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Science firms light the way-instantly detect avian flu - The Press
8:08am Tuesday 11th September 2007
http://www.birdflubreakingnews.com/...var.1678797.0.science_firms_light_the_way.php
Yorkshire And Humber Bioscience Awards:
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</CENTER>FOUR York companies swept the board at a prestigious bioscience award ceremony.
They won four out of five categories at the annual Yorkshire And Humber Bioscience Awards - prompting "absolute delight" from Professor Tony Robards, chairman of the Science City York bioscience cluster.
He said: "It's a further demonstration of the rapid and solid progress York is making in staking its claim to be one of the leading cities in the bioscience and pharmaceutical industries."
At the Bioscience Awards, at Thorpe Park Hotel, Leeds, Dr Mark Godber, of Imagel, a University of York spin-out company, was awarded the Entrepreneur Of The Year Award.
Dr Godber and Dr Andrew Wilson, both post-doctoral research fellows of the university, developed a radiation-sensitive gel which could be used to help target cancer tumours more efficiently.
The gel could be used to model a patient's head so that dry runs of radiation bombardment could pinpoint the target brain tumour through perfect calibration and reduce the danger of irradiating unaffected areas.
Dr Godber said: "We have worked very hard over the past 12 months and are very proud to receive the entrepreneur award at such an early stage in our careers."
Bioniqs Ltd, another University of York spin-out was handed the Young Company Of The Year award.
The seven-person company, based in state-of-the-art laboratories at York Science Park, has designed and manufactured novel ionic liquids that are effectively a new class of solvent.
The liquids can be used to replace or add to existing, often toxic, inflammable and environmentally damaging solvents in industrial processes The liquids are manufactured under licence by pharmaceutical group Merck and the firm recently received ?200,000 of investment from the regional Viking Fund to employ more staff.
A further ?140,000 was also raised from the IPGroup and other investors in the UK.
Dr Adam Walker, chief executive, said: "We are cock-a-hoop, especially considering the quality of rival entrants."
Avacta, the AIMS listed detection and analysis company based at York Science Park - and last year's New Business Of The Year in The Press Business Awards - scooped the Recognition Of Advancement Award.
The firm has developed "the box" - amazing technology which can rapidly identify the nature of viruses used in, for instance, germ warfare.
It can instantly detect avian flu or be used as a medical diagnostic tool.
The award for International Achievement was presented to Paraytec Ltd, the celebrated York-based company which has developed tiny tools to examine the nature of matter.
Its highly accurate miniature ultraviolet light absorbance detectors examine fluids vital in the discovery of new drugs.
Mark Vaux, Paraytec's chief executive, thanked everyone who has helped his company.
Final award of the night went to Professor Peter Dettmar, a key member of the Humber Healthcare Strategies Group and former global research and development director at Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd. He was honoured for his contribution to bioscience in Yorkshire.
The awards were the fourth to be sponsored by Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency.
8:08am Tuesday 11th September 2007
By Ron Godfrey
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Science firms light the way-instantly detect avian flu - The Press
8:08am Tuesday 11th September 2007
http://www.birdflubreakingnews.com/...var.1678797.0.science_firms_light_the_way.php
Yorkshire And Humber Bioscience Awards:
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</CENTER>FOUR York companies swept the board at a prestigious bioscience award ceremony.
They won four out of five categories at the annual Yorkshire And Humber Bioscience Awards - prompting "absolute delight" from Professor Tony Robards, chairman of the Science City York bioscience cluster.
He said: "It's a further demonstration of the rapid and solid progress York is making in staking its claim to be one of the leading cities in the bioscience and pharmaceutical industries."
At the Bioscience Awards, at Thorpe Park Hotel, Leeds, Dr Mark Godber, of Imagel, a University of York spin-out company, was awarded the Entrepreneur Of The Year Award.
Dr Godber and Dr Andrew Wilson, both post-doctoral research fellows of the university, developed a radiation-sensitive gel which could be used to help target cancer tumours more efficiently.
The gel could be used to model a patient's head so that dry runs of radiation bombardment could pinpoint the target brain tumour through perfect calibration and reduce the danger of irradiating unaffected areas.
Dr Godber said: "We have worked very hard over the past 12 months and are very proud to receive the entrepreneur award at such an early stage in our careers."
Bioniqs Ltd, another University of York spin-out was handed the Young Company Of The Year award.
The seven-person company, based in state-of-the-art laboratories at York Science Park, has designed and manufactured novel ionic liquids that are effectively a new class of solvent.
The liquids can be used to replace or add to existing, often toxic, inflammable and environmentally damaging solvents in industrial processes The liquids are manufactured under licence by pharmaceutical group Merck and the firm recently received ?200,000 of investment from the regional Viking Fund to employ more staff.
A further ?140,000 was also raised from the IPGroup and other investors in the UK.
Dr Adam Walker, chief executive, said: "We are cock-a-hoop, especially considering the quality of rival entrants."
Avacta, the AIMS listed detection and analysis company based at York Science Park - and last year's New Business Of The Year in The Press Business Awards - scooped the Recognition Of Advancement Award.
The firm has developed "the box" - amazing technology which can rapidly identify the nature of viruses used in, for instance, germ warfare.
It can instantly detect avian flu or be used as a medical diagnostic tool.
The award for International Achievement was presented to Paraytec Ltd, the celebrated York-based company which has developed tiny tools to examine the nature of matter.
Its highly accurate miniature ultraviolet light absorbance detectors examine fluids vital in the discovery of new drugs.
Mark Vaux, Paraytec's chief executive, thanked everyone who has helped his company.
Final award of the night went to Professor Peter Dettmar, a key member of the Humber Healthcare Strategies Group and former global research and development director at Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd. He was honoured for his contribution to bioscience in Yorkshire.
The awards were the fourth to be sponsored by Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency.
8:08am Tuesday 11th September 2007
By Ron Godfrey
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