Hyatt Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia
April 18, 2007
Karimah Es Sabar, LifeScieneces British Columbia's President welcomes over 500 guests to the 9th Annual British Columbia Biotechnology Awards
Premier Gordon Campbell
Premier Gordon Campbell and Vancouver's sanofi-aventis Biotech Challenge finalists
Mr. David Hall, LifeSciences British Columbia's Chair of the Board
Mr. Russ Froese, Master of Ceremonies for the evening
The Honourable Minister Murray Coel, Minister of Advanced Education
Mr. Gordon McCauley, BioTalent Canada's Board Member
Mr. Mark Levonien, sanofi-pasteur
Vancouver's sanofi-aventis Biotech Challenge finalists
Natalia Theodora, New Westminster Secondary receives honorable mentions from Mr. Mark Levonien
Dolly Lin & Arthur Yip of Sir Winston Churchill Secondary receives 5th place
Janny Ke and Karen Yu of Sir Winston of Sir Winston Churchill Secondary receives 3rd place
Thomas Sun & Robyn Thom of Sir Winston Churchill Secondary receives 2nd place
Christina Chiu of Hugh Boyd Secondary School is awarded first place in the 2007 sanofi-aventis Biotech Challenge
Mr. Brian Babty, Raymond James Ltd.
Mr. Brian Babty of Raymond James presenting the Award for Medical Devices Company of the Year to UltraSonx Medical Corp.
Mr. John Buhler, CEO, UltraSonix Medical Corp.
Ms. Janet Lambert, Rx&D
Ms. Janel Lambert presents the Researcher of the Year Award to Dr. Max Cynader
Dr. Max Cynader, Director, Brain Research Centre
Mr. Hector MacKay-Dunn, Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
Mr. Hector MacKay-Dunn presents the Leadership Award to Dr. Alan Winter & Dr. Aubrey Tingle
Dr. Alan Winter, President & CEO, Genome British Columbia
Dr. Aubrey Tingle, President & CEO, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Dr. Alan Pelman, Vice Chair of Genome British Columbia
Dr. Alan Pelman presents Dr. Allen & Connie Eaves with the Gemome BC Award for Scientific Excellence
Dr. Connie Eaves, Director, Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency
Dr. Allen Eaves, President & CEO, Stemcell Group of Companies
Mr. Dennis Bettiol of Ernst & Young presents Dr. David Dolphin with a Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. David Dolphin
