The OTW Technology Awards celebrate innovative medical technologies, inventors, and their teams by identifying, validating, and showcasing technologies that have the potential to transform surgical care.
Apply NowFour award cycles covering all major orthopedic specialties
| Category | Submission Deadline | Award Ceremony | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spine & Pain Management | July 31, 2026 | End of Q3, 2026 | Apply → |
| Extremities, Trauma, Foot and Ankle | October 30, 2026 | End of Q4, 2026 | Apply → |
| Sports Medicine & Orthobiologics | January 31, 2027 | End of Q1, 2027 | Apply → |
| Total Joint Arthroplasty (Hip, Knee, Shoulder) | April 30, 2027 | End of Q2, 2027 | Apply → |
Deadline: July 31, 2026
Ceremony: End of Q3, 2026
Deadline: October 30, 2026
Ceremony: End of Q4, 2026
Deadline: January 31, 2027
Ceremony: End of Q1, 2027
Deadline: April 30, 2027
Ceremony: End of Q2, 2027
Award winners receive far more than a trophy — they gain a powerful platform for market credibility and clinical adoption.
Featured in Orthopedics This Week publications and digital platforms to reach our large audience of orthopedic surgeons.
Validated by a distinguished panel of leading surgeons and industry experts to fast-track an innovation's path to adoption by moving a product from 'unproven' to industry recognized.
Positioning that helps early-stage companies attract investor attention and clinical adoption.
Your team can recycle, share internally, and use across your own platforms — which we will support.
OTW brings in leading clinicians from major teaching institutions and top facilities globally.
A select group of unbiased industry leaders and experts in market positioning and commercial valuation.
This unique combination ensures that award winners aren't just clinically relevant but are positioned for real-world success and sustained market impact — an appealing perspective to investors.
Every submission is assessed against five rigorous criteria by our panel of surgeons and industry experts.
Submit your technology for consideration in the next award cycle. Contact us to learn more about the application process.
Apply NowTo be eligible for the 2026–2027 Technology Awards, subject to narrow exceptions:
Technology IS any device, biomaterial, software-based device (including robotic assistance, navigation, artificial intelligence, or augmented reality), or biologic product developed to improve the care of patients with orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions, including technologies intended to support evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, or procedural care.
The owners of the technology have applied for patent protection roughly 36 months prior to the awards presentation.
While it need NOT be either FDA cleared or approved, if FDA approved or cleared, such approval or clearance was received no more than 12 months before the awards presentation.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected] if you have questions on the program or application process.
Join the growing list of innovative companies that have earned national recognition through the OTW Technology Awards.