NH Tech Alliance Product of the Year Competition Finalists

Five New Hampshire companies have been named finalists for the NH Tech Alliance’s 2024 Product of the Year (POY) Award.

Finalists, selected by a panel of judges, will compete for POY 2024 honors during a live event on Wednesday, December 11, from 4-6:30 p.m., on the Bank of New Hampshire stage in Concord, NH. The event will be streamed. live on the NH Tech Alliance YouTube channel. There will be networking opportunities to follow the presentations at the Bank of NH Stage.

The Product of the Year competition will feature a seven-minute live pitch and real-time selection of this year’s best product. POY celebrates innovative products developed over the past twelve months and provides a platform for entrepreneurs and businesses to receive free advice, major product promotion and a podium in front of thousands of viewers. In 2023, the live broadcast reached a global audience of over 3,000 viewers.

The finalists are:

• SportsVisio, introduced by CEO and co-founder Jason Syversen, is a B2B SaaS company using AI and computer vision to automatically create statistics, analytics and video highlights for sports like basketball, volleyball, ball and baseball. SportsVisio will present its new Volleyball product.

• Sequel Medical Technologies Twiist is an automated insulin delivery system for people with type 1 diabetes ages six and older. This is the first drug delivery system that directly measures the volume of insulin delivered in each microdose. Jim Scott will represent Sequel Med Tech.

• Atmospheric G2 provides unrivaled weather data and power grid information across the globe by delivering data in an easy-to-use, interactive and customizable platform. Their market-leading weather data provides energy producers, commodity traders and consumers with highly competent and actionable first-to-market data, allowing them to better allocate resources to save consumers money .

• Pirouette Medical, brought to you by co-founder and CEO Conor R. Cullinane, Ph.D., is a pharmaceutical company poised to revolutionize healthcare accessibility. New injectable drugs are constantly being developed, fueling a massive $750 billion market, but there has been little innovation in their distribution. It’s time to reinvent injections. Pirouette’s non-intimidating auto-injector platform aims to improve the patient experience through affordable, stress-free and intuitive simplicity. Injections as simple as pressing a button.

• Driver Technologies, presented by co-founder and COO Marcus Newbury, improves safety and driver experience through innovative technology, offering a mobile app that turns smartphones into dashcams, and an in-vehicle version integrated into vehicles via Android Automotive OS (AAOS). The solutions provide real-time video capture and seamless communication with vehicles, reinforcing their commitment to safety and innovation within leading automotive brands.

“The Product of the Year competition consistently showcases New Hampshire’s best innovations, with each year’s entries pushing the boundaries of what is achievable,” said Julie Demers, executive director of NH Tech Alliance. “We are proud to showcase the groundbreaking work of New Hampshire innovators to thousands of viewers across the United States and around the world. »

Past winners include Geophysical Survey Systems (GSSI) Flex NX, Mikros TU3, Cairn Surgical Breast Cancer Locator, OnPoint Systems SpotOn Virtual Smart Fence, Measured Air Performance, iCAD, Inc., Wilcox Industries, Plexxi , Prosenex, Single Digits, Nanocomp Technologies, UltraVision, InsightTech Gear, Holase Incorporated, Sky-Skan, Foss Manufacturing and Therma-HEXX.

Major sponsors of this year’s event include Sheehan Phinney, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Wipfli, Cross Insurance, M&T Bank, Intact Insurance, Pivot Creative, ARMI, Alexander Technology Group, Hypertherm, UNH BioLoft, Manchester Boston Regional Airport, Enterprise Bank, BerryDunn and Geophysical Survey Systems (GSSI). Our media partner is NH Business Review.

About the New Hampshire Tech Alliance

The New Hampshire Tech Alliance (formerly New Hampshire High Tech Council) is a statewide technology association that supports businesses at every stage of growth and development, from startups to established leaders in the global economy . The Alliance is committed to nurturing a vibrant technology ecosystem by building partnerships, improving knowledge and shaping public policy. For more information or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, please visit nhtechalliance.org, email [email protected] or connect via TwitterFacebook or LinkedIn.

For more information and to register: nhtechalliance.org/product-of-the-year

JoAnn Hodgdon is Vice President and Co-Founder of Portsmouth Computer Group (PCGiT) with her husband David. PCG provides comprehensive managed IT, business continuity, security, cloud computing and virtual CIO services to its clients. You can reach her at [email protected] or www.pcgit.com.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: IT Insight: Finalists in NH Tech Alliance Product of the Year competition