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Cincinnati Innovates is a community-wide innovation contest that is open to any inventor in Cincinnati. The goal of this contest is to inspire innovation in Cincinnati and discover new technologies that will create economic growth in our region. Anyone - students, entrepreneurs, professionals - can submit an idea, invention, or technology on our website in order to win a prize (thousands of dollars) that is sponsored by a major foundation in Cincinnati. Winners are determined by the people's vote and a panel of expert judges.

Metro Innovation is a catalyst for innovation for cities. We are a consulting group that produces innovation contests and other events to help discover and develop new technology to fuel the long term economic growth of metro regions. We apply corporate innovation best practices to communities and use proven metrics and methods to create better futures for cities.