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Winners Announced in the 2010 Utah Innovation Awards
4/30/2010
CONTACT: Nicole Kershaw, Business Development Manager, 801-715-6657
SALT LAKE CITY - Eight innovations were announced as winners in the eighth annual Utah Innovation Awards program, 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. The program is sponsored by Coherex Medical, MGM Grand Las Vegas, Stage 12, Utah Business Magazine, and Webb Audio Visual Communication. Winners were announced during a special Awards Luncheon today at the Marriott City Center.
A committee of approximately 70 experts from private industry, government and higher education selected the award winners. Votes were tallied by the accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP. The table below identifies the winners in each category:
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Category |
Company/Innovation Entity |
Innovation Name |
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Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals |
MetaboView, Inc. |
Computational Molecular Phenotyping (CMP) |
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Clean Technology and Energy |
Pure Enviro Management |
Subsurface Metabolism Enhancement |
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Computer Hardware/Electrical Devices |
Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc. |
Gypsy™ by Cricut® |
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Consumer Software and Web Services |
Control4® |
4Store™ |
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Enterprise B-2-B Software |
Smile Reminder |
Smile Reminder Patient Communication Software Suite |
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Mechanical Systems / Chemicals / Manufacturing |
Conductive Composites Company |
Nanostrands |
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Medical Devices |
Catheter Connections, Inc. |
DualCap™ |
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Outdoor and Consumer Products |
Microlin |
Micro-Pump Powered Fluid Delivery |
The program also benefits from the oversight of a Steering Committee consisting of leaders from Utah's business, technology and academic communities.
Approximately 325 individuals attended the Awards Luncheon at the Marriott City Center. Jason P. Perry, Chief of Staff to Governor Gary R. Herbert, provided welcoming remarks, and Amanda Dickson, KSL Radio announcer and author, delivered a keynote address.
The program receives support from the Association of Corporate Growth, FundingUniverse, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Utah Manufacturers Association; the Utah Science, Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR), the Wayne Brown Institute, and the Women Tech Council. For more information about the Utah Innovation Awards program please visit www.stoel.com/utahinnovation.
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 and intellectual property law, energy, natural resources, environmental, and litigation. For more information, visit www.stoel.com.
About Utah Technology Council
The Utah Technology Council is the essential resource for Utah's over 5,200 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, venture capital firms, professional service providers and government and academic leaders. Visit www.utahtechcouncil.org or call 801-568-3500.
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