Microscopy Today Innovation Awards

Entries will be accepted only for the following: (a) new commercial microscopy-related products that were first marketed in the previous calendar year or (b) new microscopy methods and inventions that were first published in peer-reviewed journals in the previous calendar year. While multiple entries from the same organization are allowed, a single company or individual cannot receive more than one award in a single year. Officers and editors of the Microscopy Society of America and their subcontractors are not eligible.

Entries may come from colleagues or as self-nominations. There are only four questions on the entry form. There is no charge to enter this competition.

The entries most likely to win are those that provide better, faster, easier, or entirely new methods of analysis using some type of microscope or microanalytical instrument.

A winning entry should show the innovation’s usefulness to the microscopy community via the clarity and completeness of Questions 7-10. Supporting information, such as scientific papers, patents, or data may be included as an appendix, but please organize these supplements into a single (pdf or zip) file to facilitate the transmission process. Related videos also may be included in zip file format.

Evidence types include data from a working instrument/method or a peer-reviewed publication. Photographs of the commercial product available for sale or a citation to the peer-reviewed article must be provided. Submission of photographs implies permission has been granted to publish the photographs in Microscopy Today.