Awards

NZBIO 2010 ANNUAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS NOMINATIONS HAVE CLOSED!

NZBIO would like to congratulate everyone who has been nominated for our annual excellence awards.
The winners will be announced at this years NZBIO Annual Excellence Awards Dinner, sponsored by AgResearch, to be held on Tuesday 22nd March at SKYCITY Convention Centre.
To get your tickets to this event, please purchase a ticket with your conference registration, or email kirsty.jehle@nzbio.org.nz to get tickets if you have already registered.

 NZBIO Emerging Company of the Year Award

This award is to recognise an emerging company in the New Zealand biotechnology industry. Judging criteria will include deals done, product pipeline, IP and strategy. Nominated companies must be less than 10 years old. For further information or to download an application form click here.

Nominees:
- Argenta
- Biomatters
- Carne Technologies
- Lanzatech
- Novatein
- Obodies
- Ovita
- Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium
- Polybatics

NZBIO Ross Clark Distinguished Biotechnologist of the Year Award - Sponsored by Pall Life Sciences

This award is presented to a leader in their filed whose utilisation of biotechnology during their career has contributed signifcantly to improving the quality of life. For further information or to download an application form click here.

Nominees:
- Graeme Attwood, AgResearch
- Jillian Evans, Amira Pharmaceuticals
- John McEwen, AgResearch
- Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister
- Peter Shepherd, University of Auckland

NZBIO Young Biotechnologist of the Year Award - Sponsored by the Ministry of Research Science and Technology

This award to presented to a scientist under the age of 40 whose work demonstrates the potential for futrue leadership in biotechnology. For further information or to download an application form click here. 

Prize includes flights, registration and accommodation to attend 2010 Bio International Convention in Chicago, USA as part of the MoRST Scientific Delegation

Nominees:
- Barnaby May, Mesynthes
- David Chagne, Plant & Food Research
- Jolon Dyer, AgResearch
- Nahid Saghir, Symansis
- Ross Bland, AgResearch
- Steve Aitken, Keratec
- Wayne Patrick, Massey University

Please send completed forms to: Kirsty Jehle, Conference Project Coordinator by Friday 12th February at 5.00pm
email: kirsty.jehle@nzbio.org.nz | fax: 04 916 1241 | post: PO Box 5580, Wellington 6145

CALLING ALL STUDENTS!
NZBIO 2010 STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION

Enter the Student Scientific Poster Competition for an opportunity to display your research and obtain recognition of your work.

• $500 Cash Prize and Free NZBIO Student Membership awarded to the top three poster entrants
• Top 5 posters from Auckland, Waikato, Manawatu, Wellington, Canterbury and Dunedin will be displayed at the NZBIO 2010 Conference. These are determined by the judging committee from the abstracts submitted.
• Free Conference Registration to all displayed entrants
• NZBIO will provide 2 nights accommodation for each of the exhibitors from outside the Auckland Region
• Winners invited to attend the NZBIO Conference Awards Dinner
• Application & Abstract Deadline Friday 12th February 2010 at 5.00pm
• Displayed entrants will need to be available at their posters for questions and comments from 5.30 – 6.00pm on the Monday and Tuesday evenings of the Conference.

Download the Guidelines & Eligibility Criteria and Application form here

Download the flyer here

Please send completed forms to: Kirsty Jehle, Conference Project Coordinator by Friday 12th February at 5.00pm
email: kirsty.jehle@nzbio.org.nz | fax: 04 916 1241 | post: PO Box 5580, Wellington 6145
 

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Winners of the NZBIO 2009 Annual Excellence Awards were:

NZBIO Emerging Company of the Year: Symansis Limited

NZBIO Distinguished Biotechnologist of the Year: William Rolleston, South Pacific Sera

NZBIO Young Biotechnologist of the Year: Andreas Luxenburger, Industrial Research Limited

NZBIO Student Poster Winner: Haruna Suzuki-Kerr, University of Auckland