Edison Patent Awards

For more than 40 years, the R&D Council has recognized and highlighted the broad array of research conducted in the state and celebrated its exceptional inventors in an annual award ceremony named for Thomas Alva Edison, New Jersey’s — and perhaps the world’s — most famous inventor. Winners are selected by a team of R&D Council researchers who evaluate nominated patents based on the significance of the problem addressed, its utility/socioeconomic value, novelty and commercial impact.
These annual awards include five special honors presented as the Science & Technology Medal, Visionary Award, Educator of the Year, Catalyst Award, and Emerging Tech Award. Past recipients of these special honors include Nobel Laureates, leaders of Fortune 100 companies, the world’s foremost academic researchers and New Jersey’s most prominent policymakers.

We are proud to recognize DEVCO as our Discoverer Sponsor. Their generous support helped make this event possible.

We would also like to thank our other valued sponsors for their important contributions to the 2024 Edison Patent Awards. Your support is greatly appreciated!