Friday, May 14, 2010

TECH Fort Worth Names IMPACT Awardees

Three companies were named winners at the annual TECH Fort Worth IMPACT Awards luncheon earlier this week, including Active Water Sciences, Emerald Touch, and MicroTransponder. The awards, which highlighted companies the nonprofit business incubator thinks will have a "global impact," were divided into Environmental, Community, and Health categories. Other finalists recognized in the awards were Prairie Designs, CHIPOTLE Business Group, Fitlogic, iLearning Gateway, Oxysure, and Resonant Sensors. Active Water Sciences is working on wastewater treatment systems; Emerald Touch has a body support system targeted for use in body armor for the military; and MicroTransponder develops wireless neuro-stimulation technology.