The Innovation Awards - Get your nominations in!!!

Every year we celebrate the spirit of innovation at the TechColumbus Innovation Awards. We need your help to make this year's awards the best ever --

Please take a moment to nominate some by clicking here - nomination deadline is Oct 12

Here are the award categories:

Check out out the 2006 TopCat/Innovation Winners:

Executive of the Year-50 or more employees Dr. John Barnard, Columbus Children's Research Institute

Executive of the Year-less than 50 employees J. Richard Schorr, MetaMateria Partners

Inventor of the Year Anna Lee Tonkovich, Velocys

Minority Owned Enterprise Josh Davda, Optimum Technology

Outstanding Product-50 or more employees Michael Swartz, Lakeshore Cryotronics

Outstanding Product-less than 50 employees Ray Shealy, HTP Inc.

Outstanding Startup Business Greg Pugh, Integrated Mobile, Inc.

Outstanding Service-50 or more employees Chip Nilges, OCLC

Outstanding Service-less than 50 employees Adel Mikhail, Rescentris, LTD

Outstanding Technology Team- 50+ Center for Childhood Cancer Bioinformatics Group, Columbus Children’s Research Institute

Outstanding Technology Team-less than 50 Pam Springer, ECNext

Outstanding Woman in Technology Dr. Gail Besner, Columbus Children's Research Institute