The Health Innovation Award recognizes individuals or teams in the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario region that are approaching health care in an innovative manner. Nominees are health care individuals (physicians, nurses, or other health care professionals) or teams whose ideas, improvements, invention or actions have resulted in a significant improvement in health care or in the health care ...

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Collaboration, teamwork, common goals, mutual respect and timing. These are key elements of a successful strategic partnership. This award recognizes a collaborative and strategic initiative between two or more partners working to achieve success. Criteria is fairly straight forward as it must be apparent that the resulting success would not have been possible without aligning ...

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This year, we have four finalists for the Product of the Year category.  This award recognizes an organization that has achieved success in the commercialization of an innovative technology product. The fantastic four (in alpha order) are: Best Cyclotron System Ltd’s Cyclotron: The uncertainty surrounding the availability of particular radioisotopes that support current nuclear medicine practices highlights the ...

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The Student Researcher Award recognizes the accomplishments of students from the region’s post-secondary institutions.  Ottawa has an excellent education infrastructure which is very successful developing future generations of skilled talent that is necessary for the future of Ottawa’s knowledge-based community. Past recipients include Razib Iqbal, University of Ottawa; Dewan Tanvir Ahmed, University of Ottawa; Atif Shamim and Muhammad Arsalan, Carleton University ...

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This award will be presented to a young, strategic innovator whose compelling approach to an entrepreneurial endeavour has drawn support from the business, financial, and/or research community enabling the project to be successfully launched. As a current student or graduate from one of Ottawa’s post-secondary institutions within 12 months of submitting the nomination, these finalists are poised to contribute ...

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In my consulting practice, I have noticed that many executives will use business terms they do not have the expertise to put into practice. ‘Brand promise’ is one example that comes to mind. A great brand clearly articulates what customers can expect from their experience with your organization and describes a compelling value proposition that ...

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We know we got it right when we introduce a new award and get a huge number of entries.  It’s a good indication that OCRI is “in tune” with what’s going on in town.  And the quality of the entries is really impressive. It makes sense that Ottawa is developing a reputation as the go to city ...

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This is always the most fun category at the OCRI Awards. It’s inspiring to see how passionate the teachers are and how enthusiatic the students become. The best outcome of any teacher/student experience is watching the student develop a zest for learning.  This award is presented to an Ottawa-area High School (grades 9-12) in recognition of the ...

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Ottawa sits atop an enviable infrastructure for information and communications technology rivalled only by a tremendous amount of resident talent. Recent changes in the landscape of this sector locally has placed these resources in a unique position in Canada and perhaps North America to capitalize on emerging global opportunities in niche markets such as the ...

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The calibre of the work conducted by the three finalists in the Research Award category is impressive.  This award will be presented to an individual or team that has made significant contributions or discoveries in any of Ottawa’s knowledge-based sectors. Consideration will focus on the level of impact that has been made by the research ...

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