The winners of the 2004 Life Science
Industry Awards will be announced at a reception on December 6th at the
Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel. These prestigious awards are
sponsored by The Scientist and supported
by The
Science Advisory Board and leading
market research firm
bioinformatics, LLC.
The awards recognize those life science suppliers with the best
solution in 12 separate product categories as well as suppliers that
are "best-in-class" in six customer communications and support
categories, including: print catalog, customer service, technical
support, Web site, sales representatives and print advertisements.
More than 3,000 scientists from around the world were surveyed by
BioInformatics, LLC and cast their votes for the companies that have
made the greatest contributions to life science technology in the past
year.
"We're honored to have been chosen by The Scientist to organize this
year's voting," said Bill Kelly, President of BioInformatics, LLC.
"Life scientists recognize the important role that their suppliers play
in advancing biological research and drug discovery. While we conduct
private surveys like this for our clients on a daily basis, it's
refreshing to publicly acknowledge the contributions of companies that
exemplify cutting-edge innovation and customer support."
The Scientist tasked BioInformatics, LLC with developing a survey
methodology that would ensure complete accuracy and fairness in
selecting the winners. BioInformatics created a 31-question survey
that went beyond "top-of-mind" responses and probed for the elements
that drive customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Based on the survey results, the top three finalists in each of the
following categories-a total of 18 different companies-will be
announced in the November 8, 2004 issue of The Scientist magazine:
* Cell
biology kits and reagents
* Cell biology instrumentation
*
cell culture media, equipment and reagents
* Expression analysis products
* High throughput screening and analysis systems
* Image analysis systems
* Instrumentation for genomic analysis
* Instrumentation for
protein analysis
* Nucleic acid purification and analysis products
*
protein purification and analysis products
* RNAi products
* Software
* Print catalog
* Customer service
* Technical support
* Web site
* Sales representatives
* Print advertisements
To honor these top companies for their outstanding performance and
present the awards to the winners, The Scientist and BioInformatics
will host an evening cocktail reception on December 6th at the
Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel, which will coincide with the
American Society of Cell Biology Meeting.
For more information on attending this event, please visit
http:///www.LifeScienceIndustryAwards.com, or contact Kylie Harvey at
k.harvey@gene2drug.com or 703.778.3080 x14.