Each year the research industry sees new developments and initiatives which have the potential to redefine the way we work.

The MRS Research Breakthrough Award is intended to single out the individual, the company, the product or the process which has led to the most significant recent breakthrough in the research industry.

The breakthrough is judged based on:

• innovation and creative thinking
• establishment of a new product or technique (or development of an existing one) which extends the limits of current thinking
• creation of a new business unit or service which looks beyond traditional research boundaries
• work or activity from an individual or organisation which have prompted an industry step change
• bottom-line results based on this breakthrough

An indication of the impact that the breakthrough will have and how it is set to challenge and change the industry in the future.

The results will be announced in December, so bear with us For now, we’re just glad to see the disruptive potential of co-creation recognized, and obviously happy about the nomination!!