SEATTLE – March 9, 2010 – Talyst’s AutoCool™, which provides access-controlled refrigerated storage and automated dispensing for valuable refrigerated medications, was honored as the Commercial Product or Service of the Year at the Washington Technology Industry Association’s 15th annual Industry Achievement Awards (IAA). The awards recognize Washington State companies, individuals and students who best demonstrate innovation and excellence in creating pioneering technologies, applications and services.
Talyst designed AutoCool to better meet the needs of its acute care hospital pharmacy customers. Like all Talyst innovations, patient safety is a key consideration and central to design and function.
“The technology industry in Washington continues to churn out some of the brightest and most innovative technology companies today, and this year’s IAA winners represent the best of the best,” said Ken Myer, president and CEO of the WTIA. “We’d like to extend our congratulations to the winning companies and their employees for continuing to raise the bar of excellence for the technology industry in Washington State and beyond.”
“We are thrilled to accept this award for Talyst and the AutoCool system. We have a fantastic team of developers and engineers who have truly made this technology the best in the industry,” said Carla Corkern, CEO of Talyst. “Winning this award from the WTIA is a huge honor for us both locally and nationally.”
The Washington Technology Industry Association, founded in 1984, is one of the largest statewide associations of technology companies, IT departments and individual technology professionals in North America. With more than 1,000 members representing more than 125,000 employees in Washington State, the association is a catalyst for sharing expertise, fostering collaboration, delivering key business services and advancing the value and global impact of technology companies doing business in Washington.
About Talyst
Talyst is engineering the safer pharmacy. The company was founded in 2002 to provide automated medication management systems to acute care hospital pharmacies. The following year Talyst launched AutoPharm®, the innovative software platform designed to drive a complete suite of medication storage, packaging, refrigeration, and barcoding hardware.
By 2009, Talyst had installed automated systems in close to 400 acute care hospitals and integrated healthcare companies. Now, leveraging the expertise gained automating the acute care pharmacies, Talyst is able to build unique systems designed specifically to meet the needs of long-term care facilities and correctional institutions. Talyst is dedicated to delivering world-class software and proven hardware components to enhance efficiency, provide greater inventory control, and improve patient safety in all care environments.
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Michael Ann Thomas
RH Strategic
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