NTEC Receives 2009 “Healthcare Heroes - Innovator Award” Dallas Business Journal Commends NTEC

Frisco, Texas, June 26 -- The North Texas Enterprise Center for Medical Technology (NTEC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting medical start-up companies, received the Dallas Business Journal's "Health Care Heroes - Innovator Award" on Friday, June 26. NTEC was awarded for its commendable work in the medical technology field. According to the Dallas Business Journal, "NTEC has for the past six years distinguished itself from other business incubators by focusing on medical technology…[NTEC] has also provided in-depth and hands-on assistance for eight medical technology start-ups so far." NTEC's progress is a testament to the success of the medical technology companies that NTEC supports. "It's an honor to be recognized as a 'health care hero,'" said Larry Calton, Executive Director at NTEC. "The real heroes are the medical technology companies that NTEC supports." The award is yet another milestone for NTEC, and further validates the progress that NTEC has made since its inception in 2002. "We are grateful to be recognized for our contributions to the medical technology field," said Dr. Hubert Zajicek, Director at NTEC. "We look forward to assisting many more medical start-up companies with their life-saving innovations." The North Texas Enterprise Center for Medical Technology (NTEC), is a not-for-profit organization based in Frisco Texas, that operates as a business accelerator - providing a broad spectrum of services and support to medical start-up companies. NTEC was founded in 2002 and is currently the largest medical technology start-up accelerator in the Southwest, and further positions Frisco as a "Med-Tech Corridor" for new companies, medical technology jobs and economic growth. NTEC's core mission is to assist entrepreneurs with the challenging task of starting and expanding a new medical venture.