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There are 13 categories which reflect not only a diversity of important national sectors but also highlight key aspects of delivering successful innovation commercially.

The judges will select from all finalists an overall winner to receive the iaward of the year.

Please note that a project can only be entered into one category. Select the category which best fits the innovation or way the innovation was commercialised. For example, fuel cell/hydrogen technology could be for transport or energy and the environment, but if your development is primarily for a transport application, then enter the iaward for transport.

Best British Inside

This category is for innovation in any area which supports our society in terms of one of the key national challenges.

Applicants will be from any business or organisation and their application will demonstrate a critical innovative contribution in terms of a hidden component or break-through research/thinking that allowed commercial success to be achieved in the products or services of any other worldwide company or institution.

Clear identification of innovation relevant to a stated national challenge within the core criteria. The size of the potential market that the innovation could reach should be quantified.
Demonstration of innovation as a core point of difference in the market; either as an entirely break-through concept or as an evolution of an existing idea.
What was the specific thinking or insight that led to the innovation; or what was the ‘aha’ moment?
Development of innovation; how was this explored and commercialised; what was the proportion of British innovation and contribution in terms of the overall product/service successfully commercialised; what were the stages of collaboration which affected the British development of the embedded final product/service.
Demonstration that the innovation was successful in terms of specific commercial results (expressed as qualified results against a comparative beginning position ie. before the innovation. Results can be indexed where there is particularly sensitive data). Quantify benefits to end users and future potential for this innovation. Where there have been any negative impacts of the project, specify what has been done to offset/mitigate these impacts.

Upweighted marks will be given to section 4.

NB. Each entry must demonstrate that the innovation through science and technology can impact on one or more of the five identified challenges and that the innovative thinking and development is by a British organisation or team, even if the commercialisation has been via an overseas/global organisation.