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Bob Leonard, President of RSL, Dr. Paul Israel, The Edison Papers at Rutgers University, and Jon Cropper, CEO of Futurlogic.

Our Mission

The Edison Awards ™ symbolize the persistence and excellence personified by Thomas Alva Edison, inspiring America’s drive to remain in the forefront of innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy.

Our History 

Originally established in 1987 by the American Marketing Association, but an independent organization since 2008, the Edison Best New Product Awards ™ have honored some of the most innovative products and business leaders in America.

Our Inspiration 

The Edison Awards are named after Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) whose extraordinary new product development methods garnered him 1,093 U.S. patents and made him a household name across the world. Edison pioneered five industries which transformed our world, including the incandescent electric light and the system of electrical power, the phonograph and recorded sound, the telephone transmitter, the storage battery, as well as movies and the motion-picture camera.

The Awards 

Edison Best New Product Awards™
Edison Green Awards™
Edison Achievement Awards™

These awards are granted under the aegis of the Edison Papers at Rutgers University, a globally recognized research network dedicated to the study of innovation and its application in the 21st Century.

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Awards At A Glance

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