This award will go to a financial partner recognized for supporting individuals or companies whose innovative ideas resulted in advances in Bio IT, business, and society.

This award will go to the company whose imagination, innovation and intelligent risk-taking in the application of IT in the life sciences has led to the most dramatic progress in the advancement of BIO IT either through its own development or its influence on the industry.

This award will be presented to the individual(s) whose vision, leadership, and business skills have combined the life science and IT disciplines to create or grow a highly successful Bio IT enterprise.  Proven excellence and achievement in formation of business infrastructure, raising capital and/or revenue, product creation and development, and/or creation and maintenance of strategic alliances will be considered.

This award will be granted for the best application of IT to a life science product or service.  It will be judged on measurable improvement in productivity, process methodology, or the clarity of scientific communication.

This award will go to an individual whose knowledge, leadership and energy have helped the BIO IT industry gain recognition and advancement.