The Minnesota High Tech Association, in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota and LifeScience Alley, celebrates Minnesota’s status as a hub for technology innovation with the 2009 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 14 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).
—Mary Connor
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, St. Paul
IT Software and Hardware, Communications and Infrastructure—Established Company
Phil Isaacson, Nonin Medical, Inc., Plymouth
Technology Executive of the Year—Small and Growing Company
SearchAmerica, Maple Grove
IT Software and Hardware, Communications and Infrastructure—Small and Growing Company
