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Sigma-Aldrich Honored With CIO 100 Award for Innovative Web Research Tool, Your Favorite Gene powered by Ingenuity

ST. LOUIS, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL ) announced today it has received CIO magazine's 2009 CIO 100 award for Your Favorite Gene powered by Ingenuity ( http://www.sigma-aldrich.com/yfg ), a powerful web-based biological search tool that provides scientists...

ViroPharma Incorporated Honored by the National Organization for Rare Disorders

EXTON, Pa., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM ) was honored with a Corporate Award at the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Annual Gala for its work in bringing Cinryze(TM) (C1 esterase inhibitor (human)) to market for a rare and devastating dis...

DNA Software, Inc. Honored as One of the 2009 "Michigan 50 Companies to Watch"

DNA Software, Inc. is a unique life sciences technology company that conducts original wet lab research, develops advanced bioinformatics tools, sells molecular biology software, and provides advanced scientific consulting. Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) April 29, 2009 -- DNA So...

Jennifer Brownstein, of CONNEXION Healthcare, Honored as 'Rising Star' by Healthcare Businesswomen's Association

NEWTOWN, Pa., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Jennifer Brownstein, Art Director at CONNEXION Healthcare (CXHC), has been named a 2009 Rising Star by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA). HBA Rising Stars are up-and-coming professionals in various sectors of the healthcare industry, including p...

Update: Georgia and North Carolina Teens Honored for Research in Biochemistry and Genetics in Nation's Premier High School Science Competition

ATLANTA, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Research projects in Biochemistry and Genetics boasted top marks this evening for James Meixiong and the team of Sajith Wickramasekara and Andrew Guo in the Region Six Finals of the 2008 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation's premier hi...

Laureate Pharma Honored as Emerging Life Sciences Company of the Year

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Laureate Pharma, Inc., a full-service biopharmaceutical development and protein production company, today announced that it has been named the "Emerging Life Science Company of the Year" by The Eastern Technology Council, the largest technology and life sci...

Gable PR Honored by PRSA San Diego Chapter with Three Awards for Client Programs

PRSA San Diego honored Gable PR with one Silver Bernays Mark of Merit award, for superior execution in a global communications campaign for the Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) 2008 BIO International Convention. The agency also received two Bronze Bernays Mark of Merit awards for the ...

Neogen Honored by Forbes; Two Brokerage Firms Initiate Coverage

LANSING, Mich., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forbes Magazine has named Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG ) to its annual list of the 200 Best Small Companies in America for the fourth consecutive year and seventh time in the last nine years. "Conventional wisdom would have investors fle...

Robert L. Brent, MD, PhD, Honored with 2008 Alfred I. duPont Award for Excellence in Children's Health Care

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. and WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- For his lifetime commitment in the field of radiation biology and the risks of radiation and other environmental exposures on the developing fetus and for his leadership in pediatric clinical care, research and education, Robert...

China Biologic Products Honored with the Advanced Technology Certification for Foreign-Funded Enterprises

TAIAN CITY, Shandong, China /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Biologic Products, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBPO) (the "Company"), one of the leading plasma-based pharmaceutical companies in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that on July 8, 2008, the Company was award...

MedImmune's Brian Rosen Honored by Montgomery County Chamber at 49th Annual Awards Dinner

GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune, the global biologics unit of AstraZeneca, announced today that the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce has presented Brian Rosen, senior director, government affairs, with its 2008 Chairman's Award at the organization's 49th Annual Dinner ...

Genetic Breakthroughs Honored With New Scientific Award

LOS ANGELES, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A new prize has been announced in an emerging scientific field called "epigenetics," the study of how influences from outside the cell can activate genes. Called the Epigenetic Medicine Award, it honors a researcher or physician who has used the principles o...

Two Roche Women Honored as 2008 Tribute to Women and INdustry Awardees

NUTLEY, N.J., May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Roche employees were recognized for their significant contributions to industry in New Jersey at the 34th Annual TWIN Awards Dinner held May 1, 2008. Honored were Jennifer Dudinak, Pharm.D., group director, Oncology, Drug Regulatory Affairs, and Sherrie ...

