The Irish Times Innovation Awards 2017
The Irish Times Innovation Awards showcase and reward excellence in innovation across a range of groundbreaking products and services.

Applications are welcome from both public and private sectors across any one of the eight categories listed below.
If your Innovation spans several categories, choose the Category which best describes your Innovation. If the judges feel that your application fits best in a different category, they will move you to this category and notify you of the change.
1. AGRI-FOOD
To include the development, production, packaging or marketing of food.
2. LIFE SCIENCES & HEALTHCARE
To include biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, and related subjects
3. ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Includes green technologies, utilities and transportation
4. CREATIVE INDUSTRIES & DESIGN
To include advertising, animation, film, music, arts, fashion and architecture.
5. IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
To include hardware, software, security, telecommunications products and services
6. MANUFACTURING
To include engineering design and the production of industrial products
7. FINTECH
To include the provision of financial services through the engagement of technology
8. NEW FRONTIERS AWARD
For innovations that do not fall into any of the above categories.