world-recognized brands as well as up and coming companies gathered to celebrate exceptional innovation in 15 categories and industries. Ekso Bionics' Ekso, which is undergoing clinical testing at Kessler Foundation, took the GOLD in the category of Assistive Devices:
GOLD-Ekso Bionics
SILVER-Starkey Hearing Technologies AMP®
BRONZE-GEAR4 Renew SleepClock
BRONZE-Midmark SleepView® Monitor and Portal
Rodger DeRose, president and CEO of Kessler Foundation, attended the award ceremony at Capitale in NYC with the management team of Ekso Bionics. DeRose complimented Ekso Bionics on winning top honors, saying, "Kessler Foundation is pleased to be one of the early sites to explore Ekso's role in rehabilitation, including the potential health benefits of standing and walking for people with impaired mobility." Eythor Bender, president of Ekso Bionics responded: "We are so proud to partner with Kessler Foundation. You have already through our collaboration contributed to the design and development of Ekso so we should all feel proud tonight."
Being recognized with an Edison Award is one of the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of innovation and business. The awards are named after Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) whose inventions, new product development methods and innovative achievements changed the world, garnered him 1,093 U.S. patents, and made him a household name.
"As the pace of innovation quickens and the 'race to next' becomes ever more competitive, it's increasingly important to take a moment to recognize excellence in innovation and greatness in the innovators who make our future," said Thomas Stat, 2012 Edison Awards Steering Committee Chairman.
The nominees were judged by a panel of more than 3,000 leading business executives including past award winners, members of the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), academics and leaders in the fields of product development, design, engineering, science and medicine. The nominees were judged on a new set of evaluation criteria developed in partnership with Nielsen. The new criteria establish a new definition of innovation, leveraging the primary assessment themes of Concept, Value, Delivery and Impact.
The highlight of the Edison Awards Gala was the presentation of the prestigious Edison Achievement Award to Chris Anderson, TED Curator, as well as an Edison Lifetime Achievement Award in tribute to Steve Jobs.
About The Edison Awards
The Edison Awards represent the spirit of innovation personified by Thomas Edison, inspiring America's drive to remain in the forefront of creativity and ingenuity in the global economy. Sponsors of the 2012 Edison Awards include Nielsen, USA TODAY, Discovery Communications, SCIENCE, CSRware, applepeak and ViridiSTOR. For more information about the Edison Awards, visit www.edisonawards.com.
A complete list of 2012 winners follows:
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
Game Changer
GOLD-IBM Watson Solutions
Power Management
GOLD-Fulton Innovation eCoupled™ Intelligent Wireless Power
SILVER-Cooper Wiring Devices Combination USB Charger Receptacle
BRONZE-Craftsman® NEXTEC QuickBoost™ Charger
Research Tools
GOLD-Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings™
SILVER-Honest-Signals Psychological Sensing Systems
BRONZE-Moskowitz Jacobs Mind Genomics/IdeaMap®.Net
Smart Systems
GOLD-Nexia™ Home Intelligence
SILVER-Craftsman® AssureLink™
CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS
Food
GOLD-MiO Liquid Water Enhancer
SILVER-Orville Redenbacher's Pop-Up Bowl
BRONZE-Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™
Household
GOLD-Tide Pods
SILVER-Flings® Pop-Up Trash & Recycling Bins
BRONZE-bobble jug
Personal Care
GOLD-Philips Sonicare AirFloss
SILVER-GLO Brilliant® Personal Teeth Whitening Device
BRONZE-Crest® 3D White Intensive Professional Effects Whitestrips
EDISON GREEN AWARD
Implementation
GOLD-Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations
SILVER-Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
BRONZE-Langson Energy Gas Letdown Generator
Program
GOLD-ConAgra Foods & Forgotten Harvest
SILVER-Journey to Sustainability by Newark Public Schools
BRONZE-Johnson Controls
ELECTRONICS & COMPUTERS
Computing Solutions
GOLD-Memjet technologies
SILVER-Tabula® ABAX®
BRONZE-Motorola Solutions Wall Plate Access Point
Entertainment
GOLD-Logitech Harmony® Link
SILVER-SkyProdigy Computerized Telescope
BRONZE-Logitech® UE™ Air Speaker
Photography/Imaging
GOLD-Lytro
SILVER-ZionEyez Eyez Glasses
BRONZE-Recon Instruments MOD Live
Smart Devices
GOLD-iPhone 4s
SILVER-DROID RAZR
BRONZE-Kindle Fire
ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
Automotive/Transportation
GOLD-TTS Zero-Emission Class 8 Hydrogen Truck
SILVER-Energy Xtreme Independence Package
BRONZE-KLD Energy Technologies Electric Motor System
Building Materials
GOLD-DOW POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingles
SILVER-FORTECO™
BRONZE-Indow® Windows
Power Generation/Utilization
GOLD-PolyPlus Lithium-Air and Lithium-Water Batteries
SILVER-Tremont Electric nPower® PEG
BRONZE-Kiverdi Carbon Engineering™
Smart Systems
GOLD-Nest Learning Thermostat
SILVER-SWITCH75
BRONZE-Johnson Controls Panoptix™ solution
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Household
GOLD-Dyson Hot + Cool
SILVER-TikTok + LunaTik
BRONZE-WordLock®
Tools
GOLD-Lift'n Buddy®
SILVER-The Kobalt Double-Drive
BRONZE-Slice Box Cutter
INNOVATIVE SERVICES
Apps/Online Tools
GOLD-Transclick™ Mobile Translation Apps Infrastructure
SILVER-Ideomed® Abriiz™
BRONZE-Chicago Traffic Tracker
Business/Communications
GOLD-ViridiSTOR® Green Box® Solution
SILVER-Carbonite Business
BRONZE-Appcelerator Titanium™
Personal Safety/Security
GOLD-OnStar First Assist
SILVER-Rave Mobile Safety Smart911
BRONZE-Webroot® SecureAnywhere™
Social Innovation
GOLD-GiveForward fundraising pages
SILVER-Ygrene Clean Energy Finance Model
SILVER-GoodSearch
BRONZE-CBS EcoMedia EcoAd Program
LIFESTYLE & SOCIAL IMPACT
Health & Wellness
GOLD-GE Adventure Series
SILVER-applepeak Wellness Record
BRONZE-HealthCoach by inHealth
Quality of Life
GOLD-PixelOptics™ emPower!
