Past Recipients

Over 200 awards have been presented during the Tekne Awards’ celebrations over the past two decades. Companies ranging from startups to global industry leaders have all benefited from their moment in the Tekne spotlight. Take a look at the organizations and individuals who have earned a Tekne Award for their innovative contribution to our science and technology ecosystem. Add your name to this list by applying for a Tekne Award.

2017

June 07, 2017 | Minneapolis Convention Center

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Analytics

Honors innovative applications for turning data driven insights into improved business processes or outcomes. Examples include digital marketing, customer experience mapping, predictive innovation, identifying new revenue opportunities, retail applications, etc.

Calabrio

Building Design & Infrastructure

Honors the integration of technology in the design, construction and operation of the built environment. Entries should demonstrate innovation and leadership in one or more areas of intelligent building infrastructure, sustainable energy efficiency and productive workplace design.

Perkins + Will

Communications Technology

Celebrates a product or service with demonstrated impact on interactive forms of communication including the Internet, mobile technologies, social media, and other telecommunications based technologies or applications.

PeopleNet

Community Impact

Recognizes the development or implementation of technology that serves an unmet community need. Entries should demonstrate significant improvement or modernization through a product, service or innovation that assists underserved populations, enhance quality of life, health or safety, or promotes an innovative job creation strategy. Two or more parties can be involved and submit a joint application. Both non-profit and for-profit organizations are eligible.

Minnesota IT Services

Cyber Security

Recognizes innovative products or services that secure networks, computers, or systems from unintended or unauthorized access. These include but are not limited to identity management products or services, trusted authentication, disaster recovery, secure data storage, computer forensics, and verification processes.

Arcserve

Healthcare

Honors innovative development or deployment of medical devices, diagnostics or equipment, data management, communication systems integration, disease treatment, or pharmaceuticals that measurably improves patient care delivery, reduces recovery times, or improves patient health.

OneOme

Industry Impact

Recognizes the development or implementation of technology with impact across a specific sector or industry. Entries should demonstrate significant improvement or modernization in processes or products and can include better customer/client experience, engagement, or ecommerce. Two or more parties can be involved and submit a joint application.

Activated Research Company

Internet of Things

Honors the development of Internet of Things including use of sensors and wearable solutions that add increased efficiency or enhanced value to clients or customers.

Select Comfort

Software — Established Companies

Honors innovation in software development or applications that enhance productivity and efficiency for business or consumer use.

ABILITY

Software — Small & Growing Companies

Honors innovation in software development or applications that enhance productivity and efficiency for business or consumer use.

Sentera

Start Up

Honors an early-stage Minnesota technology company with commercialized products that demonstrates significant potential, creativity and a promising future.

StemoniX

STEM Education

Recognizes innovative curriculum and programs that promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) in an E-12 Minnesota classroom or community.

Code Savvy

Workforce Development

Honors innovative approaches to training workers in transition or youth with technology skills and successfully matching them to jobs that meet the needs of Minnesota companies.

Rêve Academy

2016

May 17, 2016 | Minneapolis Convention Center

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Advanced Manufacturing

Honors innovation in the manufacturing process to increase speed, accuracy and reduce costs, while minimizing environmental impact.

Proto Labs

Agriculture Technology & Food Safety

Honors technological advances in agricultural operations that enhance productivity and efficiency, improve environmental sustainability or contribute to food safety.

Recombinetics

Applied Analytics

FPX

Collaboration for Community Impact

Recognizes a collaboration or partnership that demonstrates leadership, dedication and excellence in delivering an innovation to Minnesota while meeting an unmet community need. This product, service or innovative technology could assist an under served population or community, enhance quality or life, health or safety for the community at large, or promote an innovative job creation strategy. There must be two or more parties involved (and the application must be submitted jointly). Both non-profit and/or for-profit organizations are eligible to apply.