Closing Date:
7th November 2023

Final Notification:
21st November 2023

Download the Awards entry kit

Find out more about the awards and how to create your application

Download ‘What Judges Want’

This guide will help you with your application, with hints and tips to create an award winning entry.

Become a Sponsor

Find out how your company can support the event, knowing that all proceeds are reinvested in activities that support the Deep Tech community. Sponsors also receive 2 x FREE tickets for the event.

Watch our Video

Find out all out the TechWorks Awards by watching our short promotional video and hearing from our previous award winners.

TechWorks Awards 2023

The AESIN Innovation Award recognises and honours a growing company showing excellent progress – demonstrating impressive growth in areas such as revenue, headcount, innovation, investment and/or market traction as success indicators.

The NMI Manufacturing Supplier of the Year Award**  recognises organisations that have proven record of excellence. This award cannot be applied for, but instead we ask our manufacturers to rank those companies they work with over 4 levels of performance.

The TechWorks Deep Tech Award recognises and honours a growing company showing excellent progress – demonstrating impressive growth in areas such as revenue, headcount, innovation, investment and/or market traction as success indicators.

The TechWorks Young Engineer of the Year Award accolade is awarded to a company of special recognition operating in the UK. It is an honour presented by TechWorks to a commercial organisation which stands out from the crowd for good reason.

The IoTSF Champion Award recognises organisations which demonstrate IoT cybersecurity stewardship. It is open to all organisations involved in IoT (full details are on the application page)

The NMI Manufacturing Site of the Year Award recognises organisations who have achieved significant business improvement. The award doesn’t necessarily focus on one single factor contributing to business improvement but can include a combination of factors.

The TechNes Award recognises innovative design involving strong Industry and Academic collaboration and completed within the last year.

To find out more about the UKESF Scholar of the Year Award, please visit the UKESF website.

*    These awards are decided internally and cannot be applied for
**  This award cannot be applied for, but instead we ask our manufacturers to rank those companies they work with over 4 levels of performance.

Special Awards 

These two  awards are decided internally and cannot be applied for.

The TechWorks Contribution to Industry Award is a personal award given by TechWorks to an individual who has been influential and has significantly contributed to making a visible difference in the Deep Tech industry.

We consider people who have supported any part of industry in the UK – whether it be through representation, mentoring, educating, leading or any other activity which goes beyond the duty of a job and is considered to have made an impact over a sustained period of time. The Contribution to Industry award is not open for applications but decided internally and the winner is honoured on the evening of the celebrations during the Awards Ceremony.

The TechWorks Company of the Year Award is made to a company of special recognition operating in the UK. It is an honour presented by TechWorks to a commercial organisation which stands out for good reason. For example it could be a company which has had a remarkable year (for example won a large piece of business), has extended its market appeal, is a consistent performer, is a good employer, is considered to be a good corporate citizen etc. We’re looking for a company we can celebrate as a UK success story and will consider nominated, self-nominated and other candidates identified during the regular work of TechWorks staff.