SILVER-3M™ Kind Removal Silicone Tape
SILVER-HopeFULL Gift Pack®
BRONZE-SimplyHome System
Social Impact
GOLD-Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing chotuKool
SILVER-Whirlpool Corporation ACE
BRONZE-RuralShores
LIVING, WORKING & LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Collaborative Networks & Support
GOLD-Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network
SILVER-Regina Dominican Preparing Women for Global Leadership Program
BRONZE-Inquus Corporation OpenStudy
Curriculum/Educational Programs
GOLD-The 21st Century Youth Project by Emile Cambry, Jr.
SILVER-Discovery Education K-8 Science Techbook
BRONZE-Innovation 101 Digital Educational Module by The Henry Ford
MATERIAL SCIENCE
Enhanced Functionality
GOLD-Corning® Gorilla® Glass
SILVER-Liquipel
BRONZE-T-Ink Smart InMold™
Safety & Sustainability
GOLD-BoralPure™ Technology Smog Eating Tile
SILVER-PURETi™ Self-Cleaning, Air-Purifying Solutions
BRONZE-XyloBag™
MEDIA/VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Business/Communications
GOLD-Citrix® GoToMeeting®
SILVER-iMeet
BRONZE-Polycom® RealPresence® Mobile
Content Display
GOLD-Cybertecture® Mirror
SILVER-LG CINEMA 3D
BRONZE-VIZIO Theater 3D™
Mass Media
GOLD-MLB Network® BallPark Cam system
SILVER-Everloop.com
NEW RETAIL FRONTIERS
GOLD -Tide Dry Cleaners®
SILVER-KinekPoint
SCIENCE/MEDICAL
Analytic Systems
GOLD-CardioDx Corus® CAD Gene Expression Test
SILVER-3M Food Safety Aerobic Procedure for Lactic Acid Bacteria
BRONZE-InvivoSciences Tissue-based compound screening
Apps/Online Tools
GOLD-Telcare Blood Glucose Monitoring System
SILVER-ZocDoc
BRONZE-Clinical Message™ by QRS and the CICC
Assistive Devices
GOLD-Ekso Bionics
SILVER-Starkey Hearing Technologies AMP®
BRONZE-GEAR4 Renew SleepClock
BRONZE-Midmark SleepView® Monitor and Portal
Diagnostic Aids
GOLD-SCALEVIEW™
SILVER-NETRA-G
BRONZE-MelaFind®
Pharmaceuticals
GOLD-Selecta Biosciences Synthetic Vaccine Particles™
SILVER-Adimab Human Monoclonal Antibody Discovery Platform
BRONZE-pharmaCline Diabecline® antibiotic
BRONZE-Intersect ENT PROPEL™ Mometasone Furoate Implant
Surgical Aids
GOLD-Abbott Absorb
SILVER-Ethicon Endo-Surgery Percutaneous Surgical Set
BRONZE-CardioKinetix Parachute™
THOMAS A. EDISON MARKETING AWARD
GOLD-Domino Project
SILVER-HubSpot
SILVER-YouTube Space Lab
BRONZE-Nielsen Catalina Solutions Single Source+ Advertising Analytics
TRANSPORTATION
Electric Vehicles
GOLD-Ford Focus Electric
SILVER-Fisker Karma EVer™
BRONZE-Vision Motor Corp Tyrano
Safety/Security
GOLD-OnStar For My Vehicle
SILVER-Nissan Motor Company Back-up Collision Intervention
BRONZE-HeistProof® Keyless Information Security System
Technology Systems
GOLD-SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft
SILVER-Boomerboard WaveJet Propulsion System
BRONZE-ECOtality Blink Level 2 charger
