Award Recognition

Indianapolis – September 17, 2026 -- Crystal Risotti, Senior Manager of Validation in Quality Assurance at CTI, has been named a Pinnacle Professional of the Year by The Inner Circle for her three-decade career in information technology quality assurance and regulatory compliance across pharmaceuticals, medical devices and clinical laboratories.

Risotti built her career from clinical trial lab work in 1990 to enterprise-wide compliance leadership

Risotti entered the pharmaceutical industry in 1990 as a clinical trials laboratory worker before moving through customer service, project management, training and Tier 4 help desk roles. She later specialized in software development life cycle consultation, 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, and electronic quality management system implementation, working remotely from Indianapolis, Indiana while based at CTI's Covington, Kentucky office.

Clearwater, Fla. – September 17, 2026 -- US Federal Contractor Registration (USFCR) has been named Federal Contracting Services of the Year 2026 by the Editorial Board of Gov Business Review, a recognition dated August 2026 that credits the firm's model for preparing businesses to compete in the federal marketplace.

Gov Business Review ties the award to a structured index of contractor performance

The publication determined the recognition through its Government Business Performance and Value Index, combined with independent editorial research, subscriber nominations and industry input. Evaluation criteria included government use-case alignment, execution in regulated contracting environments, measurable public sector impact and institutional confidence.

London – September 16, 2026 -- BRAHMA AI has secured a 2026 Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for its AI-based face replacement and performance-preserving post-production system, placing the AI-native firm alongside Disney Research, Rising Sun Pictures and Digital Domain as the only non-legacy studio recipient.

Emmy panel honors technology that preserves performer authenticity under changing conditions

The award recognizes systems capable of altering a performer's appearance while holding natural expression, movement, lighting and scene realism constant across a sequence, even as pose, lighting and occlusion shift. BRAHMA AI's Neural Performance technology was singled out for meeting that bar at feature-film, television and live-production scale.

Indianapolis – September 14, 2026 -- Project Lead The Way (PLTW) has won two categories in the Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2026 Awards, with PLTW Engineering named "Best of STEM: Engineering Education" and PLTW Gateway recognized as "Best of STEM: Hands-on Learning for Middle School."

Judging panel comprises certified science and STEM educators exclusively

The awards program, operated with MCH Strategic Data, the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), and the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), is the only STEM education awards initiative judged entirely by certified classroom teachers, specialists, and district leaders. Entries undergo rigorous evaluation for classroom suitability before recognition.

Vancouver, BC – September 14, 2026 -- Time Out and Rival Technologies have won a 2026 Esomar Award for Excellence in Global Research, announced at the Esomar Congress in Valencia, Spain.

Global City Survey engaged 18,500 people across nearly 60 countries

The award-winning project surveyed participants in 45 languages, generating approximately 1.6 million data points and an 86% completion rate. The research underpins Time Out's Best Cities ranking, a decade-long global editorial initiative built on resident feedback and Time Out's journalism.

Rival's conversational platform replaced traditional survey formats

Time Out partnered with Rival Technologies to shift the Global City Survey from a standard survey format to a mobile-first, chat-like research experience while preserving the scale needed for a global program spanning dozens of markets.