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2010 Technology Innovators

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2010 Technology Innovators

January 01, 2011

The Minnesota High Tech Association, in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota, LifeScience Alley, and the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota, celebrates Minnesota’s status as a hub for technology innovation with the 2010 Tekne Awards. The Tekne Awards acknowledge companies and individuals who have demonstrated superior technology advancement and leadership in Minnesota.

Judges selected a winner from the three finalists in each of 12 categories, recognizing the best in development, education, commercialization, and management of technology. Some award categories are separated between small and growing businesses (with annual revenues under $50 million) and established businesses (with annual revenues of $50 million or more).

Read on to see which Minnesota companies and individuals were judged our technology leaders.

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3M, Oakdale

3M, Oakdale

3M has improved on the “sand” in sandpaper. Traditional abrasive particles, known as grains or grits, tend to have irregular,

American Medical Systems, Minnetonka

American Medical Systems, Minnetonka

Alternative to Surgery As an alternative to surgery, American Medical Systems has created the GreenLight line of laser consoles

Asset Recovery Corporation, St. Paul

Asset Recovery Corporation, St. Paul

Electronics Recycling Only about 18 percent of old IT equipment is recycled; the rest ends up in landfills. Asset

Cargill, Hopkins

Cargill, Hopkins

Low-Risk Software Cargill’s Market Family Software was developed so that Cargill Risk Management could deliver effective price risk management

CoreSpine Technologies, LLC, Minnetonka

CoreSpine Technologies, LLC, Minnetonka

Spinal Fusion Success Spinal fusion surgery can be used to treat chronic back pain. But surgical site preparation is

Gene Lytwyn, WynEdge Software, Minnetonka

Gene Lytwyn, WynEdge Software, Minnetonka

Technology Enabler Gene Lytwyn founded WynEdge Software in 1994 and has worked with leading technology companies in Minnesota to

Genesys Works, St. Paul

Genesys Works, St. Paul

Work Force Building Not-for-profit organization Genesys Works brings together businesspeople and urban public high schools to serve economically challenged

Global Traffic Technologies, St. Paul

Global Traffic Technologies, St. Paul

Prioritizing Traffic Opticom systems from Global Traffic Technologies are traffic signal priority applications: They change traffic lights so that

Hysitron, Eden Prairie

Hysitron, Eden Prairie

Nano-Measurement Industrial, academic, and government researchers around the world are working on nanotechnology advancements and using nano materials to

Minnesota Planetarium Society, Minneapolis

Minnesota Planetarium Society, Minneapolis

Open Access Technology International, Inc., Plymouth

Open Access Technology International, Inc., Plymouth

Cloud Energy Open Access Technology International, Inc., offered its first Web-based software to the American energy industry in 1996.

Pearson VUE, Bloomington

Pearson VUE, Bloomington

Language for Learning Demonstrating English language skills is critical for people applying to colleges and universities. Pearson VUE created

Ralph Awad, VISI, Eden Prairie

Ralph Awad, VISI, Eden Prairie

IT Advocate As director of data center operations for VISI, Ralph Awad led the development and implementation of the