Innovation Pipeline Awards
2008 Companies to Watch

These are the companies to watch in the CT innovation pipeline.  Winners were selected by a panel of judges in each category and presented awards at the

September 16, 2008 awards event.

The awards ceremony was combined with a networking reception and a technology expo at which the Connecticut’s emerging technology companies displayed their innovation posters.

9/16/08 Press Release

The Awards 

Keynote Speech

Speeches on youtube.com

Photo Gallery

Eligibility

2008 Program Sponsors
Previous Year Winners

Edwards Angell
Palmer & Dodge

State of CT, DECD

CT Innovations

Cantor Colburn LLP

Fiondella Milone & LaSaracina

Tyler Cooper LLP

UHY LLP

VBrick

eTouches

Pitney Bowes

Wellstone
Insurance

The Awards

Congratulations to 2008 Companies to Watch. Click here for the detailed list.

The Keynote Speech

Joe Connolly, Business Correspondent of the Wall Street Journal and WCBS Newsradio 880 AM, was our keynote speaker, “Accessing the Media-How to get large coverage for a small company”. Click here to view!

Eligibility and Application

* Thanks for more than 190 nominations! Consider who you would nominate for next year's awards and know that innovative companies in CT can join the Innovation Pipeline Accelerator at any time, visit www.ctipa.org for more information.

For consideration in the Connecticut Technology Council 2008 Innovation Awards,
a company must have met the following criteria:

1. Must be headquartered in Connecticut. Subsidiaries or company divisions are not eligible.
2. A company must have proprietary technology or propriety intellectual property, except those in the IT Services category. A company is also eligible if it devotes a significant portion of its revenue to the research and development of technology.
3. Have revenue that does not exceed $10M. The Innovation Awards are aimed at younger, emerging technology companies.

Edwards Angell
Palmer & Dodge

State of CT, Dept. of Economic
& Community Development

Connecticut Innovations

Cantor Colburn LLP

VBrick Systems, Inc.

Wellstone Insurance

2007 Award Winner, Go Cross Campus

GoCrossCampus is a massive multiplayer game that uses your social network and takes place both off- and online. Think of the game Risk but in the real world. Watch a video explanation here (very funny) .