Dean KAMEN Chairman, Segway LLC
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| 1976 | he founded his first medical device company, AutoSyringe, Inc |
| At age 30, he sold that company to Baxter International Corporation | |
| Following the sale of AutoSyringe, Inc., he founded DEKA Research & Development Corporation to develop internally generated inventions as well as to provide R&D for major corporate clients | |
| Recent projects have included the HomeChoice dialysis machine, developed for Baxter (Design News 1993 Medical Product of the Year), and the INDEPENDENCE IBOT Mobility System, also developed for Johnson & Johnson. | |
| A decade ago Dean founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) | |
| 1999 | With the success of the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST introduced the FIRST LEGO League (FLL), as a means of expanding FIRST's reach to expose younger children to the science and technology fields |
| In addition to his own attempts to master science and technology, he has received significant public recognition for his crusade on behalf of science and engineering. He was, for example, labeled by Smithsonian Magazine "the Pied Piper of Technology" and profiled by the New York Times as "A New Kind of Hero for American Youth". |
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| 1994 Kilby Award | |
| 1998 Heinz Award in Technology, the Economy and Employment | |
| 2000 National Medal of Technology, awarded by President Clinton | |
| 2002 "Person of the Year" by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation |
