Announcement of BPLA’s 7th Annual Program

Highlighting New England’s Innovators

The BPLA Planning and Selection Committees are pleased to announce the 7th annual program that honors New England’s newest and most innovative technologies. Since its inception in 2010, the Program has recognized 68 inventions and over 230 inventors for their contributions to the progress of science and the useful arts based on their ingenuity and inventiveness. The nominations period completed July 31, and judging is underway! Please attend the event on Monday, October 23, 2017, starting at 6pm, to celebrate our innovation community and this year’s Honorees and Featured Honorees! More details to be announced. Sponsorships available by contacting the Committee Chairs.

The invention must: 1. Be claimed in a patent issued within the last five years, OR be claimed in an issued patent tied to a product that received U.S. regulatory approval within the last three years; 2. Have been developed in New England or by an inventor who resides in New England; and 3. Represent a technology that can be described or demonstrated to the general public. Visit our page for more information. Contact the BPLA Planning Committee at if your organization is interested in the 2017 event or you would like to be a for your organization. The time commitment for liaisons is minimal. If you would like to participate in the selection process as part of the Selection Committee, please contact us at We look forward to receiving your 2017 nominations! : Mark Solomon, Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds Aaron Connor, Eli Lilly and Company Dipti Ramnarain, Holland & Knight