The Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Awards is a CONNECT signature event that annually honors the celebrities of innovation along with groundbreaking new products launched within the past two years. The eligibility requirements are as follows:

• The product must have been first introduced after January 1, 2015 and never before selected as an MIP Award finalist.
• The product must have generated revenue from sales (except for free Mobile Apps and Life Science Products – Clinical Stage category).
• If selected as a Semi-Finalist, a senior company representative must attend and present Round 1 Judging (Sept 2017) and at the Final Judging Panel (last two weeks of October 2017, date TBD).
• If selected as a Finalist, a senior company representative must attend the Awards Dinner on November 30, 2017.

Submissions will be accepted in the following categories. Nominate someone else or your own product!

• Bluetech
• Cleantech, Sustainability, & Energy
• Cybersecurity
• Defense, Aerospace, & Transportation
• Information Communication Technologies
• Life Science Diagnostics & Research Tools
• Life Science Products – Clinical Stage
• Medical Devices
• Mobile Apps
• Pharmaceutical Drugs & Biologic Therapies
• Robotics & Unmanned Vehicles
• Software & Digital Media
• Sport & Active Lifestyle Technologies.

Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony dinner on November 30, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine.

Submission Period: April 7 – July 31, 2017

Inquiries: events@connect.org