The SLAS Ignite Award is designed to recognise the best start-up or emerging company exhibiting within Innovation AveNEW, a specially designated area within the Exhibition.
Companies selected to exhibit within Innovation AveNEW, and who opt-in to compete for the SLAS Ignite Award, will be judged by an SLAS panel on a combination of key concepts, including their marketing plan, market presence and potential; funding prospects; plan for growth and the existence of a balanced company leadership, among other qualities.
The inaugural award was presented at the SLAS2019 International Conference and Exhibition (Washington, DC, USA) to SEED Biosciences (Switzerland) for their revolutionary pipette that allows scientists to view single cells at a single cell resolution. Along with being named the first-ever SLAS Ignite Award winner, SEED Biosciences received a $5,000 cash prize.