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Drumroll please... We are delighted to announce the finalists of the 2024 GENE Awards!
This year marks the 16th edition of the GENE Awards, where we celebrate the people and businesses based in Queensland who are creating real change within the Life Sciences industry. Through these awards, LSQ is committed to raising the profile of those who are advancing life sciences into the future, putting them in the public eye and highlighting their achievements. We’ve seen dozens of awards given to incredible workers in the past 15 years, and we’re excited to now announce the finalists for 2024.
We saw a record number of nominations this year, and our judges had their work cut out for them to whittle the field down to a few deserving finalists.
Thank you to everyone who nominated – the quality and sheer number of entries in 2024 was testament to the outstanding achievements being made by individuals and organisations in Queensland’s Life Sciences industry.
We know it takes a lot of work to submit these nominations, and we thank everyone who entered. You are all creating an exceptional energy in our sector.
So without further ado, here are our finalists:
🏆 Cytiva Company of the Year Award:
🌟 Microbio
🌟 Resolian
🏆 McCullough Robertson Industry Excellence Award:
🌟 Professor Scott Bell, Translational Research Institute Australia (TRI)
🌟 Dr Iris Depaz, Sanofi
🌟 Professor Mark Kendall, WearOptimo
🌟 Professor Neena Mitter, Centre for Horticultural Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)
🏆 QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Woman of Influence Award:
🌟 Professor Abigail Elizur, Centre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast
🌟 Dr Iris Depaz, Sanofi
🌟 Professor Neena Mitter, Centre for Horticultural Science, QAAFI
🌟 Professor Ranjeny Thomas, Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland
🏆 The Rose-Anne Kelso Commemorative Award, created by Stockwell and LSQ:
🌟 Elsa Antunes, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
🌟 Dr Nathalie Bock, School of Biomedical Sciences, QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
🌟 Dr Danielle Kamato, Griffith University Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics
🌟 Dr Dr Zeinab Khalil, UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience
🏆 KE Select - Scientific & Medical Recruitment Specialists Emerging Innovator Award:
🌟 Griffith University Clinical Trial Unit
🏆 Merck Life Science Rural and Regional Service Award:
🌟 Professor Dean Jerry, Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University
🌟 Julia Spicer OAM, Former Queensland Chief Entrepreneur
🌟 SPARQ-ed, Queensland Department of Education and TRI
🌟 Professor Peter Timms, Centre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast
We’d like to invite you to join us for the gala luncheon event on August 30, where we’ll be unveiling the award recipients alongside some of our industry’s best and brightest. Reserve your seat or book a table for your company now by clicking here.
