Finalists and Honorable Mention Recipients Announced in Utah Innovation Awards Program

SALT LAKE CITY—Thirty-four innovations have been selected as finalists or honorable mention recipients in the seventh annual Utah Innovation Awards, presented by Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council. This statewide program, the first of its kind and sponsored by Issimo Productions, is designed to recognize innovations and the Utah companies that created them. Winners will be announced, and finalists and honorable mention recipients will be honored at a special Awards Luncheon on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at the Little America Hotel. Registration is available online at www.stoel.com/innovation.

A committee of more than 70 experts from Utah’s private industry, government and academic communities selected the winners and finalists in each of the program’s nine categories: Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals, Chemical/Material Science, Clean Technology and Energy, Computer Hardware/Electrical Devices, Consumer Software, Enterprise Business-to-Business Software, Mechanical Devices, Medical Devices and Outdoor Products (NEW THIS YEAR).

In addition to identifying finalists, the Selection Committee also identified innovations worthy of 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 listed alphabetically by innovation name for each category:

Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
• Ntracker™ by Nanopartz™
• ROSINEX by GlycoMira, LLC
• ScoliScore™ by Axial Biotech, Inc.

Chemicals/Materials Science
• High Carbon Fly Ash for Concrete by Ceramatec
• OmniFrin™ by Frontier Scientific, Inc.
• Valeo™ Spinal Spacer by Amedica Corporation

Honorable Mention
• GUARDION™-7 GC-TMS Chemical/Biological Detector by Torion Technologies and Brigham Young University

Clean Technology and Energy
• Innovative Wastewater Solutions by Wastewater Compliance Systems, Inc.
• Low Cost High Efficiency CO2 Separation by Sustainable Energy Solutions, LLC
• Smart Thermosiphon by Underground Thermal Energy Systems, LLC

Honorable Mention
• Wave Energy Harvester by HiFunda LLC and University of Utah

Computer Hardware/Electrical Devices
• Millennial Disk by Millenniata, Inc.
• REDFLY Mobile Companion by Celio Corp.
• The ioDrive by Fusion-io

Consumer Software
• Control4 Home Automation by Control4
• PeopleMaps by 7 Degrees
• Sendside® - The Customer Communication Platform by Sendside Networks

Enterprise B-2-B Software
• Community Marketplace Open Widget Framework by Matchbin
• Provenance Explorer for Maya by VisTrails, Inc.
• vCitePlus by Velosum, Inc.

Honorable Mentions
• inthinc Driving Safety System by inthinc, Inc.
• SHO Guide by Transcensus

Mechanical Devices
• MeshOne Folding Chair by Mity-Lite, Inc.
• The WaterStik by Fertile Earth Corporation
• TigherLight® Non-Lethal Defense System by TigerLight, Inc.

Honorable Mention
• Diamond Radial Bearing by US Synthetic Bearings

Medical Devices
• NOMAD® Pro Handheld X-ray System by Aribex, Inc.
• Non-invasive Detection of Pediatric VUR- Thermaflux Scanner by Thermimage, Inc.
• Transthoracic Bronchopulmonary Bioconductance Scan by Fresh Medical Laboratories, Inc.

Honorable Mention
• Venous Window™ Direct Needle Port by Vital Access

Outdoor Products
• Turbo Tent by Bold Inc.
• WST Safety Fishing Waders by Vortex Outdoors
• Zip/No Magnetic Closure System by Vortex Outdoors

Honorable Mention
• Black Diamond Ski Boot Project by Black Diamond Equipment Ltd.

The April 30 awards event begins at 11:00 am with finalists showcasing their innovations. The Luncheon will begin at noon. Mr. Greg Butterfield, managing partner at SageCreek Partners and former president and CEO of Altiris will deliver the keynote address. For UTC members, individual seats are $40.00, for non-UTC members, individual seats are $60.00, and a table of ten is $400. To register, visit www.stoel.com/innovation by Friday, April 24, 2009. Individuals or companies that purchase a table of ten by Friday, April 17, 2009 will receive recognition in the Awards Luncheon program.

Votes were tallied by the accounting firm Tanner LC. 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 12 offices in eight 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.