Innovation is everywhere

Over the last year, more than 100 companies have launched new products with Mass Innovation Nights.  (If you want to know why, read our “Why Exhibit?” page.)

Frequently people ask us about those products.  What’s our favorite?  What’s the most innovative product we’ve seen?  What products do we use ourselves?  (There are actually several but like any parent, we don’t like to play favorites.  We love all our kids!)

But one thing we want to make sure everyone is clear on – Mass Innovation Nights is for every kind of innovator.  Not just start-ups and early stage companies but small, medium and large companies too.  (We’ve had IBM, Intuit labs and Invention Machines – so don’t be shy, you larger companies.  We want to see you at MassInno too.)

We like to say we’ve had everything from Popsicle drip-catchers (last summer) to the latest iPhone apps.

Innovation isn’t limited to one industry and Massachusetts has a lot to offer outside the high tech arena.  This month we’re featuring a crew from the Life Sciences industry and we’ve got some great mobile applications as part of Mass Mobile Month.  In December we had renewable energy companies.  Our group of  Charter Innovators (April 2009) included a solar powered innovation.

Innovative chocolate process used to create these treats

We’ve had cool gadgets, classes, and services.  Who can forget the nifty glass rimmer, the bartender’s friend?  THAT was a popular exhibit, although maybe not as popular as January’s Taste of Chocolate, Boston chocolate tours.   (Speaking of chocolate, earlier this week we visited Aroa of Boston – they created an innovative process for creating a shiny colorful “shell” for their chocolates.  They “paint” colored cocoa butter on the inside the molds, add a layer of white chocolate and fill with dark or milk chocolate for a unique tasty and pretty treat.)

Innovation is everywhere – and while we’re geeks at heart, some of our favorites are non-tech companies. Help us keep up the awesome variety with great examples of Massachusetts Innovation from every industry!  Submit your products today!