2023 Finalists and Winners

Collins Aerospace is the manufacturer of ACES Ejection Seats, a critical life-saving device for military fighter, bomber and trainer aircraft. When abandoning the aircraft is the only option, the ACES Ejection Seat will safely eject the aircrew from the stricken aircraft once initiated by the aircrew while minimizing any potential for further injury.

Since fielding in the 1970s, Collins Aerospace ejection seats have saved over 800 pilots and aircrew.

DNA Vibe's Jazz Band Live is an advanced wearable regenerative light therapy technology – the only one of its kind manufactured in the United States. The cutting-edge technology combines molecular biology and genomics with particle and optical physics to stimulate the body's natural regenerative processes.

Made in Centennial, Colorado, Jazz Band Live has been embraced by hundreds of professional and Olympic athletes and tens of thousands of everyday consumers.

The Dobrato is the world's first acoustic/electric, round neck resophonic guitar with B bender/vibrato built into the vibrato arm. The Grammy-winning design has a beautiful, full-bodied, reverberate voice, retaining natural deep and rich acoustic tone when amplified.

Each guitar is hand-assembled with high quality materials in Gunnison, Colorado.

Cleragei is a novel technology that improves wound healing for diabetic ulcers and other wounds. The company's highly elastic hydrogel systems offer unique wound healing properties that can stretch and conform across any wound, accelerate wound closure, generate strong epidermal layers post healing, and enable controlled delivery of therapeutics that could benefit certain types of wounds, including chronic wounds.

The Shaman 2.0 is the revamped version of one of IceLantic's most iconic skis: the Shaman. IceLantic, based in Golden Colorado, brought back the cone-retired design with a new, modernized shape and construction. It's perfect for individuals seeking to carve deeply and dominate frontside turns while having versatility to perform all over the mountain.

It's tapered shape, wide shovel, and rockered tip and tail, allows skiers to stay in the front of their boots, driving the ski through any condition the mountain provides, never having the tip dive in even the deepest snow.

Made with Western Slope lavender from a farm in Palisade, Colorado, this high-quality craft chocolate is made with care by a small, eco-conscious business. It's made with 70% dark chocolate and ethically sourced ingredients.

Ocutenz is a revolutionary technology for people with moderate to severe age-related macular degeneration. Manufactured in Colorado Springs, the Ocutenz utilizes patented technology in an augmented/mixed reality lightweight wearable headset that allows for corrected vision provided through digitally generated visual images to the patient.

NASA's OSIRIS-REX mission will study a near-Earth asteroid. Launched on Sept. 8, 2016, the spacecraft will rendezvous with asteroid Bennu, conduct a two-year detailed survey of Bennu from orbit, and collect a sample and bring it back to Earth.

The sample will be analyzed using a variety of techniques, including spectroscopy, imaging, and chemical analysis, to determine the composition and origin of the asteroid.

The Revos Automated Whole Blood Processing System is an advanced medical device designed for efficient blood processing. This innovative system automates the separation and processing of whole blood components, improving efficiency and safety in medical laboratories and blood banks.

WAD-Free is an innovative solution designed to keep bed sheets securely in place. Using a patented technology, it prevents sheets from coming undone during sleep, ensuring a comfortable and restful night without the hassle of constantly adjusting bedding.