JPMA Announces 2024 Innovation Awards Finalists

MT. LAUREL, N.J., SEPT. 18, 2024 – Compact strollers, innovative nursery furniture, and many products that grow with your child are among the finalists for this year’s JPMA Innovation Awards. Since 1989, the Innovation Awards program has honored the most exciting new baby and children's products on the market.

JPMA Innovation Award recipients continue to raise the bar in an evolving industry by offering parents breakthrough products that help safeguard and care for baby. The finalists were selected by a panel of judges made up of safety experts, journalists, and retailers.

Award winners will be chosen in 11 distinct categories, along with four top awards: “Best In Show,” “Editor's Pick,” “Tried and True,” and the ever-popular “Parent's Pick,” where parents nationwide select their favorite must-have product. Voting for the “Parent's Pick” award is now live and ends Monday, September 30, 2024. All parents are invited to vote at https://www.jpma.org/page/parents-pick.

“The innovation behind the development of products to support caregivers is impressive,” commented Innovation Awards judge Adrienne Gallardo, MA, CPSTI, Injury Prevention Program Manager at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. “This was an opportunity to review some amazing products that support the growth, safety, and development of infants and young children.”

Winners of the JPMA Innovation Awards will be announced Sunday, October 13, 2024, at Prego Expo in Chicago, Illinois.

2024 JPMA Innovation Award Finalists
Images are available at https://www.jpma.org/page/parents-pick

Child Restraint Systems Category

• Britax Poplar™ S Convertible Car Seat
• Diono® Connect3® RXT 2-in-1 High-Back Booster
• Maxi-Cosi Peri™ 180° Rotating Infant Car Seat
• UPPAbaby Aria

Design/Fashion/Style Category

• BOB Gear® Wayfinder® Pack (Infant Car Seat and Stroller Combo, featuring Britax ClickTight®)
• Britax Romer® Juni™ Infant Car Seat with Versa™ Base
• Buckle Me Baby Sleep Everywhere Sack
• Cybex Priam Jeremy Scott Car
• Maxi-Cosi Tana 360° Rotating Modular Stroller

Environmentally Friendly/Sustainability Category

• Baby Jogger city mini® GT2 Eco stroller
• Dekor Eko Diaper Pail & Eko Refills
• Ergobaby Aura Mesh Baby Wrap
• mima creo stroller

Feeding/Bathing/Changing Category

• Emulait Anatomy Bottle With Responsive Flow
• Haakaa Freeze-N-Feed Mini Combo
• Jool Baby Quick Flip Toilet Seat with a built-in potty seat
• The First Years Sure Comfort® 4-in-1 Reclining Bathtub

Infant/Parent Care Category

• Haakaa Shell Wearable Silicone Breast Pump
• Kyte Baby Sleep Bag Swaddler
• Medela Easy Pour Breast Milk Storage Bags

Nursery Category

• Boppy® Bassinet
• Graco Read-with-Me 4-in-1 Convertible Bookshelf Crib with Drawer
• MAMAZING EvoNook Crib
• Pinwheel Sleep Breeze Crib Mattress
• Maxi-Cosi Starling Smart Bassinet

On The Go Category

• Ergobaby LIFT Hip Seat
• NUNA CUDL™ luxe
• The Swimsuit By Coterie
• Tula Printed Mesh Explore Carrier

Play/Entertainment Category

• Boppy Learn and Grow Garden
• Ergobaby Evolve 3-in-1 Mesh Bouncer
• Graco Jumpstart 4-in-1 Activity Bouncer and Jumper
• Skip Hop Discoverosity 3-in-1 Sensory Table
• TOMY Bebé Fuerte Collection

Safety Category

• Motorola PIP15-2 MULTI
• Munchkin Mini Thermometer
• Qdos Lever Handle Lock

Stroller Category

• Britax Willow Grove™ SC Travel System
• Cybex Libelle Travel Stroller
• MAMAZING Ultra Air
• MAMAZING Ultra Air X
• Mockingbird Single-to-Double Stroller 2.0

Technology Category

• Cybex e-Gazelle S Stroller
• Graco SmartSense™ Soothing Bassinet
• Veba - Smart Baby Bottle Monitor
• Maxi-Cosi See Pro 360° Baby Monitor

Tried and True

• HALO Easy Transition Sleepsack
• Jool Baby Folding Potty Training Seat
• Naturepedic Organic Breathable Baby Crib Mattress
• Safety 1st Grow & Go Car Seat

Thank you to Editor's Pick sponsor Everyday Health Group Pregnancy & Parenting, which includes BabyCenter and What to Expect, and to Prego Expo for hosting the JPMA Innovation Awards winners announcement.

About the JPMA Innovation Awards
The JPMA Innovation Awards began in 1989 as the Most Innovative Product Contest and has become recognized as a highly acclaimed competition. In 2003, JPMA renamed it as the Innovation Awards to more accurately represent the focus on innovation.

About JPMA
The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) is the voice of the industry on quality and safety for baby and children's products in North America. We work to advance the interests of manufacturers, parents, children, and the industry at large by advocating for safety through product certification programs and legislative and regulatory involvement. Our members uphold The JPMA Promise, which includes our industry's Core Values. We support our broad and diverse membership through member-only programming and industry promotion. Additionally, we act as a comprehensive source for baby product information, education, and philanthropy through our charitable organization, JPMA Cares. Established in 1962, JPMA has spent more than 60 years helping protect future generations by advancing the availability and safety of products used to care for babies and young children. Learn more at jpma.org.

Contact:
Kali Peterson
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association - JPMA
kpeterson@jpma.org

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