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

Voting is open until Friday, Nov. 13 and the winners will be announced during Delaware Innovation Week.

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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
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
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
Tech Business of the Year
Tech Startup of the Year
Find the list of winners here.
Companies: Technology Forum of Delaware / The Barn / Sovereign Air / Wilmington University / Carvertise / DeliveryCircle / Inclind / Squatch Creative / New Castle County Chamber of Commerce / Trellist / Archer Group / SevOne / Technical.ly

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