Industry Awards

Hydro-Photon, the maker of SteriPEN^® Handheld Water Purifiers, is committed to providing consumers with industry-leading technology and convenience. Our success has been recognized with several independent industry awards.

2010 Outdoor Industry Award

In its fifth year, the OutDoor Industry Award, represents an important endorsement of quality among manufacturers, dealers and consumers. It stands for outstanding quality in design and provides consumers with orientation on a widely diverse market. Of the 412 entries in 2010, the jury selected a total of 47 award winners. Eight of the entries, including SteriPEN Adventurer Opti, also took home a Gold Award for outstanding achievement in design and innovation.

2009 Travel + Leisure Design Award

The SteriPEN Journey was named Best Travel Gadget in 2009 by Travel + Leisure magazine

2008 Outdoor Industry Award

The Outdoor Industry Awards are announced each year at the Outdoor Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The awards recognize innovation and design in the Outdoor Industry and companies submit their best products to compete for this honor. 280 entries were submitted this year from 25 countries. SteriPEN Journey was chosen as one of the 27 award winning products.

Frontier Brands is a magazine serving the travel retail industry. They hold a competition, called the Buyer's Forum, periodically to find leading products for travel retailers. The judges are three senior buyers from leading travel retailers. In 2007, the panel selected the SteriPEN Traveler as an outstanding product.

Derryck Draper Award

Each year, the Outdoor Writer's Guild of the United Kingdom has an annual meeting. As part of this conference, they select one product in the outdoor industry as the most innovative item for outdoor use. In 2006, SteriPEN Classic received their recognition as the outstanding product of the year in the UK.