11 claim IQ Awards for innovation

BOULDER – Eleven of Boulder’s most innovative companies and organizations were honored for their breakthroughs Wednesday night at the Boulder County Business Report’s 2011 IQ Awards.

The awards were given for innovative products or services introduced in the past year. Stories about the companies and their products will be featured in a special supplement included in the Sept. 2 issue of the Boulder County Business Report.

A list of winners, along with their categories and the other nominees, is below. 

Green/Sustainability

OPX Biotechnologies Inc., Boulder — winner

Green Garage, Boulder

Noonday Solar Inc., Broomfield

Social Media/Mobile Apps

Backpacker, Boulder

BlogFrog Inc., Boulder

Gnip Inc., Boulder — winner

Nonprofits

Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, Boulder

Center for Resource Conservation – ReSource Tool Library, Boulder

Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, Boulder — winner

Software

Accurence Inc., Westminster — winner

Gorilla Logic, Broomfield

Red Earth Software Inc., Boulder

Natural Products

Cooper Tea Co., Louisville — winner

JJ Sweets, Boulder

Justin’s Nut Butter, Boulder

Sports/Outdoors

Crescent Moon Snowshoes, Boulder — winner

Sea to Summit Inc., Boulder

Salewa USA LLC dba Dynafit, Boulder

Consumer Products

Agloves, Boulder — winner

Backjoy, Boulder

Wingstand.com, Boulder

Internet/Web

EarthvisionZ LLC, Boulder

Standing Cloud Inc., Boulder — winner

Widgix LLC dba Survey Gizmo, Boulder

Innovation Accelerator

Boulder Innovation Center — co-winner

Longmont Entrepreneurial Network — co-winner

Business Products/Services

iSuppportU LLC, Boulder

Napkin Labs Inc., Boulder

Radish Systems LLC, Boulder — winner

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