2025 InnovateNB Awards Winners and Finalists
On Thursday, November 27th, 2025 leaders and innovators from around the province attended the InnovateNB Awards at the Saint John Trade and Convention Center. Awards and recognitions were given to New Brunswick’s top innovators across 10 categories:
2025 InnovateNB Hall of Fame inductee
The Beacon Award for Women in Innovation & Leadership
Dr. Alli Murugesan (winner)
Emerging Innovator Award
Pascale Michaud (winner)
Innovative Product or Service Award
MedReddie (winner)
Public Sector Transformation Award
Centre of Excellence for Digital Innovation (winner)
Project and Advisory Services (department of the Government of New Brunswick)
Hillcrest School (part of the Anglophone East School District)
Startup of the Year Award
Versos (winner)
Scale-up of the Year Award
Uresta (Resilia Inc) (winner)
Inclusivity & Empowerment Award
Bloom Funding (winner)
Innovation in Academia and Research Award
Moulay Akhloufi - Université de Moncton (winner)
Dr. Ali Ghorbani - Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity
Impact Innovation Award
SmartSkin Technologies (winner)
Past InnovateNB Cohorts
2024 InnovateNB Award Winners and Finalists