The annual Synergy Awards for Innovation recognize examples of university-industry collaboration that stand as a model of effective partnership.

Synergy Awards are offered in four categories:

• Small and Medium-Sized Companies – A partnership with a single company of up to 500 employees.
• Large Companies – A partnership with a single company of more than 500 employees.
• Two or More Companies – A partnership with two or more companies of any size or with a consortium of companies.
• Leo Derikx Award – An established innovative model of long-standing university-industry partnership in pre-competitive R&D that has improved the general well-being of an industry.