By Gary Thomas
Peratech’s QTC technology has been honored with the 2012 Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.
David Lussey, Peratech CTO (right) with HM Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
The award was presented on behalf of Her Majesty, The Queen, by HM Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne, KStJ, FSA, FRSA.
Dignitaries including the Mayor of Richmond, Councillor Stuart Parsons, Stephen Knight, Clerk to the Lord Lieutenant and others attended the ceremony which was held on 14 September at the company’s offices in North Yorkshire.
The Queen's Award for Enterprise is considered to be the most distinguished award that recognizes exceptional achievement in business attained by companies in the UK. Based upon the size of the operations of a company, the company has to sustain continuity in development and innovation for a period of at least five years to be honored under the Innovation category.
David Lussey, the Founder and CTO of Peratech, expressed his delight at the company being recognized as an innovator in technology. Peratech had the ability to provide cost-effective, sensitive and reliable solutions for applications that required a sensor or a switch. The innovative technology from QTC includes advanced quantum effects.
Peratech CTO had discovered quantum tunnelling composites and has acquired numerous global patents for the technology. The QTC technology can be used in various applications that include touch screens, robotics, electrical products and automotive products.
Source: http://www.peratech.com/