Triad BioNight 2012: An evening of celebration and awards excellence

Employment in the Triad’s life sciences firms grew 36% from 2005 to 2010. The number of local firms grew by 14% in the same period. Of the state’s 540 biotech companies, 240 call the Triad home. And from 2002 to 2011, the N.C. Biotechnology Center provided nearly $15 million in grants and loans to the state biotech industry.

That growth was a key focus of Triad BioNight 2012, held on March 8 in Greensboro. About 420 people attended. Bob Ingram, a general partner of Hatteras Venture Partners, keynoted the event.

Five Triad leaders were named “Excellence Award” recipients:

• Bill Woodruff, department head of Alamance Community College’s Biotechnology program, won the Academic Development award;

• John Merrill, executive director of the Gateway University Research Park, won the Biotech Service and Support Award;

• Ed Kitchen, vice president of the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation, won the Community Leadership Award;

• Jerry Barker, founder of Ocular Systems, which processes donor corneas to be used in transplants, won the Entrepreneurial Award; and,

• Azeez Aileru, a professor at Winston-Salem State University and director of the school’s Biomedical Research Infrastructure Center, won the Research and Development Award.

Don't Miss Triad BioNight 2012

Triad BioNight 2012 -- a gala event honoring leaders in our region’s biotechnology community.

6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 8
Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons

Keynote speaker: Robert (Bob) A. Ingram, General Partner of Hatteras Venture Partners

Register today!

Visit the event webpage for more information.