Life Sciences BC Announces 2024 Awards Winners
June 25 2024 - 3:49PM
Business Wire
Life Sciences BC (LSBC) is pleased to announce the recipients of
the 26th Annual Life Sciences BC Awards presented by Farris. These
awards recognize the exceptional achievements of individuals,
companies, and organizations across British Columbia’s life
sciences sector that have successfully advanced health innovations
and significantly enriched our dynamic ecosystem. Each year a
committee of esteemed sector leaders forms our adjudication
committee to select the award recipients.
This year’s awards include the reintroduction of Deal of the
Year, which recognizes a major transaction that had a
transformative business impact.
A record-breaking number of nominations were received this year,
underscoring the incredible breadth of talent and accomplishments
across our sector.
Award recipients will be celebrated in person at the 26th Annual
Life Sciences BC Awards Gala presented by Farris on September 10,
2024, at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. Learn more.
The 2024 Life Sciences BC Award winners are:
Company & Organizational
Awards
- Company of the Year: Aspect Biosystems
- Emerging Company of the Year: Augurex
- Strategic Partner of the Year: The University of British
Columbia - School of Biomedical Engineering
- Deal of the Year: Chinook Therapeutics
Individual Awards
- Dr. Don Rix Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Richard
Glickman
- Milton Wong Community Leadership Award: Joseph Garcia
- Scientific Entrepreneurship Award: Dr. Robert Young
- Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence: Dr. Raymond Ng
Companies to Watch – Recognition Honour
Roll*:
- HEALWELL AI
- Kapoose Creek Bio
- Mesentech
- Reverb Therapeutics
- SeraGene Therapeutics
- VoxCell BioInnovation
* This recognition is not an award but highlights outstanding
companies to take note of and watch.
“British Columbia is driving forward life sciences innovation,
as record growth in recent years reflects the high caliber of
regional talent working to advance the sector. This year, there is
much to celebrate as momentum continues with top-tier scientific
advancements, pivotal partnerships, and continued investments
reinforcing our position as a global life sciences powerhouse. We
are excited to recognize and honour those in the ecosystem who have
dedicated their time, efforts, and talents to building the sector
into what it is today. I’m extremely excited about this year’s
awards recipients, as I am about the future of life sciences in
British Columbia.” – Wendy Hurlburt, Life Sciences BC President
& CEO.
Presenting Sponsor Farris
Award Sponsors AbCellera AstraZeneca Evonik Genome BC
Johnson & Johnson
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this year’s
Annual LSBC Awards Gala Presented by Farris, kindly reach out to
Ryan Butt at rbutt@lifesciencesbc.ca.
About Life Sciences BC
Life Sciences BC is a not-for-profit, non-government, industry
association that supports and represents the life sciences
community of British Columbia through leadership, facilitation of
investment and partnering, and promotion of our world-class science
and industry.
We integrate all life sciences sectors into our organization,
including biopharmaceuticals, medical technology, digital health,
and medical devices. We encourage collaboration and promote a
comprehensive, complementary, and coordinated approach across the
industry.
Throughout the year, Life Sciences BC undertakes numerous
programs and projects supporting these sectors. These include
public policy initiatives, facilitating linkages between global
industry and our local organizations, raising the profile of our
industry internationally thus facilitating investment and global
partnering opportunities, and helping nurture economic development
in British Columbia through its life sciences industry.
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Rosabel Bong Marketing & Communications Manager
rbong@lifesciencesbc.ca