SAB NewsWinners of the 2006 Life Science Industry Awards AnnouncedPosted 4/11/2006  Mike Kibler, Executive Director of The Science Advisory Board and Jim Shea of Fisher Scientific Research The Science Advisory Board, together with The Scientist, and The Life Science Executive Exchange paid tribute to those companies who have made the greatest contributions to life science technology in the past year. The 2006 Life Science Industry Awards were presented at a reception April 3, 2006 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. This event featured Ira Flatow from National Pubic Radio (NPR) as the Master of Ceremonies. The Keynote Speaker was Terry Sharrer, Ph.D., Curator, Health Sciences, at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution. The Science Advisory Board invited a number of prominent scientists to attend this event. Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston was in attendance, as well as Professor W. Martin Kast, Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. The nominees, finalists and winners of the Life Science Industry Awards are determined by the scientists who use these products and services in their daily research. Over 2,400 life scientists from around the world (including many members of The Science Advisory Board) cast their votes for the companies named “best-in-class" in each of the 12 product categories and six communications and support categories. Here are the winners of the 2006 Life Science Industry Awards: Ambion --RNAi Products Applied Biosystems --High Throughput Screening and Analysis Systems --Instrumentation for Genomic Analysis Bio-Rad Laboratories --Image Analysis Systems --Instrumentation for Protein Analysis --Protein Separation Products BD Biosciences (Becton, Dickinson and Company) --Cell Biology Instrumentation Dell --Computer Hardware Fisher Scientific Research --Most Supportive Sales Representatives Invitrogen --Cell Biology Kits and Reagents --Cell Culture Media, Reagents and Plasticware --Gene Expression Analysis Products --Most Knowledgeable Technical Support --Most Memorable Print Advertisement --Most Responsive Customer Service --Most Useful Web Site New England Biolabs --Most Useful Print Catalog Qiagen --Nucleic Acid Purification Products The Scientist has graciously given us permission to distribute their article entitled “2006 Life Science Industry Awards: Our Fourth Annual Event Celebrates Excellence in Life Science Product Development and Services,” by Jeffrey M. Perkel and Ishani Ganguli. To view this PDF formatted article which appeared in the April 2006 issue of The Scientist, click here. Note: The article above appears as a “screen-only” PDF and is not printable in its entirety. For reprints or additional information, please contact Anna King at Aking@the-scientist.com. Additional information regarding this event can be found at The Life Science Executive Exchange by clicking here. |
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