DaVita Honored for 4th Year as Training Top 125 Recipient

Dialysis Provider Ranked 3rd Among US For-Profit Healthcare Companies EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services, announced it has been honored for the fourth consecutive year by Training Magazine as one of the Top 125 rankin...

WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) Honored Among the BCG 50 Local Dynamos

SHANGHAI, China, April 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX ), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today proudly announced that it has been listed among...

PNAS paper and its authors honored for scientific excellence

EVANSTON, Ill. --- The editors of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) have awarded a paper by Monica Olvera de la Cruz and Graziano Vernizzi from Northwestern Universitys department of materials science and engineering the prestigious 2007 Cozzarelli Prize. Olvera de la C...

Logical Therapeutics Co-Founder and CEO Honored with a Distinguished Investigator Award from the American College of Critical Care Medicine

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Logical Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of medicines that treat diseases associated with poorly controlled inflammation, announced today that its co-founder and CEO Mitchell P. Fink M.D. was presented with the Distin...

WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) CEO Honored among the 2007 China Top 10 Influential Entrepreneurs

SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), China's leading provider of pharmaceutical R&D outsourcing services is proud to announce today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ge Li is named as one of the 2007 China Top 10 Influential Entrepreneurs ...

Dr. Dinesh Verma to be honored with President's Leadership Award at Edwin A. Stevens Society Gala

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The Edwin A. Stevens Society of Stevens Institute of Technology will this year honor the Dean of Stevens School of Systems and Enterprises, Dr. Dinesh Verma, with the Presidents Leadership Award at its annual Gala, to be held at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, N.J., Nov. 10...

Aflac Honored with Corporate Citizenship Award

U.S. Chamber of Commerce awards Aflac and the Aflac Cancer Center for partnering in the fight against pediatric cancer. COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, the relationship that started over ten years ago between Aflac and the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Se...

DuPont, Genencor International and Tate & Lyle Honored for Groundbreaking Work in Developing Bio-PDO(TM)

BOSTON, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The American Chemical Society (ACS) presented the research teams involved in the development of Bio-PDO(TM) with the prestigious 2007 Heroes of Chemistry award this week at the 234th ACS National Meeting in Boston. Bio-PDO(TM) is a new 100 percent rene...

Computech Honored with Prestigious IBM Lotus Beacon Award

Green Bay, WI - Computech Resources, Inc., a developer of e-Business, Open Systems and Infrastructure Technology solutions, announced today that it has been awarded the IBM Lotus Beacon Award for its participation in the development of the CommunityCard System. The CommunityCard System is an Inf...

Schneider Vice President Honored as Top IT Leader by Computerworld

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Schneider Nationals vice president of application development, Bob Grawien, has been named as one of the world's leading Information technology (IT) leaders by Computerworld, an IT industry trade publication. The award honors executives who demonstrate technology leadership in r...

Northwest Wis. Manufacturing Outreach Center honored by DOC, NIST

Source: Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center MENOMONIE, Wis. The Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stout was recently honored by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Institute for Standards and Technology i...

WARF honored nationally; Wingra Technologies aquired; Third Wave financials up

In this week's Tech Update, by WTN's Mike Klein: The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will receive a medal of honor from the president for its contributions to technology transfer. Wingra Technologies has been acquired by a west-coast software firm. And biotech company Third Wave Technolog...

UW biophysical scientist honored as society fellow

Madison, Wis. -- Thomas Record, a biophysical chemist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named one of six 2006 Society Fellows by the Biophysical Society, a 7,000-member U.S. organization that represents global biophysics research. A chaired professor of chemistry and biochemistr...

CATI honored for technology transfer

Racine, Wis. - The Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation has received recognition for its technology-based economic development programs. An award from the International Economic Development Council recognizes CATI's work in developing a $40 million patent portfolio from national c...

Atherotech Taps Canyons Medical Center Director, Lipidologist as Chief Medical Officer

...o serve as a medical consultant to Atherotech while pursuing advocacy efforts for the early detection and prevention of heart disease. "We are honored to have such a respected and passionate champion of cardiovascular health join our team," said Atherotech President and CEO Mike Mullen. "Dr. Cobble e...

