MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Minntech
Corporation has been named recipient of the 2011 Tekne Award in the
Life Sciences - Established Companies Category. Presented by the
Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA), the Tekne Awards honor
companies and individuals who have played a significant role in
developing new technologies that positively impact the lives and
futures of people living around the world.
Minntech received the award for its latest advancement in
innovation and product sterilization technology: REVOX® Contract
Sterilization Services. Developed by Cantel Infection Prevention
and Control Chemistries (IPCC), a new business unit formed in 2010,
the REVOX service is the only rapid turnaround, true
room-temperature vapor sterilization system (18 – 30 degrees C)
offering for the medical, pharmaceutical and consumer products
industries. The technology allows heat-sensitive devices to be
sterilized without compromising materials compatibility, product
quality or integrity, and also significantly reduces the
preparation time of the sterilization process that is associated
with other methods.
"Receiving the Tekne Award is a special honor we hold in high
regard," said Roy Malkin, President
and CEO, Minntech Corporation. "This recognition clearly
demonstrates our innovation success in infection prevention and
control."
Playing a significant role in bringing new technology to life,
the 2011 Tekne Award recipients represent large global companies,
as well as small entrepreneurial ventures, that have helped
reinforce Minnesota's place as one
of the most competitive and technologically advanced regions in the
world. Judges selected one recipient out of the three finalists in
each of the 14 Tekne Award categories, recognizing the best and
brightest in development, education, commercialization and
management of technology. A full list of award recipients is
available online at http://www.tekneawards.org.
About Minntech Corporation
Minntech Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cantel
Medical Corp. (NYSE:CMN), is a leader in developing, manufacturing,
and marketing medical devices, sterilants, and water purification
products. Minntech is expanding into new businesses based on its
internally developed core technologies in hollow fiber membrane
devices, chemical sterilants, dialysis solutions, and electronic
products. The Company's products are used in kidney dialysis,
open-heart surgery, endoscopy, and in the preparation of pure water
for medical, industrial and laboratory use. Cantel Infection
Prevention & Control Chemistries (IPCC) Group delivers
infection prevention solutions for healthcare, consumer,
pharmaceutical and industry customers through proprietary
chemistries and innovative equipment and services. For more
information, visit www.minntech.com.
About Cantel Medical Corp.
Cantel Medical Corp. (NYSE:CMN) is a leading provider of
infection prevention and control products in the healthcare market.
Our products include water purification equipment, sterilants,
disinfectants and cleaners, specialized medical device reprocessing
systems for endoscopy and renal dialysis, disposable infection
control products primarily for the dental industry, dialysate
concentrates and other dialysis supplies, hollow fiber membrane
filtration and separation products for medical and non-medical
applications, and specialty packaging for infectious and biological
specimens. We also provide technical maintenance for our products
and offer compliance training services for the transport of
infectious and biological specimens. For further information, visit
the Cantel website at www.cantelmedical.com.
About Minnesota High Tech Association
MHTA fuels Minnesota's
prosperity through innovation and technology. Now entering
its fourth decade of service, MHTA has a vision to make
Minnesota one of the country's top
five technology states by 2020. MHTA is the only membership
organization that represents the state's entire technology-based
economy. Members include organizations of every size − involved in
virtually every aspect of technology creation, production,
application and education in Minnesota. MHTA works in partnership with
TechAmerica, which represents Minnesota's technology organizations
nationally. Find out more online at http://www.mhta.org or follow
MHTA on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MHTA.
SOURCE Cantel Medical Corp.