GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Maryland Tech Council (MTC), Maryland’s largest technology trade association, announced the winners of its 30th Annual Industry Awards during a celebration and ceremony at The Hotel at the University of Maryland attended by more than 550 business leaders from around the state.
“As we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of our Industry Awards Celebration, this year’s winners truly represent the best in innovation and reflect the evolution in Maryland over the last 30 years,” said Tami Howie, CEO of the Maryland Tech Council. “We are proud to honor this year’s winners for their relentless dedication to the life science and technology industries in Maryland.”
Winners of the 2018 Industry Awards Celebration are:
STEM Scholarship Award
Ryan
Hong, Middletown High School
Olivia Stephens,
Damascus High School
Dayja Young, Charles Herbert
Flowers High School
VMS Volunteer of the Year
Lisa
Beth Ferstenberg
VMS Mentee Company of the Year
Remedy
Plan Therapeutics
Innovation for Impact Prize
Dr.
Emily English, Chief Operating Officer, Gemstone Biotherapeutics
Harvey D. Kushner Innovation Award
BroadSoft
STEM Educator of the Year
Brendan
Gallagher, Teacher, Carroll County Career & Technology Center
Emerging Company of the Year
RightEye
Government Contracting Company of the Year
CNSI
Financial Executive of the Year
Laurence
Zuriff, Chief Financial Officer, Xometry
Technology Company of the Year
Sonatype
Life Science Company of the Year
Paragon
Bioservices
Chief Executive Officer of the Year
John
Shetrone, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vision Technologies
Event sponsors included:
Award Sponsors – AstraZeneca/MedImmune, Baird, BDO, JLL, Pillsbury, Scheer Partners, UBS Financial Services and VWR
Gold Sponsors – American Gene Technologies, BioMarker Strategies, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Cordia Partners and Resources, Houlihan Lokey, Iron Bow Technologies, Montgomery College, Novavax, Paragon Bioservices, Sanaria, Social & Scientific Systems and University of Maryland
Silver Sponsors – Expedient and Johns Hopkins University
Launch Party Sponsor – VariQ
Finalist Reception Sponsor – UBS Financial Services
STEM Scholarship Sponsor – Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Innovation for Impact Prize Sponsor – SoBran BioScience
ABOUT THE MARYLAND TECH COUNCIL
The Maryland Tech Council (MTC) is the largest technology trade group serving the advanced technology and biotechnology communities of Maryland. MTC’s mission is to advocate for the interests of the technology community, further the role of technology in the Maryland economy, and nurture an environment where technology companies can collaborate, grow and succeed. For more information, visit http://www.mdtechcouncil.com/.
