Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Bio-IT World, the industry’s premier B-to-B publication addressing the technologies driving discovery, development and clinical trials, today announced the finalists of its Life Sciences Conference + Expo Best of Show Awards. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on April 4 at the show, which takes place at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, April 3 – 5, 2006.
Judged by a team of Bio-IT World magazine editors and leading industry experts, the awards program spotlights new products that demonstrate exceptional technology innovation across the life sciences research, discovery, and clinical trials process. Finalists were chosen among entries submitted from leading bio-IT vendors exhibiting at the conference and expo, based on the products’ technical merit, functionality and innovation. Products considered as finalists are new products or significant product upgrades introduced between May 2005 and April 2006.
The judges selected the following products as Best of Show finalists within four core categories:
Clinical Trials & Research
- eClinical from DATATRAK International, Inc.
- Rave 5.5 from Medidata Solutions
- NetRM from Netregulus, Inc.
- Clinical Trials Signal Detection System from Phase Forward, Inc.
Information Technology Infrastructure
- Isilon IQ Series from Isilon Systems, Inc.
- Pipeline Pilot Platform 5.1 from Scitegic
- Continuous Protection Systems 1200 from Revivio, Inc.
Knowledge Management & Collaboration
- MedScan from Ariadne Genomics, Inc.
- Vivisimo Velocity for Life Sciences 4.2 from Vivisimo, Inc.
- eLab Notebook 3.0 from Waters Corporation
Informatics Tools & Data
- Expressionist version Pro 3.0 from Genedata
- I2E 2.8 from Linguamatics
- Discovery Solution 3.0 from Nervana, Inc.
- XDA 2.8 from Teranode Corporation
“Selected by prominent judges with years of experience in the bio-science fields, the Life Sciences Conference + Expo’s Best of Show Awards finalists consist of products within IT, informatics and life science technologies that have captured the attention of our judges because of their innovation and leadership in their respective markets,” said John Russell, executive editor, Bio-IT World . “These awards recognize the products that are fueling tomorrow’s discoveries.”
One winner in each category will be selected after judges have reviewed the products on the show floor at the Life Sciences Conference + Expo. Executive Editor of Bio-IT World John Russell will present the awards at the ceremony April 4, from 6pm – 7pm. The awards ceremony, which will be held on the Expo floor, is open to all attendees, exhibitors and members of the press. Winners of the Best of Show Awards will receive honorary signage, an awards logo, and an engraved award. They also will be featured on the Bio-IT World website with additional coverage in an upcoming issue of the magazine. For complete coverage of the awards, along with continuous updates from Boston’s Life Sciences Conference + Expo by Bio-IT World editors, visit www.bio-itworld.com.
About Bio-IT World, Inc.
Bio-IT World, Inc., publishes information across a variety of media to meet the needs of bio-IT professionals. Coverage focuses on the application of technology products and services to enable the life sciences R&D value chain in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, government and academic research organizations, spanning basic research, drug discovery and development, clinical trials, and regulatory compliance.
The company’s premier publication, Bio-IT World and accompanying website, www.bio-itworld.com, deliver the latest news, analysis and information on the indispensable technologies driving innovation in the bio-IT community. Bio-IT World also produces the Life Sciences Conference + Expo, now in it’s fifth year, along with supporting multiple industry events as strategic and business partners. Bio-IT World has received more than 34 awards for editorial and design excellence. Established in September 2001, Bio-IT World, Inc., headquartered in Framingham, MA., is a business of Cambridge Healthtech Institute.
About Cambridge Healthtech Institute
CHI’s renowned conferences are the underpinning for all our other information resources. Each year, CHI organizes over 80 conferences held throughout the US. including The Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, Beyond Genome, PepTalk, World Pharmaceutical Congress and the new acquired Bio-IT World’s Life Sciences Conference & Expo. The company strives to develop quality programs that provide valuable new insights and competing points of view while offering balanced coverage of the latest developments. Basic research related to commercial implications is covered, with heavy emphasis placed on end-user insights into new products and technology as well as coverage on the strategy behind the business. Leading researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech and academic organizations present their most current findings in a forum that features panel discussions and audience participation. Over the past 14 years, CHI has produced more than 400 conferences, attracting more than 50,000 attendees from around the world.
In addition to CHI’s vast conference portfolio, their media properties include PharmaWeek, available on the web only, Pharmaceutical Discovery which will relaunch in print and online in May following its acquisition last year from Advanstar Communications and Bio-IT World acquired in March 06.
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For more information, contact:
Gina Bajenaru, Director of Marketing Communications
Bio-IT World, Inc.
Ph: (508) 628-4821
Gina_Bajenaru@bio-itworld.com
Press Contact:
Lisa Scimemi
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
Ph. (617) 630-1319
lscimemi@healthtech.com