Every year, the Austin Chamber and SXSW host the Austin A-List Awards, which celebrates and promotes Austin’s top innovative, homegrown companies and leaders. The event highlights both tech and non-tech companies.

Austin is home to a unique and collaborative business community. We are working to highlighting them in a variety of ways including through a commitment to make A-List an enduring honor by staying in touch with and highlighting our winners throughout the year.

As we approach this year’s Austin A-List Awards on May 23 at ACL Live @ the Moody Theater, we are looking each week at a different 2018 winner.

When selecting winners, our judges evaluate nominees on the following criteria:

Innovation: How novel/innovative is the company’s core idea?
Achievability: How achievable/practical is the idea? Can it be delivered?
Sustainability: Is the company sourcing properly with thoughts on its impact to the environment?
Growth: Will the company scale over time?
Leadership: Does the company have the right leadership to execute?

2018 Emerging Winner: Advanced Scanners Inc.

Co-Founder Jeff Levine shares that since winning in 2018, Advanced Scanners Inc. has received approval for pilot tests to begin at HCA’s St. David’s hospital for use in cancer, stroke, and epilepsy procedures. Additionally, the company has been accepted into Medtronic’s External Research Program, has developed a working relationship with the Cleveland Clinic, been accepted into ANSYS - Startup Program for engineering simulations. Advanced Scanners is close to completing its $1.3 million seed round.

Know an awesome candidate for 2019 Austin A-List Awards? Help us discover and promote the very best Austin has to offer. Nominate here.