On the recordJune 25, 2019
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Vascugenix, a medical device company representing the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, for winning the undergraduate division of the 2019 Delta Plastics Arkansas Governor's Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition. Vascugenix is a Little Rock startup that is run by students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and led by Dr. Dwight Chrisman, a cardiologist with Arkansas Cardiology and Baptist Health in Little Rock. Dr. Chrisman invented Vascugenix's flagship product, the Speed- Torque, which is a device that allows surgeons to perform heart surgery faster and safer, all while being minimally invasive. Vascugenix is partnering with local hospitals such as Arkansas Heart Hospital and Baptist Health, along with Arkansas' medical university, UAMS. I congratulate the team who served this great new product and great new company in Little Rock. MacArthur Museum Recognition
