Progeny Software Receives Mira Award for Excellence and Innovation

Award highlights Progeny's commitment in assisting life science organizations worldwide in their work to reduce suffering and eliminate disease.

Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) June 03, 2011

Progeny Software, LLC is a 2011 recipient of the prestigious Mira Award, given by TechPoint, which honors the most innovative and successful firms in information technology, as well as technology-focused companies in industries like advanced manufacturing and logistics, health and life sciences, and clean technology. Progeny Software was honored as a recipient in the Health Care Information Technology field at the annual Mira Awards Gala, held on Saturday, May 7th at the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis.

Headquartered in Delray Beach, FL with development offices in Indianapolis, IN, Progeny was established in 1996 to provide integrated software solutions to the biomedical arena. With its latest product release of an electronic family history questionnaire, Progeny continues to assist hospitals, universities, research centers, and pharmaceutical teams in managing clinical and genetic data. Progeny solutions provide the platform to bring key hereditary information into the electronic medical record in a secure and patient-centered manner to hopefully reduce suffering and eliminate disease through pursuit of knowledge.

Now in its 12th year, the TechPoint Mira Awards highlight Indiana's cutting-edge technology companies, institutions and individuals who are leading the state's high-tech economy. “We are honored and humbled to receive the Mira Award, not only because it is a very unique and prestigious award but also because it bolsters our mission of working with the top life science organizations worldwide to assist them in their work to improve the quality of life, reduce suffering, and eliminate disease,” commented co-founder David DeRam.

DeRam continued, “Having a purpose beyond making a profit has driven us for 15 years to deliver the highest quality products and support. We appreciate that the top tech and innovation initiative has validated the combined efforts of the Progeny family and our passionate customers worldwide.”

TechPoint, Indiana's economic development initiative focusing on technology and entrepreneurship, recognized Progeny Software as one of the state's high-tech success stories. “Indiana is leading the nation in the creation and application of health information technology, and Progeny is a great part of our state's leadership success story,” said Jim Jay, president and CEO of TechPoint. “Progeny has shown a genuine commitment to producing data management solutions that help health care professionals around the world ease suffering and work toward eliminating disease, and they back up their words with actions that have significant impact in their local community as well.”

Progeny is not just a company about building and delivering high-quality software. The company also has a mission to help the local community in Indianapolis through the Progeny Foundation. “In addition to being a prestigious business honor, the Mira Award has also increased the awareness of the Progeny Foundation and the work that we are doing with kids in the Indianapolis community,” continued DeRam.

The Progeny Foundation exists to provide high-quality education and development opportunities to area kids. The nine components of the program include mentoring, sport-specific training, community service, tutoring, life skills, facility, strength training, style of play and family. Find out more about the foundation at http://www.progenyfoundation.org.

For more than a decade, Progeny Software LLC has increasingly enhanced the technology required to manage all types of genetic data. A complete description of the company and its capabilities can be reviewed at http://www.progenygenetics.com.