Ectica Technologies (Switzerland)
Ferrologix Inc (US)
Optofluidic Bioassay (US)
Phenomic AI (Canada)
SEED Biosciences (Switzerland)
Tango Biosciences, Inc. (US)
All Innovation AveNEW participating companies are notified of the SLAS Ignite Award and given the opportunity to be considered.
Evaluation Guidelines and Judging Process
Judging will take place Monday, February 4 and Tuesday, February 5 in the Innovation AveNEW area and in the Exhibition Theater. The competing companies will also make a brief presentation in the Exhibition Theater on Monday, February 4, from 2:00 - 2:50 p.m., or Tuesday, February 5, from 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
A panel of judges will visit the booths and meet with each company’s representative. There may be more than one group of judges visiting the booth during exhibition hours.
There must always be AT LEAST ONE person at the booth during the judging time frame who can discuss the company with the judges.
Judging will be based on:
Presentation (at booth)
Presentation (in exhibition theater)
Market Impact
The Judging Panel’s decision will be based on a series of criteria (in no order of significance) evaluated through presentations at the company’s booth and in the Exhibition Theater:
Scoring System
5-to-1 Rating Scale:
5 — Outstanding, Novel and Broad Impact for a New Product
4 — Very Good, Solid, Novel Product
3 — Some Unique New Product Qualities
2 — Needs More Proof and Development
1 — Not Substantially New or Improved
0 — Not New at Al
All companies who were chosen to exhibit in Innovation AveNEW are eligible to compete for the SLAS Ignite Award. Innovation AveNEW companies must align in some fashion with the area of life sciences and technology, and while it is not required, an established relationship with a university, bioscience incubator, or research institution is preferable. The company’s products and/or services must be available for sale/distribution in the year of their conference participation.
Discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, or disability in regard to the SLAS Ignite Award designation is prohibited. Each candidate company shall be evaluated based on the award's criteria, which are tied to SLAS's purpose of advancing the science and education through technology in the laboratory.
SLAS reserves the right to select and deselect any company at any given time. All decisions are final.
Contact Mary Geismann, SLAS Senior Manager, Member Services
+1.630.256.SLAS (7527) ext 109
mgeismann@slas.org
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