The editors of R&D Magazine have announced the winners of the 53rd annual R&D 100 Awards (#RD100Awards), an international competition honoring the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year. Winners included established Fortune 500 companies and federally funded research institutions, as well as academic and government labs.
The R&D 100 Awards recognize excellence across a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, optics, high-energy physics, materials science, chemistry, and biotechnology. The awards not only recognize the efforts of the development team and partners, they provide a mark of excellence known to industry, government, and consumers.
The complete list of 2015 R&D 100 Award Winners is available here.
The 2015 R&D 100 Awards Banquet took place on November 13, 2015 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year, the 300+ R&D 100 Award Finalists were also recognized for their high achievements within the five categories described at the ceremony, including Analytical/Test, IT/Electrical, Mechanical/Materials, Processing/Prototyping, and Software/Services. The R&D 100 Award Winners were announced and invited to the stage to accept their awards.
Along with honoring the 100 best technologies of the year, R&D Magazine also presented Scientist of the Year and Innovator of the Year awards. The 2015 Scientist of the Year is Astronaut Scott Kelly, Operations Branch Chief of the Year in Space Mission, who is currently circling the Earth. Kelly accepted the award in a surprise video statement in which he thanked R&D Magazine and explained the goals of his year-long mission. The 2015 Innovator of the Year Skylar Tibbits, Director of the MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, riveted the audience with his presentation on the lab’s projects.
The R&D 100 Awards Banquet also unveiled the brand-new R&D 100 Special Recognition Awards, with Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award Winners announced during the ceremony. These included the Green Tech Special Recognition Award, Corporate Social Responsibility Special Recognition Award, Market Disruptor Services Special Recognition Award, and Market Disruptor Product Special Recognition Award.
Each year, the R&D Editor’s Choice Awards top off the gala event. One winner was announced from each of the five categories – Analytical/Test, IT/Electrical, Mechanical/Materials, Process/Prototyping, and Software/Services.
This year also marked the first R&D 100 Awards & Technology Conference, which took place November 12-13. This two-day science and technology conference offered attendees two days of in-depth presentations by experts from top national companies and national laboratories in four educational tracks created to inspire conversations and offer best practices, insights, and solutions.
Next year’s R&D 100 Awards will take place November 4 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in the National Harbor in Maryland in conjunction with the second annual R&D 100 Awards & Technology Conference, scheduled for November 3-4, 2016.
Entries are now being accepted for the 2016 R&D 100 Awards. More information is available at www.rd100awards.com.
