Original press release published here: https://www.pdma.org/news/707939/The-2025-Corporate-Innovator-Award-Winners-Have-Been-Selected.htm
August 2025 - For over three decades, the Outstanding Corporate Innovator (OCI) Award by the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) has stood as the pinnacle of recognition for industry trailblazers who are reshaping the landscape of innovation. This year's OCI Award Selection Committee has made the decision to highlight not just one, but two exceptional winners, reinforcing the remarkable talent and ingenuity within the global community. Congratulations to Moleaer and Tempur Sealy International!
Moleaer, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is the global leader and category creator of nanobubble technology. Since 2016, the company has pioneered patented nanobubble generators that produce bubbles 2,500 times smaller than a grain of salt. The unique properties of nanobubbles transform how gases interact with liquids, accelerating physical, chemical, and biological processes. With over 3,500 installations worldwide, spanning greenhouses, wastewater treatment plants, aquaculture facilities, lake restoration, surface sanitization, and water disinfection, Moleaer has proven that nanobubble technology increases productivity and lowers operating costs through water, chemical and energy savings, without requiring infrastructure upgrades.
At the core of Moleaer’s growth is a disciplined, scalable innovation model that integrates scientific expertise with agile product development and a strong voice of the customer focus. The company blends rigorous R&D with real-world field validation, to rapidly iterate and scale solutions across industries. Moleaer's "Reason to Believe" framework ensures early technical validation and market fit. The company's platform technology is built for seamless integration, allowing it to continuously develop solutions that are not only effective but adaptable to customers’ existing operations and infrastructure.
Moleaer’s culture of innovation is deeply cross-functional, supported by its collaborative "A-Team" model that brings together engineering, science, commercial strategy, and customer success all contributing to its momentum. This insight-led, metrics-driven approach has propelled Moleaer's evolution from a single-product startup to a global innovation engine addressing critical efficiency and sustainability challenges at scale.
“Moleaer was founded with a belief that nanobubbles could radically improve how industries use and treat water. Today, that belief is backed by science, results, and real-world impact,” said Nick Dyner, CEO of Moleaer. “Earning PDMA’s Outstanding Corporate Innovator is a powerful recognition of our teams' relentless commitment to advancing sustainable, science-driven innovation that delivers real value to our customers. We're proud of what we've achieved and are energized for what's ahead."
Tempur Sealy is committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer of bedding products worldwide, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries.
Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster® and our popular non-branded offerings consist of value-focused private label and OEM products. At Tempur Sealy we understand the importance of meeting our customers wherever and however they want to shop and have developed a powerful omni-channel retail strategy. Our products allow for complementary merchandising strategies and are sold through third-party retailers, our over 750 Company-owned stores worldwide and our e-commerce channels. With the range of our offerings and variety of purchasing options, we are dedicated to continuing to turn our mission to improve the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world into a reality.
Importantly, we are committed to carrying out our global responsibility to protect the environment and the communities in which we operate. As part of that commitment, we have established the goal of achieving carbon neutrality for our global wholly owned operations by 2040.
“Tempur Sealy is honored to receive the Outstanding Corporate Innovator award,” said Cliff Buster, CEO of Tempur Sealy International. "Our teams are committed to delivering products that address real consumer needs in sleep through the introduction of innovative new technologies, which we support through continuous investment in research and development activities to stay at the forefront of innovation in bedding. We understand that consumers are not just seeking a great mattress; they're searching for an exceptional night's sleep. As we move forward, we will continue to lead the category in pushing the boundaries of innovation in sleep solutions, staying true to our mission of enhancing sleep for people around the world, every night."
Celebrating Innovation
The OCI Award remains the only global innovation award recognizing sustained and measurable results from new products and services. Now in its 38th year, the award celebrates a prestigious group of companies known for their consistent innovation achievements. The 2025 winner will share their innovation journey—including key practices and processes—during the 2025 PDMA Summit, taking place in Chicago in September.
About the OCI Award
The OCI Award selection process focuses on identifying companies that consistently generate and harness long-term value through exceptional product and service innovation. Winning companies demonstrate well defined new product development practices and processes which have contributed to their innovation success. Open to companies worldwide, the award epitomizes innovation excellence.
About Moleaer
Moleaer is the global leader in nanobubble technology, unlocking scalable solutions that improve performance and reduce water, energy, and chemical use across multiple industries. With more than 4,000 installations in over 55 countries, Moleaer’s patented nanobubble generators deliver the highest gas transfer efficiency available, accelerating physical, chemical, and biological processes in water.
From aquaculture and agriculture to wastewater treatment, food safety, lake and reservoir restoration, and industrial water processes, Moleaer’s nanobubble technology enables customers to achieve better outcomes with fewer inputs, efficiently, sustainably, and at scale.
Learn more about Moleaer at www.moleaer.com.
Media Contact
Rachel Hollis
Sr. Director, Marketing Communications
media@moleaer.com
