Best Technological Medical Device
- Nominee must be a company or individual that created, developed, and/or owns a veterinary-medical technology device. The product must be used within veterinary practices for animal-medical applications.
- Nominations may be submitted by any individual or organization.
- Self-nominations will be considered.
- Nominees must reflect specific accomplishments in the field of veterinary technology, as opposed to general business success; the latter, while laudable, are not the focus of this award.
- Nominees may be based on a sustained effort or an extraordinary single achievement in any or all of the following areas:
- Innovation in veterinary technology
- Impact on animal health and welfare and/or productivity of veterinary practice(s)
- Demonstrated potential for growth and sustainability
- Positive impact on the veterinary profession
- Providing a new or improved direction for the future of the veterinary technology industry
- Completed nomination form
- Cover letter summarizing the nominee company background
- A one-page description of how the company's instrument product is innovative to animal health and/or veterinarian practices
- Statement of significant achievements and qualifications for the awar
- Digital high-resolution (300 dpi, min 1000px width or length) company logo or vectorized (SVG) company logo, suitable for publication
- A 1800px (width or length, preferably 300 d.p.i.) JPEG or PNG of the product for nomination
- Up to three letters of recommendation from veterinarians, colleagues, clients, or organizations
- Submissions must NOT contain any content that:
- Is unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional, or age group; profane or pornographic;
- Promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, and/or weapons
- Insinuates obscenity, and offensive or slanderous language (i.e., defames, misrepresents, or contains disparaging commentary towards a person, group of people, or company/companies)
- Relays commentary or images in a negative manner and/or lacks goodwill. This is inconsistent with our positive messaging toward helping animals and humankind
- Directly or insulates a violation of good medical practices and any North American law(s);
- The selection committee will evaluate nominees based on the nomination criteria
- Preference will be given to nominees who:
- Offer innovative solutions to challenges in the veterinary industry
- Have a clear and compelling mission to improve animal health and welfare
- Demonstrate a business-sustainable and/or scalable product
- Identify as leaders in the veterinary technology industry
- At the discretion of the selection committee, a recipient may not be selected in a given year if no nominee meets the criteria
There is no monetary award associated with this honor and the attendee must register to attend. The award recipient may formally receive their award during the PZ3 Live Awards Night at The Expo at The World Market Center Las Vegas. The award recipient will receive the following:
- A complimentary ticket to the Technology & Innovations Award Night
- An official PZ3 Live Technology & Innovations Award Plaque
- High-quality digital graphic to place on digital platforms and publishing to recognize their achievement
- Recognition and publicity in various PZ3 Live media outlets
Submittor | Fee | Maximum Submissions | Conditions |
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General Submission | $100 | Unlimited | One submission allowed per individual product or company by one personnel and or or submittor. A single submittor may not submit twice or more for one singular product or company. |
Exhibitors | Free | 3 Submission, 1 Per Category | On-site exhibitors recieve a total of 3 alloted submissions for their company or product. One (1) Submission per award category is allowed. Submissions beyond the third (3) free alloted submissions will be charged as general submissions. |
*Exhibitor and General submissions are treated equally within our selection process. Applications are judged based on quality. Award's Committee does not and will not recieve bribes for submission preference.