[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8574]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING MANCHAC TECHNOLOGIES

 Mr.VITTER. Mr. President, down in the Bayou State, 
entrepreneurs are leading the way in a field that most would associate 
with Silicon Valley: new technology. Louisianians are well-known for 
recovering, adapting, and reinventing themselves. As it so happens, 
Louisiana entrepreneurs play a major role in the Nation's ongoing 
efforts in technological advancements, and their hard work is keeping 
the United States competitive on an international scale. This week I 
would like to recognize Manchac Technologies, L.L.C., from Alexandria, 
LA, as Small Business of the Week for their commitment to help improve 
the quality and accuracy of pharmacies in Louisiana and across the 
country.
  Monroe Milton's long-term goal since 1997 was to make pharmacies 
safer and more efficient. Milton's efforts led to launching Manchac 
Technologies in 2006, which has made great strides in developing new 
technologies for retail and institutional pharmacies over the last 10 
years. Milton's ideas and Manchac's follow-through have revolutionized 
the pharmaceutical industry, including developing a robotic solution 
that reduces chaos in the work environment and improves the accuracy of 
orders. Their work has gained considerable attention, and Milton was 
honored as one of Central Louisiana's ``20 Under 40'' community leaders 
in October 2015.
  Today Manchac offers many products that help pharmacies keep up with 
prescription demands and maintain regulatory compliance, including 
single dose automation systems, multidose animation, and blister cards. 
With a focus on new technologies designed to be more intuitive for 
users, Manchac representatives travel the country to share their ideas 
and products at trade shows and conference.
  Congratulations again to Manchac Industries for being selected as 
Small Business of the Week, and thank you for your commitment to 
driving innovation and productivity for pharmacies over Louisiana and 
around the country.

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