2009 TBI Gala: A Celebration of Success
Every year, The Biotechnology Initiative (TBI) recognizes individuals and organizations that have contributed to the success of life sciences in Ontario at our annual TBI Awards Gala. On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, Grant Tipler, chairman of TBI, will host this prestigious event at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Toronto. Please join us for an elegant evening to celebrate life science leaders and their profound achievements.
The theme for the evening will be ‘A Celebration of Success’. Four outstanding individuals and one organization will be recognized for their commitment, creativity and leadership. Our 2009 TBI Awards Gala recipients are:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Edward Rygiel
This award is presented to:
• 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
Volunteer of the Year Award
Adi Treasurywala
This award is presented to:
• 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
Community Leader Award
Hazel McCallion
This award is presented to:
• 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
Public Services Award
Bruce Archibald
This award is presented to:
• 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
Life Science Company of the Year
Amorfix Life Sciences Limited
Based in Mississauga, Amorfix is a theranostics company developing therapeutic products and diagnostic devices targeting brain-wasting diseases including ALS, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD).
This award is presented to:
• A company in Ontario which is active in life science research and development and involved in moving innovative products into or closer to commercialization
Presenting Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Date, Time and Location
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Cocktails: 5:30 pm
Dinner: 6:30 pm
Dress: Business Attire
The Four Seasons Hotel
21 Avenue Road
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2G1
Tickets and Registration
Be sure to purchase your tickets early as seating is limited. Tickets for the Gala are available through our TBI office.
TBI members $275.00 / ticket
Non-members $325.00 / ticket
Table of 10 $2750.00/ table
Click here for a ticket order form
Contact
Ticket and table purchases:
Katrin Wade
events@ontbi.org
416-426-7293
Sponsorship opportunities:
Grant Tipler
grant.tipler@ontbi.org
416-673-6699
Click here for a printable PDF of this invitation
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