American Oriental Bioengineering Honorably Elected a Top 20 Most Competitive Public Pharmaceutical Company in China

...nd quality of key team members. Mr. Tony Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Oriental Bioengineering, commented, "We are very honored to receive this recognition by the industry. This award speaks to the strength of our brand value and competitiveness in the changing environment. W...

Derma Sciences, Inc. Hires the Investor Relations Group

...rporate videos, podcasts, and the creation of social networking, video service, and micro-blogging accounts. The Investor Relations Group was recently honored with a "Stevie Award" for Investor Relations Program of the Year and named a finalist in the Best Media Website category from the 2009 American Busine...

Sundia in Top 100 Fast-growth Outsourcing Companies in China

...ch company clients worldwide. Since its founding in 2004, the company's CRO service business has been growing at a high rate. "We are very pleased and honored to be included in this list," Commented Dr. Xiaochuan Wang, Chairman and CEO of Sundia. "It is another recognition of the effort of all of our team me...

USC Hospitals Extend Relationship With Quantros to Manage Compliance and Risk

... regulatory, safety and quality improvement," noted Chris Bethell, Vice President, Marketing and Product Development, Quantros, Inc. "We are honored that USC looks to us for solutions to support ongoing efforts for managing safety and quality within their organizations and continue the USC traditio...

Sparta Systems' TrackWise(R) Solution Delivers Workforce Training and Learning Initiatives for Cangene Corporation

...develop skills that will serve them and Cangene in the years to come." Cangene's implementation of TrackWise software as a training tool was honored with a TrackWise Innovation Award at Sparta's Seventh Annual TrackWise User Conference. "The training functionality built into our TrackWis...

Instrumentation Laboratory to Announce 'Passion & Results' Award Winners

...n in recognition of their 'passion and results.' Two winners will be honored with the award during an in-booth ceremony at the ISTH (IL Booth #315) on July 13th at 3:00 PM and July 14th at 2:00 PM. The third winner will be honored at the AACC (IL Booth #2048) on July 21 at 1:00 PM. "We are truly grat...

Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Rod McKinley (U.S. Air Force Retired) Joins MicroTech as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships

...ulting Services primarily to the Federal Government and city, state, and local agencies -- managing over half-a-million IT users daily. "We are honored that Rod elected to join the MicroTech Team," said Tony Jimenez, President and CEO of MicroTech. "His leadership, integrity, and commitment track pe...

Spanish Government Selects Novavax's VLP Technology for Comprehensive Flu Vaccine Solution in Spain

...lized and are expected to include milestones and royalties. Dr. Rahul Singhvi, President and Chief Executive Officer of Novavax, stated: "We are honored to be selected by the Spanish Health Ministry and ROVI Pharmaceuticals to help develop pandemic and seasonal flu vaccine solutions for Spain, the worl...

WuXi PharmaTech Named a Top Ten Chinese Outsourcing Enterprise

... the healthcare, service and manufacture, government, education and finance sectors. WuXi PharmaTech was the only winner in healthcare. "We are honored to receive this recognition by the Ministry of Commerce," said Dr. Ge Li, Chairman and CEO of WuXi PharmaTech. "Outsourcing benefits not only China by...

BIO Ventures for Global Health Announces Management Changes

... BVGH's inception, will serve as interim CEO until a permanent replacement is hired. "I've been galvanized by my experience in global health and honored to have the opportunity to contribute," says Dr. Earl. "I look forward to continuing to work at the interface of public health, science, and entrepren...

PTC Therapeutics Receives $2.6 Million in Government Grants

...nse mutation Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (nmDMD/BMD). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010919/PTCLOGO ) "We are honored to receive these grant awards from the FDA and from the Department of Defense," said Stuart W. Peltz, Ph.D., president and Chief Executive Officer of ...

Hill-Rom Innovative Envision(R) E700 Wound Surface Receives Gold Medical Device Excellence Award

...cal engineering, human factors, industrial design, medicine and diagnostics. The 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award winners were announced and honored at a June 10 ceremony during the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East Conference and Exposition in New York. Hill-Rom received the ...