Detection Technology named silver winner for European Small and Mid-Cap award in the Star of Innovation category

Detection Technology is proud to announce that it was named a silver winner for Star of Innovation category in the annual European Small and Mid-Cap Awards organized by the Federation of European Stock Exchanges (FESE) and the European Issuers Association in collaboration with the European Commission. President and CEO Hannu Martola received the price on behalf of Detection Technology in the awards ceremony held in Brussels last night.

“We’re honored and humbled to be awarded with the silver prize, especially when judged among many worthy peers. The recognition underscores our strength to combine market knowledge and customer intimacy with technology and engineering capabilities in a new way for a greater customer value. As a result of this systematic work, we have had an exceptional strong year of growth”, said Hannu Martola.

“Our aim is to be the most trusted partner imaging the unknown. We have been innovating 25 years in the industry, and will continue to push the edge for creating foresight capabilities even quicker to discover and prevent threats.”

The Star of Innovation award category was targeted for listed mid-cap companies, which are well managed, superior in their sector, and placing innovation at the center of their strategy. The jury paid particular attention to the future potential that the innovation offers.

A total of 24 best performing enterprises listed on European public markets in 2014 and 2015 were nominated to the competition by European stock exchanges. The winner was selected by an independent jury, consisting of representatives from academia, asset management, brokerage and the media.