Medical Design Excellence Awards 2022 | Official Rules

DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTEST

Medical Design Excellence Awards 2022 (the “Award”) recognizes significant achievements in medical product design and engineering that improve the quality of healthcare delivery and accessibility. The Award is sponsored by Informa Markets Manufacturing LLC, d/b/a Informa Markets, with an office at 605 Third Avenue, 22^nd Floor, New York, New York 10158 (“Informa Markets” or “Sponsor”). The Award is governed by these Official Rules, as well as by the laws of the State of New York and applicable United States federal law, without regard to any conflicts of laws principles. The Award is void where prohibited or restricted by law.  

HOW TO ENTER

Submit your Awards nominations by following the instructions on the screen and completing the submission form online at https://mdea.awardsplatform.com/. Entries are accepted worldwide from companies and individuals involved in the design, engineering, manufacture, or distribution of finished medical devices, digital health products, and finished stock drug-delivery devices. All required fields must be completed in order for the submission to be valid. Required fields are noted on the submission form.

Online entries may be submitted at https://mdea.awardsplatform.com/. Submissions will be accepted from 12:00 AM (EST) November 5, 2021, through 11:59 PM (EST) January 31, 2022. The competition begins November 5, 2021. All entries must be received on or before 11:59 PM (EST) January 31, 2022. The entry fee for the Award is USD$149 for entries received on or prior to December 8, 2021, and USD$199 for entries received after December 8, 2021, payable via credit card. All entries are judged fairly by an independent panel of judges.

ELIGIBILITY

This contest is open to nominees globally who, if individuals, are 18 years of age or older. Void where prohibited by law. All winners will be required to execute an affidavit swearing to compliance with these eligibility requirements. Employees of Informa Markets, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies and assigns, and their immediate family members (spouse and parents, children and siblings, and their spouses) as well as individuals living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate. Further, the following are not eligible to participate in the contest: (a) a company whose entered product is not commercially available by December 31, 2021, (b) a company or its subsidiary whose employee is serving as a juror in the current competition (c) a company whose product was previously selected as an award winner or finalist that has not made significant design or engineering changes to that product and (d) a company whose product does not meet FDA’s definition of a medical device or fall within one of the digital health categories described in the entry form—except in the case of the drug-delivery and combination products category, in which finished stock drug-deliery devices that have not yet received regulatory approval are eligible.  The contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and provincial laws and regulations. Odds of winning will depend on the number of entries.

AWARDING OF PRIZES, NOTIFICATION, CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA

Winners are selected by an independent panel of jurors. Final determination of the winner is at Informa Market’s discretion. Winner will be announced on www.mddionline.com in April 2022.

There will be one best-in-show winner, one readers’ choice winner, and three or more winners and up to six finalists in each of the following 11 product categories:

1. Cardiovascular Devices

2. Digital Health Products and Mobile Medical Apps

3. Drug-Delivery and Combination Products

4. ER and OR Tools, Equipment, and Supplies

5. Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Devices

6. Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products

7. Nonsurgical Hospital Supplies and Equipment

8. Over-the-Counter and Self-Care Devices

9. Radiological, Imaging, and Electromechanical Devices

10. Rehabilitation and Assistive-Technology Products

11. Testing and Diagnostic Products and Systems

Winners will be selected based on the below.

Winner will be required to: (1) provide his or her full mailing address for the purpose of receiving the prize(s); (2) sign and return a release of liability, declaration of eligibility, and, where lawful, a publicity release, upon Sponsor’s request; (3) verify his or her social security number or other taxpayer identification number; and (4) take possession of the prize(s) in the manner specified by Sponsor.  In addition, selected Canadian entrants must first correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill testing question administered by telephone in order to claim a prize.  If the above requirements are not met, the prize(s) may be awarded to a replacement winner.  The replacement winner will need to satisfy all of the requirements of these Official Rules.  This process will be repeated until the prize(s) are awarded in full.

DISQUALIFICATION:

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant that Sponsor determine: (1) has tampered with the entry process or the operation of the contest; (2) has acted in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with the intent to annoy or harass Sponsor or any other person or entity; (3) has not satisfied all of the requirements for entry in the contest; or (4) to be otherwise ineligible under, or otherwise in violation of, these Official Rules.  Any attempt by an entrant to commit any of the above acts of misconduct may be a violation of civil or criminal law and Sponsor reserve the right to seek damages from such entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law.

LIABILITY/TERMS AND CONDITIONS:  

By entering the contest you agree to participate at your own risk.  By entering, each entrant releases and holds harmless Sponsor, any manufacturer or supplier of any prize, any other persons or entities involved in the contest, each of its and their respective parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from any responsibility or liability whatsoever arising out of or resulting from: (1) entry or participation in the contest; (2) the acceptance, possession, or use of any prize; (3) any violation by such entrant of these Official Rules or applicable laws; (4) any incorrect or inaccurate entry of information including, but not limited to as a result of technical malfunctions, human error, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof; (5) entry materials that have been tampered with, or entries that are illegible, late, lost, damaged, postage due or misdirected; (6) any injury or damage to participants or any other person or property to or resulting from participation or downloading any material in connection with the contest; and (7) any conditions arising from events beyond Sponsor’ reasonable control.  By entering the contest you acknowledge that you have the right to enter your photograph in the Contest (including, but not limited to, ownership of the photograph and the express permission of any individuals included in your photograph) and you assume all liability arising from your actions.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, NEITHER SPONSOR NOR ANY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE CONTEST, HOWSOEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING IN STATUTE, TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH PARTY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ALL SUCH DAMAGES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED.

DATA PROTECTION AND PUBLICITY:

By entering, each entrant grants to Sponsor the right to use and publish such entrant’s name, state of residence, video, photo, product information and any other information in any winning entry both online and in print, in connection with the contest, without additional compensation, except to the extent prohibited by law.  In addition, by entering, each entrant consents to the use of their names and likeness for advertising and/or promotional and/or marketing purposes without additional compensation. (A Tennessee resident consents to the use of his name and likeness only if such Tennessee resident expressly consents to such use.)  Sponsor reserve the right to use any information provided by entrants in connection with the Contest in any manner permitted by these Official Rules

Sponsor collects, uses and protects personal data in accordance with its privacy policy, which can be found here: https://www.informamarkets.com/en/privacy-policy.html

TERMINATION:  

Sponsor reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest at any time for any reason, including but not limited to any reason that affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the contest.  Such reasons included but are not limited to fraud, tampering, unauthorized access, infections by computer virus, bugs, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor.  In the event that Sponsor terminates the Contest before all Prizes are awarded, Sponsor shall award all Prizes earned up to the effective date and time of termination and no other Prizes will be awarded.

NO ENDORSEMENT:

Nothing contained in these Official Rules or in any of the Contest materials should be construed as an endorsement by Sponsor of any prize manufacturers or suppliers or other third party, product, or service.