Members of the NH Tech Alliance's Product of the Year panel of judges are, from left: Alex Horton, NH Tech Alliance; Mike Cote, New Hampshire Business Review; Amanda Andrews, New Hampshire Business Review; Jeremy Stanizzi, NH Business Finance Authority; Eric Soederberg, Sunrise Labs; Matt Harris, Geophysical Survey Systems; Tom Daly, Big Network; Lisa King, Cross Insurance.
Five NH companies have been named finalists for the 2024 NH Tech Alliance’s Product of the Year (POY) Award competition: SportsVisio, Sequel Medical Technologies, Atmospheric G2, Pirouette Medical, and Driver Technologies.
These five companies were selected by a panel of judges and will compete for the 2024 POY honors at a live event on Dec. 11 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bank of NH Stage in Concord. The event will be streamed live on the NH Tech Alliance’s YouTube channel.
The Product of the Year competition will include a live seven-minute pitch and a real-time selection of this year’s top product. POY celebrates the innovative products developed within the past 12 months and provides a platform for entrepreneurs and companies to receive free advice, major product promotion and podium time in front of thousands of viewers. In 2023, the live stream reached a global audience of more than 3,000 viewers.
SportsVisio, presented by CEO and cofounder Jason Syversen, is a B2B SaaS company using AI and computer vision to automatically create stats, analytics and video highlights for sports like Basketball, Volleyball and Baseball. SportsVisio will be presenting their new Volleyball product.
Sequel Medical Technologies Twiist is an automated insulin delivery system for people with type 1 diabetes ages 6 and up. It is the first drug delivery system that directly measures the volume of insulin delivered with every microdose. Sequel Med Tech will be represented by Jim Scott.
Atmospheric G2 provides weather data and power grid insights across the globe by providing data in one interactive, customizable platform. Their weather data gives energy producers, commodity traders, and consumers actionable data, allowing them to better allocate resources to save consumers money.
Pirouette Medical, presented by CO-Founder and CEO Conor R. Cullinane, Ph.D., is a pharmaceutical company. Pirouette’s auto-injector platform aims to improve the patient experience through affordable, stress-free, and intuitive simplicity.
Driver Technologies, presented by Co-founder and COO Marcus Newbury, offers a mobile app that transforms smartphones into dashcams and an embedded version integrated into vehicles via Android Automotive OS (AAOS). The solutions provides real-time video capture and vehicle communication across major car brands.
"The Product of the Year competition consistently showcases the finest innovations from New Hampshire, with each year's entries stretching the limits of what's achievable," says Julie Demers, executive director of the NH Tech Alliance. "We are proud to present the groundbreaking work of New Hampshire's innovators to thousands of viewers both in the US and globally."
Past award winners include the Flex NX from Geophysical Survey Systems (GSSI), TU3 from Mikros, Breast Cancer Locator from Cairn Surgical, SpotOn Virtual Smart Fence by OnPoint Systems, 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.