Research Park at 抖M女仆 to Celebrate 2018 Awards
The recently named the recipients of its fourth annual Research Park Annual Awards. The awards celebration will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at The Addison, 2 East Camino Real, Boca Raton. Tickets cost $125 per person.
鈥淭he recipients of this year鈥檚 Research Park at 抖M女仆 awards are all hugely impactful to the mission of the Research Park 鈥 to foster R&D at 抖M女仆 and foster economic development in our region,鈥澛爏aid聽, president and chief executive officer of the Research Park at 抖M女仆. 鈥淲e are grateful to each for their unique contributions and hope that they inspire our stakeholders.鈥
The Research Park awards recognize distinguished contributions to the Research Park鈥檚 mission to聽create and sustain the ideal environment for innovation and invention, maximizing the academic and entrepreneurial talent and regional resources in South Florida to accelerate economic development and prosperity.聽聽
The award recipients for 2018 are:
Distinguished Researcher: is a professor, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and director of the Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in聽. Fields applies chemistry in novel ways to answer important biological questions, many of which assist in the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis and cancer. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a renowned researcher who holds six U.S. patents and has one application being reviewed. The technology developed by Fields has resulted in three commercial products, currently sold by five different companies. He has authored or coauthored more than 260 scientific publications and has presented more than 190 invited lectures.
Distinguished Entrepreneur: Daniel Cane聽is the chief executive officer and co-founder of South Florida-based Modernizing Medicine, Inc., a healthcare IT company that is revolutionizing the way in which healthcare information is created, consumed and utilized to increase practice efficiency and improve patient outcomes. Joining the Research Park in 2012, Modernizing Medicine has grown to more than 650 employees and has raised more than $332 million in total investment. In 2016, the聽South Florida Business Journal聽named Cane as a 鈥淪outh Florida Ultimate CEO.鈥 In 2015, he was named 鈥淓Y Entrepreneur of the Year庐.鈥 Cane earned the Excalibur Award for Palm Beach Small Business Leader of the Year for 2013. Additionally, he also was named 鈥淧alm Beach County Ultimate CEO鈥 by the聽South Florida Business Journal聽and 鈥淐EO of the Year鈥 by CEO World. Recently, he and his wife, Debra, donated $1 million to 抖M女仆鈥檚聽聽for STEM education initiatives.
Distinguished Leader: Steven L. Abrams聽has been a member of the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners since 2009, winning re-election twice. Abrams has a lengthy record of public service. He is the former mayor of Boca Raton, elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2003 without opposition. In the 2005 election for mayor, Abrams received the most votes in city history and was later named mayor emeritus when he stepped down in 2008 due to term limits. Abrams鈥 work in regional transportation has been instrumental in the success of the Research Park at 抖M女仆鈥檚 access to Tri-Rail and the new I-95 interchange at Spanish River Boulevard, making the Research Park at 抖M女仆 the only research park to have a direct on-ramp to an interstate.
Distinguished Organization: delivered substantial consulting and training services in 2016 that resulted in a significant return on investment, including delivering more than 13,000 hours of consulting to 1,360 entrepreneurs at no cost. The SBDC鈥檚 services resulted in the creation and retention of almost 6,000 jobs in our region, and generated almost $700 million in sales. The SBDC鈥檚 role in Florida鈥檚 economic development by assisting entrepreneurs in every stage of the business life cycle is invaluable and an important complement to the greater 抖M女仆 community.
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