Announcing the 2023 Fourth Revolution Award Winners
(CHICAGO March 27, 2023) —mHUB announced the winners of the Fourth Revolution Awards last Thursday, March 23 during the mHUB HardTech Summit and Fourth Revolution Awards Evening Reception, a two-part event to commemorate innovation in hardtech and manufacturing.
Recognizes a product design that is unique, improves user experience, and has an impact on productivity and the greater good.
Mark Anderson, IcarusRT Founder & CEO (left) and Alex Lambert, mHUB Venture Capital Manager (right)
IcarusRT is developing Quartet, a low-cost, novel thermal storage technology that is co-located with commercial and industrial scale PV arrays to improve daytime power output 18% and store thermal energy for use after sunset.
Recognizes a corporation or business that has made an impact on manufacturing through community focused efforts and significant financial investment throughout the region.
Mattew Davis, ITAMCO Manager of Training and Organizational Development (left) and Kim Blomquist, mHUB Director of Marketing (right)
Founded in 1955, ITAMCO is entering the era of employing the 4th generation and currently employees 124 employees. ITAMCO manufacturers gears that are supplied to the oil and gas industry and is starting to support the EV industry as well.
Recognizes a program or an initiative that promotes diversity and inclusion in manufacturing.
Shannon McGhee, mHUB Director of Community Impact & Engagement (left) and Salvador Dueñas, Chicago:Blend Program Manager (right)
Chicago:Blend’s Chicago Venture Fellows is a first-of-its-kind program that offers a holistic approach to helping underrepresented, aspiring VCs break into the industry. CVF offers a full suite of support, education, mentorship and actual sourcing/diligence experience.
Recognizes a technology or process that can advance multiple technologies and significantly improve the manufacturing ecosystem.
Stacie Dennis, LanzaJet CFO (left) and Manas Mehandru COO (right)
LanzaJet’s leading, patented alcohol-to-jet technology is a proven solution for commercial production of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel drop-in fuels which are compatible with all existing airline infrastructure, engines, and equipment.
Recognizes a pre-series B round startup company, before its seventh year in operation, for its innovation, creativity, and position as the next great company to emerge in the region.
Kevin Willer, Chicago Ventures Partner (left), Caralynn Nowinski Collens, Dimension Inx CEO (center), and Haven Allen, mHUB CEO (right)
Enabling a new generation of regenerative therapeutics, the Dimension Inx biomaterials platform engineers three-dimensional microenvironments that direct cell behavior and allow the body to restore tissue and organ function more effectively.
Congratulations again to the award winners, and to all the award finalists and nominees. Together, we will ensure that the region’s manufacturing sector is driven, infused with world-class talent, and continues its reign as a global leader into the future.
2023 Fourth Revolution Awards Honorary Industry Award Recipients
Meet the recipients of the 2023 Fourth Revolution Awards Honorary Industry Awards, S&C Electric, Kirkland & Ellis, and Chandra Brown, here.
