Top 10 Innovations

Top 10 Innovations

About Top 10 Innovations

Every year since 2008, The Scientist has canvassed the life-science community to find out which newly released products are having the biggest impact on research. After collecting submissions from companies and individuals, we put the new innovations before a carefully selected panel of expert, independent judges. Our judges rank the tools, techniques, methodologies, software, and products according to their potential to foster rapid advances or address specific problems in their respective fields. The 10 products that rate the highest in our judges’ opinions are featured in an article that forms the centerpiece of our December issue. Our goal is to identify those products and services that are poised to revolutionize research and advance scientific knowledge. We received many great submissions to the 2022 competition, and we are preparing to announce the winners in December. Please stay tuned to The Scientist to learn which products won spots in the Top 10 Innovations this year.

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2020 Top 10 Innovations

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2019 Top 10 Innovations

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2018 Top 10 Innovations

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