2010 TBI Gala "A Celebration of Success"

The Biotechnology Initiative (TBI) invites you to join us in a 'Celebration of Success'.
On Tuesday, February 23, 2010, Lorne Meikle, President of TBI, will host our annual President’s Awards Gala at the Four Season’s Hotel in Toronto. This is a "must attend" function for all of us who support biotechnology in Canada. A first class ambiance will provide a background for you and your colleagues to come together in recognition of individuals who have contributed so much to this great sector.

The theme for the evening is "A Celebration of Success". Four outstanding individuals and one company will be recognized for their contributions. Our TBI Awards recipients for this year are:

Lifetime Achievement Award

The criteria for this prestigious award
• A highly respected leader who has inspired and led the community to imagine a bigger future in biotech
• An individual who is highly recognized as a significant contributor in more than one of the following domains: industry, government, academia and volunteerism
John Dirks


Community Service Award
The criteria
• An individual who has helped build the biotech community and strengthen its global reputation, where he or she has gone above and beyond the call of duty.
Murray McLaughlin

Volunteer of the Year Award
The criteria
• An interactive participant in the biotech community who volunteers for various committees and receives no remuneration
• An individual who finds a way to help and adds energy to biotech events.
Gregg Szabo

Public Service Award
The criteria
• An individual who has helped build the life science community in Ontario in various ways that could include: innovative policy, structural support, development of research, commercialization of intellectual property or developing public - private partnerships.
Marc LePage

Emerging Life Science Company of the Year
The criteria
• A company in Ontario which is active in life science research and development and involved in moving innovative products into or closer to commercialization.
AXELA

Be sure to get your tickets early

TBI’s President’s Awards Gala is a "celebration of success" and has been a sell out event in past years. It is an ideal opportunity for you to join Lorne Meikle and the TBI Board of Directors as we celebrate the contributions that of our awardees have made toward the success of biotechnology in Ontario and Canada.

Reserve your table or tickets for the event through our TBI office. Please contact email events@ontbi.org.
Table of 10          $2750.00 / table
     TBI members           $275.00 / ticket
     Non-members          $325.00 / ticket

For the registration/ticket order form please click here

To purchase Corporate tables or individual tickets online click here
     
Sponsorship opportunities are available, please inquire through the TBI office and we will be pleased to follow up admin@ontbi.org or call 416-426-7293.

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