Based on the Asian Science Park Association (ASPA) announcement, the following companies have been shortlisted to the ASPA Awards 2012. The five shortlisted companies are as follows. (in alphabetical order)

1. ‘Data Processing Shole Aria Company’ nominated by Isfahan Science & Technology Town

2. ‘Hi-Grimm Environmental and Research Co., Ltd’ nominated by Thailand Science Park

3. ‘Middle East Bio Researchers’ nominated by University of Tehran Science and Technology Park

4. ‘W-SCOPE’ nominated by Kanagawa Science Park

5. ‘Zetta Co., Ltd’ nominated by Chungnam Technopark

For ASPA Awards 2012, four growing companies and one start-up company have been shortlisted and there will be the final evaluation to select one Grand Prize and four Excellence Prizes on Oct 25 during the 16^th ASPA Annual Conference.