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LifeSciences BC Congratulates Natalie Dakers and Zymeworks, Winners of the 2009 BIOTECanada Gold Leaf Awards May 13, 2009 LifeSciences BC extends our warm congratulations to the recently-announced winners of the national Gold Leaf Awards. Centre for Drug Research and Development CEO Wins National Award for Biotech Industry Leadership “Natalie Dakers has demonstrated exceptional leadership throughout her 20-year career in the biotech industry,” said Peter Brenders, President and CEO BIOTECanada. “We are recognizing her for her vision, her leadership and her commitment to promoting and supporting the growth of the biotech industry in Canada.” Read more Zymeworks Awarded BIOTECanada’s Gold Leaf Award as Early Stage Company of the YearVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada – Zymeworks Inc., a privately held computational biotechnology company, today announced it is the recipient of BIOTECanada’s prestigious Gold Leaf Award in the category of Early Stage Company of the Year – Industrial & Agricultural. “We are very proud of this award and would like to thank BIOTECanada for this honour,” says Dr. Ali Tehrani, President and CEO of Zymeworks. “2008 was a transformative year for Zymeworks. Read more LifeSciences BC Congratulates the Winners of the sanofi-aventis BioTalent Challenge The Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge is a high-school level competition that introduces students to the real world of biotechnology by carrying out research projects of their own design. These students represent some of the brightest in Canada, and LifeSciences BC offers them our warmest congratulations. Read the news release. LifeSciences BC Congratulates Jim McEwen on Being Selected to Receive and Honourary Degree from Simon Fraser University On June 5th, 2009, the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, will be conferred on James McEwen, Vancouver biomedical engineer, former adjunct professor in SFU’s School of Engineering Science and inventor of a revolutionary microprocessor-controlled automatic tourniquet system now used during 15,000-20,000 surgical procedures a day in virtually every major hospital in the world. More information |
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