ANNOUNCEMENTS :: RESONANT SENSORS INC. TO RECEIVE AWARD
08/07/07
Arlington-based Resonant Sensors, Inc to receive award from the Commerce Department
By Pegasus News wire
ARLINGTON — Under Secretary of Commerce
for Technology Robert Cresanti will present a “Recognition of
Excellence in Innovation” certificate to Resonant Sensors, Inc., (RSI)
of Arlington, Texas at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce on August
9.
Chief Executive Officer/Founder Debra Wawro, along with Chief
Technology Officer Robert Magnusson, will be recognized for
pioneering a new optical sensor technology that can monitor
biochemical reactions in real time, with outstanding accuracy and
without the need for chemical tags. This differentiating technology
will provide new tools for the biosensor market that will
dramatically reduce the cost and development time of pharmaceutical
and medical products. RSI’s advances have been strengthened by three
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from the National
Science Foundation, and one from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund.
Resonant Sensors Incorporated is a client in the Acceleration
Program with TECH Fort Worth, a technology incubator which is a
public/private partnership of the City of Fort Worth, the UNT Health
Science Center, and several Fort Worth-based technology companies.
Darlene Ryan, Executive Director of TECH Fort Worth: "With labs and
offices in both Fort Worth and Arlington, Resonant Sensors
Incorporated is a good example of multiple communities working
together to take technologies from the laboratory to the
marketplace, while creating jobs in North Texas."
The Commerce Department Technology Administration’s certificate
recognizes local and regional innovators who have introduced a new
product or service into the market during the last 12 months,
utilized a new manufacturing process within the last 12 months, or
received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office within
the last 12 months.
