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Finalists Named in the Sixth Annual Utah Innovation Awards Program
March 31, 2008
CONTACT: Nicole Kershaw, Marketing Manager - Salt Lake City, (801) 715-6657
SALT LAKE CITY - Twenty-two technology innovations have been selected as finalists in the sixth annual Utah Innovation Awards, presented by Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council. This statewide program, the first of its kind, is designed to recognize innovations and the Utah companies that created them and is sponsored by Connect magazine. Finalists and winners will be honored at a special Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at the Marriott City Center. Registration is available online at www.stoel.com/innovation.
Eight winners—one from each category—will be announced at the May 21st Awards Luncheon. A committee of more than 60 experts from Utah’s private industry, government and academic communities selected the winners and finalists in each of the program’s eight categories: biotechnology/pharmaceuticals, chemicals/materials science, clean technology and energy, computer hardware/electrical devices, consumer software, enterprise business-to-business software, mechanical devices and medical devices.
In addition to identifying finalists, the Selection Committee also identified innovations worthy of an honorable mention (note: honorable mentions were not awarded to innovations in every category). Below is a complete list of the finalists and honorable mention recipients in each category. Finalists are listed alphabetically by innovation name within each category:
Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
- Cell Therapy for ARF by Allocure, Inc.
- Novel Antibiotic Screening by Echelon Biosciences, Inc.
Chemicals/Materials Science
- NaSICON Membrane Technology by Ceramatec, Inc.
- Torion GUARDION-7 Chemical/Biological Detector by BYU and Torion Technologies
Honorable Mentions
- Selective Bismuth Removal from Cu by SuperLig® 83 by IBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.
- Imprinted Polymers and Metals by MIPSolutions
Clean Technology and Energy
- In-situ Vapor Extraction by Mountain West Energy, LLC
- ROOFSHADE—Nature’s Free Air-Conditioning by RoofShade, Inc.
- Wind Tower/HiJack Lifting System by Wasatch Wind
Honorable Mention
- High Carbon Fly Ash for Concrete by Ceramatec, Inc.
Computer Hardware/Electrical Devices
- L3 Communications Systems-West Mini CDL by L-3 Communications, Communications Systems-West
- Robotic Exoskeleton by Raytheon Advanced Technology West
- Spread Spectrum TDR by LiveWire Test Labs, Inc.
Honorable Mention
- ioDrive by Fusion-io™
Consumer Software
- Control4 Home Automation by Control4®
- Crime Reports.com by Public Engines
- Student Profile and College Wizard by Zinch, Inc.
Honorable Mentions
- ARUP Consult® by ARUP Laboratories
- GeneTree Family History Social Networking Site by GeneTree
- Interactive Ray-Tracing/Realistic Visualization by RayScale, LLC
Enterprise B-2-B Software
- Doba Inventory on Demand Platform by Doba®
- Solera Networks DS Series Packet Capture Appliance by Solera Networks, Inc.
- TruPath CNC- Robot Controller by Direct Controls, Inc.
Honorable Mention
- HookTour by Sapha, LLC
Mechanical Devices
- Cricut Expression™ 24" Personal Electronic Cutter™ by Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc.
- Kapitol Reef Snorkel by Kadence Technology, Inc.
- Klymit…Kontrol The Elements by Klymit
Honorable Mention
- Innovative Football Tackling Sled by D-Cleater, Inc.
Medical Devices
- Active Cervical Plate by Sanacor
- QED-100 by Anecare Laboratories, Inc.
- The LouseBuster by Larada Sciences, Inc.
Honorable Mentions
- Ovi-clip by InVectus BioMedical, Inc.
- Shape Memory Spinal Stabilization by Jemo Spine, LLC
Finalists will showcase their innovations at 11:00 am and the Awards Luncheon will begin at noon. Dr. Chris Johnson, Director Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, Co-Director, NIH Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing, and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of Utah will deliver the keynote address. For UTC members, Individual seats are $35.00, for non-UTC members, individual seats are $55.00, and a table of ten is $350. To register, visit www.stoel.com/innovation by Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Individuals or companies that purchase a table of ten by Friday, May 2, 2008 will receive recognition in the Awards Luncheon program.
Votes were tallied by the accounting firm KPMG. The program is supported by the Association of Corporate Growth, FundingUniverse.com, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, USTAR, Utah Manufacturers Association and the Wayne Brown Institute. More details about the awards program are available at www.stoel.com/innovation.
About Stoel Rives LLP
Stoel Rives is a business law firm providing counseling and litigation services to a wide range of clients throughout the United States. The firm has more than 350 attorneys operating out of 11 offices in seven states. Stoel Rives is regarded as a leader in corporate, intellectual property, litigation , energy, natural resources, and environmental law. For more information, visit www.stoel.com.
About Utah Technology Council
The Utah Technology Council is the essential resource for Utah’s 4,000 science and technology companies seeking to develop management talent, improve Utah’s business environment and raise investment capital. Members can connect and share insights with industry peers, government and academic leaders, professional service providers and venture capital firms. Visit www.utahtechcouncil.org or call 801.568-3500.
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