News
January 2010
Pennsylvania Business Central has named Maureen Mulvihill as 1 of the central region's top 100 people for 2009.
The Daily Collegian highlights PRII being awarded by Ben Franklin Technology Partners.
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PRII is featured in the Keystone Edge January newsletter. The article can be read here.
December 2009
Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson Announces funding for PRII Defense Project.
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PRII is featured in the Central Penn Business Journal
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October 2009
PRII received official certification to be ISO 13485:2003 & ISO 14971:2007 compliant.
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September 2009
Piezo Resonance Innovations has been awarded an NIH SBIR Phase I Project to demonstrate the feasibility of a bone biopsy Innovative Motion Medical Device.
Piezo Resonance Innovations has been awarded an NIH SBIR Phase I Project to demonstrate the feasibility of a vascular entry Innovative Motion Medical Device.
August 2009
Piezo Resonance Innovations has been awarded an NSF SBIR Phase II Project to continue the development of an Innovative Medical Device that started August 15, 2009.
Piezo Resonance Innovations has been awarded an NIH SBIR Phase I Project to demonstrate the feasibility of a piezoelectric transdermal patch for anti-HIV medication delivery.
PRII received certifcation as a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Pennsylvania Department of General Services.
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July 2009
PRII received certification as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) in partnership with Women's Business Enterprise National Council PA-DE-sNJ.
June 2009
Ryan S. Clement, PhD, was hired to lead the company's medical device technology projects as Senior Research Engineer.
"PRII offers innovative solutions to medical product development teams. Dr. Clement's expertise in bioengineering and small animal clinical studies gives PRII enhanced internal capabilities to fast track medical device development. We are very pleased that Ryan decided to remain in this region and be part of the PRII team." M.L. Mulvihill, President
Read the full Press Release here.
May 2009
PRII hired a Penn State Bioengineering student, Ms. Vy Pham for a full time summer Engineering Internship.
January 2009
Piezo Resonance Innovations has been awarded an NSF SBIR Phase I-B Project to continue the development of an Innovative Medical Device that started January 1, 2009.
PRII is featured in the Keystone Edge January newsletter. The article can be read here.
December 2008
PRII has implemented and maintains a quality system compliant with the requirements of ISO 13485:2003, ISO 14971 and federal regulation 21CFR Part 820.
Pennsylvania Business Central has named Maureen Mulvihill as 1 of the central region's top 100 people.
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November 2008
Piezo Resonance Innovations raised $100,000 in external funding to continue the development of its NSF SBIR Phase I Project. Part of this raise included a $25,000 Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania Business Opportunity Validation Grant.
October 2008
PRII hires Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Director.
Read the Press Release here
September 2008
Piezo Resonance Innovations, Inc. Partners with PRIMA Problem Solving Inc. to Expand and Grow its Product Commercialization Business.
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August 2008
Piezo Resonance Innovations has been awarded an NIH SBIR Phase I Project to develop an Innovative Medical Device that started August 1, 2008.
Maureen Mulvihill was a guest speaker at an event co-hosted by Ben Franklin Technology PArtners of Central and Northern PA and ABCD Corporation on August 22, 2008. Representative Richard A. Geist was honored for his role as one of the prime sponsors of the legislation that created the Ben Franklin program.
PRII is featured in the Biotechnology Business Consultants August Newsletter.
You can read about it here.
July 2008
Warren Grundfest, MD, a PRII Scientific Advisor, was named one of the 100 Notable People in the Medical Device Industry.
You can read about it here.
Piezo Resonance Innovations has been awarded an NSF SBIR Phase I Project to develop an Innovative Medical Device that started July 1, 2008.
PRII received a second award from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of
Central and Northern Pennsylvania for 2008/2009 funding.
Piezo Resonance Innovations has been notified that it will be awarded an NIH SBIR Phase I Project to develop an Innovative Medical Device beginning August 1, 2008.
June 2008
PRII exhibited at the MD&M East Trade show on June 3-5. We had significant interest in our smart actuator technologies and we thank everyone who stopped by our booth.
