HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES STARTUP OF THE YEAR

Criteria:

• Company should have been founded, launched meaningful operations, or pivoted

to current strategic focus at some point between January 1, 2020, and December

31, 2025.

• Company must have its HQ or significant operations in the region and a

significant portion of its leadership, employees, and consultants must be based in

the region.

Key Considerations:

• Product innovation including unmet market needs and how that is uniquely

addressed by your product/service.

• The management team and its ability and record of achieving success.

• Demonstrated success (e.g., significant milestones, raising capital, pre-

clinical/clinical development, early revenue, etc.)

TECHNOLOGY STARTUP OF THE YEAR

A technology company must either provide proprietary technology or

intellectual property or services that leverage proprietary technology or

IP.

Criteria:

• Company should have been founded, launched meaningful operations, or pivoted

to current strategic focus at some point in the period between January 1, 2020,

and December 31, 2025.

• Company must have its HQ or significant operations in the region and a

significant portion of its leadership, employees, and consultants must be based in

the region.

Key Considerations:

• Product or service innovation including market need or assessment.

• Potential for significant growth.

• The management team and its ability and record of achieving success.

• A demonstration of success such as significant milestones, raising capital, and

revenue.

HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES EMERGING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Criteria:

• Company must operate in industry segments such as specialty pharmaceuticals,

biotechnology, medical devices, instrumentation, diagnostics, health tech, etc. If

revenue producing, the company must have at least $3M of ARR or TTM

Revenue. If clinical stage, company must have successfully demonstrated proof of

concept in human testing in at least one product/application.

• Company must have its HQ or significant operations in the region and a

significant portion of its leadership, employees, and consultants must be based in

the region.

Key Considerations:

• Product innovation including unmet market need and how that is uniquely

addressed by your product/service.

• The management team and its ability and record of achieving success.

• Demonstrated success (e.g., significant milestones, raising capital, pre-

clinical/clinical development, early revenue, etc.).

TECHNOLOGY EMERGING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

A technology company must either provide proprietary technology or

intellectual property or services that leverage proprietary technology or

IP.

Criteria:

• Revenues must be a minimum of $3M ARR or TTM Revenue and no more than

$50M in ARR or TTM Revenue. *If ARR/revenues are projected to exceed $50m

in 2025, please complete the Technology Company application.

• Company must have its HQ or significant operations in the region and a

significant portion of its leadership, employees, and consultants must be based in

the region.

Key Considerations:

• Product or service innovation, including proprietary technology or other

advantage.• Company revenue & growth milestones including strategic decisions made by

management that led to growth in revenues and/or earnings.

• Strength of management team including ability to raise capital.

• Demonstration of a sustainable and scalable business model.