McGuire Center and StrongWatch feted for innovation

The University of Arizona’s McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship and a local company that makes mobile surveillance systems were honored at the 2013 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards Thursday night in Phoenix.

The McGuire Center was given the Innovator of the Year award for academia, while Tucson-based StrongWatch Corp. won the small-company Innovator of the Year award. Desert Angels portfolio company StrongWatch offers products for video surveillance market, including mobile camera systems used by law enforcement agencies and emergency responders.

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