Guildford: MR Solutions receives a third Queen’s Award

MR Solutions, of Guildford, has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of the company’s innovative PET imaging technology for use in pre-clinical research. MR Solutions already holds Queens Awards for innovation in 2016 and for export achievement in 2017.

Michael More-Molyneux, Her Majesty’s lord-lieutenant presented the award on behalf of The Queen to David Taylor, physicist and chairman, at MR Solutions, with Shahid Azeem, deputy lieutenant who read the citation. The award was formally conferred with a Grant of Appointment and presentation of a crystal bowl.

Also present to witness the occasion was the deputy mayor of Guildford, Marsha Moseley, with her consort, councillor Nigel Manning, employees and suppliers.

Dr David Taylor of MR Solutions commented: “We are really delighted to receive this prestigious award for our innovative technology. The whole drive of our company is to be at the cutting edge of science and to offer researchers the latest proven technology as these scanners will have to last many years. We have a really talented team of scientists and engineers who are constantly pushing the boundaries which will have the effect of both speeding up and improving new treatments for millions of people.”

The Queen’s Award for Enterprise is valid for five years and is the most prestigious business award in the UK which is presented to a select group of businesses having been recognised for outstanding business achievement. Now in its 53rd year, the awards are made annually by HM The Queen and are only given for the highest levels of business excellence. Companies have to demonstrate their financial strength as well as their sales success.