Voting is now open for the first-annual Delaware Innovation Awards

We’re excited to announce the nominees for the first-ever Delaware Innovation Awards. You submitted your nominations and the finalists were selected. Now you have until Friday, Nov. 13 to vote for the winners.

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The winners will be announced on Friday, Nov. 20 at our Delaware Innovation Week closing party, the DIW15 Innovation Celebration. Purchase VIP tickets to attend the pre-reception awards ceremony.

Here are the nominees:

Tech Community Organizer of the Year

• Mona Parikh
• Jon Brilliant
• Mike Bowman
• Dan Freeman
• Jennifer Kmiec
• Paul Morris

Scientist of the Year

• Rick Birkmeyer
• Francisco Hernandez
• Willet Kempton
• Jim Lee
• Herve Hoppenot
• KR Sridhar

Technologist of the Year

• Joni Trythall
• Kevin Free
• Rishi Kahn
• Steve Roettger
• John Meyer
• Tariq Hook

Best Web/Mobile Product of the Year

• ConnectHub
• Cinema-Sync
• E-volve 365
• Board Director
• Sussex County Land Mapping Tool
• OMG Stuff!

Design/Dev Firm of the Year

• The Archer Group
• The Barn
• Inclind
• Squatch
• First Ascent Design
• Wilmington Design Co.

Community Group of the Year

• Start It Up Delaware at the coIN Loft
• Barrel of Makers
• Technology Forum of Delaware
• Delaware Libraries
• DE Stem Council
• FAME

Colocation or Incubator Space of the Year

• Horn Venture Development Center
• Emerging Enterprise Center at New Castle Chamber of Commerce
• Game Lab at WilmU
• 1313 Innovation
• Beach Desks

Social Media Campaign of the Year

• Global Delaware
• “itr8 minute” newsletter
• #dataDE
• Cnverg Road Trip
• #HugACop
• @LaFiaBistro Instagram

Tech Business of the Year

• Trellist
• SevOne
• ILC Dover
• Incyte
• Endevor
• Sovereign Air

Tech Startup of the Year

• Carvertise
• Delivery Circle
• Meerkat Health
• My Digital Shield
• ProjectedU
• LendEDU