The iawards 2009 are presented in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to honour businesses in the UK’s scientific and technological sectors.
There are 13 award categories:
- Life sciences
- Transport
- Energy and Environment
- Places to Live and Work
- Digital Communications
- Entertainment and Media
- Consumer Product
- Cross Application of Technology
- Best collaboration
- Best British Inside
- Inward investment
- Best Technology Startup
- The Next Big Thing
One finalist will then be chosen to receive the iaward of the year.
Each entry must demonstrate how it addressed one of the following challenges innovatively:
- Healthcare and our ageing population
- Global competition and national growth
- Improving public services through technology
- Global security – ranging from our national duty to tackle global poverty to the threat of international terrorism
- Conserving finite natural resources in the face of a growing population
The 2009 awards are open to projects which launched between 1st July 2007 and 30th June 2009, and the closing date for applications is the 16th September 2009.
Visit the iawards for further information.
