DuPont Innovation Awards call for entries

The DuPont Australia & New Zealand Innovation Awards is now calling for entry into the 2010/2011 Award Program.

DuPont is again recognising and rewarding innovation in industry, science, the environment and agriculture with its Innovation Awards. This year the awards will introduce two new categories to reward sustainability through energy and services.

The event recognises a single business or collaboration from Australia or New Zealand that has developed an innovative product, technology or service from any industry, first ordered and/or adopted for commercial use in Australia or New Zealand between 1 January 2008 and 31 March 2010.

Entry into The CSIRO Young Innovator Award is open to a tertiary student (under or post graduate) who has designed an innovative technology, product or service in any of the award categories while studying between 1 January 2008 and 31 March 2010. These entries are not required to have been commercialised and may still be in their design stages.

Categories include:

1. Building Innovation
2. Agriculture & Food Production
3. Performance Materials
4. Design for a Sustainable Future
5. Medical & Healthcare
6. CSIRO Young Innovator of the Year Award
7. People’s Choice Award – not for entry
8. The DuPont Chair’s Award – not for entry

To register your intention to enter, visit: www.dupontinnovationawards.com.

Entries close 5 pm Friday 12 November 2010.