Industry Awards

Bio-IT World Best Practices Awards
Bio-IT World has held the Best Practices awards since 2003, highlighting outstanding examples of technology innovation in the life sciences, from basic R&D to translational medicine. We particularly encourage vendors to nominate entries from valued academic and/or industry partners. Winners will be announced in a plenary session at Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, Boston, May 15-17, 2018.

The advanced deadline (no fee) for entry is December 8, 2017 and the final deadline (fee) for entry is March 2, 2018. To view previous winners and submit a nomination, visit Bio-ITWorld.com/BestPractices

Bio-IT World Best of Show Awards - Vote for the 2018 People's Choice Award Here!
The Best of Show Awards offers exhibitors of the Bio-IT World Conference and Expo an exclusive opportunity to distinguish and highlight their esteemed products ranging from an innovative application, technology, tool, or solution from the competition. Judged by a team of leading industry experts and Bio-IT World editors, this awards program identifies exceptional innovation in technologies used by life science professionals today. Products considered are new products, or significant product upgrades, introduced between May 2017 and May 2018. Winners are judged based on the products' technical merit, functionality, innovation, and in-person presentations to the judges at the show. Judging and the announcement of winners is conducted live in the Exhibit Hall. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 16. To learn more about this program, contact Ryan Kirrane at 781-972-1354 or email rkirrane@healthtech.com. Entries can be submitted online here. Selection is not based upon level of sponsor or exhibit participation.

Benjamin Franklin Award
The Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Access in the Life Sciences is a humanitarian/bioethics award presented annually by the Bioinformatics Organization to an individual who has, in his or her practice, promoted free and open access to the materials and methods used in the life sciences. Nominations are now being accepted! The winner will be announced during a plenary session at Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, Boston, May 15-17, 2018. Full details including previous laureates and entry forms are available at www.bioinformatics.org/franklin