You can read about the company in the Medical Product Manufacturing News Advisor here.
May 2008
Piezo Resonance Innovations has been notified that it will be awarded an NSF SBIR Phase I Project to develop an Innovative Medical Device beginning July 1, 2008.
The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center showcased PRII products and information at the 14th Annual SBDC Client Exposistion and Breakfast Reception on May 13, 2008 in Harrisburg, PA.
April 2008
On April 2nd, PRII hosted around 45 people who were a part of Leadership Centre County Local Economy Day. PRII was happy to give these guests information about the company and to give everyone a tour of the facility.
March 2008
PRII had the honor of hosting a vist by Congressman John E. Peterson on March 27th.
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PRII will be a presenter at The Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange Regional Meeting - Spring Meeting, held at the Holy Spirit Hospital, in Camp Hill PA.
You can read about it here
You can register for the event here
February 2008
CBICC announced the 2007 award recipients at their annual gala on February 21, 2008.
Piezo Resonance Innovations was named 2007 Outstanding Technology Company of the Year Award chosen by the chamber membership based on their excellence and impact on the community.
You can read about it here on the Centre Daily Time's website.
Read about it here in the Reading Eagle.
January 2008
The Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania has nominated PRII for Technology Company of the Year for the 2008 Technology Awards Gala on March 28, 2008 at the Whitaker Center for Sciences and the Arts in Harrisburg, PA.
The Chamber of Business & Industry Centre County has named Piezo Resonance Innovations, Inc as a finalist for the 2007 Outstanding Technology Company of the Year Award. The winner will be announced on February 21, 2008 at the CBICC Awards Gala. You can find a listing of all of the finalists for all of the categories here.
December 2007
PRII and David Booth were featured in the Reading Eagle newspaper. The article can be read here.
This article came after the Reading Eagle ran a two part series about the surgical needle industry in Berks County. Part one of the series can be found here.
Techquest has funded a second intern for PRII and he is featured in December's Tech Council's newsletter. The article featuring Josue Crespo can be read on page 4 of the newsletter found here.
November 2007
We attended the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2007 annual meeting in New Orleans where we demonstrated two prototype medical devices for potential customers.
October 2007
PRII received a internship grant from the Manufacturing Technology Internship
Program supported by Technology Council of Central PA and Ben Franklin
Technology PArtners to partially support an electrical engineer.
PRII is a co-sponser of The Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange on October 30, 2007.
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September 2007
PRII executed a license agreement with Penn State Research Foundation for the Novel Design for a Ceramic-Metal Composite Actuator also known as the Cymbal Transducer (US Patent Nos. 4,999,819; 5,276,657 and 5,729,077).
PRII has partnered with Precision Medical Products, Denver PA to develop 
two active medical device products.
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Roger Bagwell wrote an article featured on page 6 of the Tech Council newsletter for September 2007 entitled "Penn State Materials Programs and How They Can Help Your Business". The newsletter can be found here.
August 2007
PRII delivered its first medical device and electronics to Medical Treatment Systems in Raleigh, North Carolina.
"PRII was intensely "attuned" to our needs for biologic sonicators for our experiments in wound oxygenation therapy. We were very pleased with their professionalism and acumen."
Terry N. Williams
Director of Research
Medical Treatment Systems
July 2007
PRII received a phase one award from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of
Central and Northern Pennsylvaniafor 2007/2008 funding.
PRII received an Innovation Partnership award to assist in SBIR
proposal preparation.
June 2007
PRII received a Technology Council of Central PA TechQuest microgrant to partially support a chemical engineer summer intern from Penn State University.
May 2007
PRII was a presenter at The Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange Regional Meeting - One, held at the Mt. Nittany Medical Center, in State College PA.
Read about it here
April 2007
PRII was awarded a Regional Industry Research Microgrant from the ABCD Corporation and the I-99 Corridor Economic Development Alliance.
Read about it here: Regional Industry Research Micro Grant Awards Announced
PRII is a finalist in the 2007 Ben Franklin Big Idea Business Plan Contest.