Awarding Innovation

Technology innovation is alive and well in northern Ohio! NorTech, a regional technology advocacy group, has just announced the winners of it’s 2009 NorTech Innovation awards, highlighting innovations from area entrepreneurs, businesses, universities, and non-profit groups. NorTech has been hosting the awards since 2000. According to Crain’s Cleveland Business, this year ten winners were selected from a pool of 40 applications.

The winning innovations related to bio-fuel production, solar energy, metallurgy, and health and bio sciences. While some awards went to large organizations like NASA and the Cleveland Clinic, several were granted to start-ups which promise job growth for the area.

I congratulate all of the award winners, and all of the innovators who did not win. May innovation continue and the pool of applications only grow in coming years.