Legend Lifetime Achievement
Sponsor: The iSchool at Drexel
The Legend Award is presented to an individual who has forwarded technology and
life sciences in the region through leadership and exemplary work. The recipient
must have a strong connection to the community, a history of personal accomplishments,
and a track record of success.
Enterpriser World-Class Talent
Sponsor: Penn State Great Valley
The Enterpriser Award recognizes world-class talent in an individual, company, or
institution.
Technology Startup Company
Sponsor: Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Criteria: Company must have operating results of three years or
less.
Key Considerations: Product or service innovation including market
need or assessment and potential for significant growth; the management team and
its ability and record of achieving success; and a demonstration of success such
as significant milestones, raising capital, and revenue.
Life Sciences Startup Company
Sponsor: KPMG
Criteria: Company must have operating results of three years or
less.
Key Considerations: Product or service innovation including market
need or assessment and potential for significant growth; the management team and
its ability and record of achieving success; a demonstration of success such as
significant milestones, raising capital, and revenue; and the R&D investment strategy.
Emerging Technology Company
Sponsor: SunGard Higher Education
Criteria: Company must have at least four years of operating results.
Revenues must be less than $50 million, except in the most recent fiscal year.
Key Considerations: Product or service innovation, including proprietary
technology or other advantage; company milestones including strategic decisions
made by management that led to growth in revenues and/or earnings; strength of management
team including ability to raise capital; and profitability or demonstrated ability
to achieve profitability such as strategy to achieve break even and the ability
to realize high gross margins.
Emerging Life Sciences Company
Sponsor: Fish & Richardson PC
Criteria: Company must have at least four years of operating results.
Revenues must be less than $50 million, except in the most recent fiscal year.
Key Considerations: Product or service innovation, including proprietary
applications or other advantage; company milestones including strategic decisions
made by management that led to growth in revenues and/or earnings; strength of management
team including ability to raise capital; and profitability or demonstrated ability
to achieve profitability such as strategy to achieve break even and the ability
to realize high gross margins.
Technology CEO of the Year
Sponsor: Evolve IP
Criteria: Individual’s background and his or her company’s success
to date.
Key Considerations: CEO’s management accomplishments and philosophy,
including the communication of a vision and goals as achieved by the company; leadership
and impact in the industry and/or market; ability to attract and retain talented
resources; company milestones including financial accomplishments and a strategy
for continued company success; and community and industry involvement.
Life Sciences CEO of the Year
Sponsor: Cephalon
Criteria: Individual’s background and his or her company’s success
to date.
Key Considerations: CEO’s management accomplishments and philosophy,
including the communication of a vision and goals as achieved by the company; leadership
and impact in the industry and/or market; ability to attract and retain talented
resources; company milestones including financial accomplishments and a strategy
for continued company success; and community and industry involvement.
Technology Company of the Year
Sponsor: Blank Rome
Criteria: Company with more than $50 million in revenues in the
most recently completed fiscal year.
Key Considerations: Leadership and product and/or service innovation
in an industry or market; significant company milestones including financial accomplishments;
and community and industry involvement.
Life Sciences Company of the Year
Sponsor: PECO
Criteria: Company with at least three years of operating results
in industry segments such as specialty pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical device/instrumentation,
etc.
Key Considerations: A proprietary product or research and development
of a product and its potential impact on the market; the ability to raise capital,
generate revenue, and commercialize and strategize to enter into substantive strategic
alliance; and the company’s development strategy and clinical pathway to development.
Applied Technology Excellence
Sponsor: The Judge Group
Criteria: How the Company applied new or existing technology in
a unique or innovative way to solve a business problem or advance business goals.
Key Considerations: Company must demonstrate success in applying
and/or integrating new or existing technology (e.g., molecular compound, wireless,
RFID, bioinformatics, software, GPS) in a unique or innovative application to solve
a business problem or to advance business goals. This can include an invention or
early adoption of new technology either for internal utilization or commercial application.
Address key components and most important contributions the technology has made
to the organization, its industry, its customers, or the community it serves.