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It was an thrill to attend the LSQ 2023 Gene Awards last week and see our work on the Vicebio project honoured with an "Emerging Innovator Award". Great things to come!
Congratulations to the winners of our 2023 Gene Awards, celebrating excellence in the #LifeSciences. 🏆 We were delighted to receive nominations from right around the state, representing all stages of the research journey, from discovery to translation, through to commercialisation and biomanufacturing. From a very talented field of finalists, our winners are: 👏 Dr Sonia Shah from UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience — Rose-Anne Kelso Commemorative Award, created by LSQ and Stockwell in memory of Rose-Anne Kelso 👏 Associate Professor Mark Smythe from Infensa Bioscience — McCullough Robertson Industry Excellence Award 👏 Professor Gavin Ash from the University of Southern Queensland — Merck Life Science Rural and Regional Service Award 👏 Vaxxas — Silverstone Developments Company of the Year Award 👏 Sabina Knight AM RN MTH FRLA FACN FCRANA GAICD from James Cook University — QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Woman of Influence Award 👏 Vicebio a UniQuest start up — Radium Capital Emerging Innovator Award Thank you to all of our winners and finalists for showcasing the innovative and important work being done in Queensland’s life sciences sector. Sam O'Connor MP and Julia Spicer OAM thank you for representing the #QueenslandGovernment at the awards — as you know, the life sciences sector has huge potential for jobs, growth and improved quality of life for #queenslanders, with an estimated annual gross value of $2.2 billion for the state. Read more about the awards, and see all the finalists, at https://lnkd.in/gjTXrm3Q #WomenInSTEMM #Innovation #Biotech Dr Erin Evans