4 Purdue Research Park-based firms and an entrepreneur named finalists for TechPoint Mira Awards

March 18, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS, WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and MERRILLVILLE, Ind. - Four companies and an entrepreneur based in the statewide Purdue Research Park network have been named finalists in five categories for the 2011 TechPoint Mira Awards.

The TechPoint Mira Awards recognize contributions made by businesses, individuals and schools to Indiana's technology-related economy.

The finalists are:

      * I-DENTI-FIED (http://www.i-denti-fied.com), Health & Life Science Gazelle category

      * Nanovis (http://www.nanovisinc.com), Health & Life Science Company category

      * Neil Mylet, CEO and founder of LoadOut Technologies (http://www.loadout.co), TechPoint Young Professional of the Year category

      * Officescape (http://www.officescape.com), Clean Technology/Energy Innovation category

      * Scale Computing (http://www.scalecomputing.com), Information Technology Company category

Winners of the 2011 TechPoint Mira Awards will be announced May 7 at the Mira Awards Gala at JW Marriott Indianapolis, 10 S. West St. More information can be found at http://www.techpoint.org/mira

About Purdue Research Park

The Purdue Research Park  has the largest university-affiliated business incubation complex in the country in four locations across Indiana. The parks are home to about 200 companies that employ 4,000 people and are located in West Lafayette, Merrillville, Indianapolis and New Albany.

Purdue Research Park contact:

Steve Martin, 765-588-3342, sgmartin@prf.org