R&P Receives 2003 R&D 100 Award

Rupprecht & Patashnick Co., Inc. (R&P) has been chosen by R&D Magazine ro receive one of the Annual R&D 100 Awards for 2003. The prestigious award from R&D Magazine is the pinnacle of successful recognition for excellence known throughout industry, government and academia. The formal awards and presentations were made at the annual award ceremony in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, 16 October 2003.

R&P, in a joint entry with Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, was selected for the co-development and delivery of the Biological Aerosol Sentry and Information (BASIS) system. The BASIS unit is a field deployable integrated system for countering aerosol bioterrorism. The BASIS systems were deployed as part of the security arrangements for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and are currently deployed in major metropolitan areas.

The world's most technologically significant commercial products for 2003 are recognized by the 41st R&D 100 Awards, which recognize the efforts of the best scientists and engineers in industry, government, and academic research labs. One hundred such awards are granted each year by R&D Magazine.

Click here for a link to the R&D 100 Award received by Rupprecht & Patashnick in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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