ALA names $10,000 Innovation Award finalists.
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ALA Innovation Award recognizes LabAutomation2010 podium presenters whose work demonstrates outstanding innovation and contributes to exploration of automation technologies in the laboratory. Top Candidates include Jason Haaheim, M.S., Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., Abe Lee, Ph.D., Darren Link, Ph.D., Richard Mathies, Ph.D., Zheng Ouyang, Ph.D., Juan Santiago, Gary Siuzdak, Ph.D., Robin Smith, and Pak Kin Wong, Ph.D. Panel of judges will select best presentation for $10,000 ALA Innovation Award.
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ALA Names $10,000 Innovation Award Finalists for LabAutomation2010
CHICAGO - The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA), a multi-disciplinary, non-profit scientific association spanning diverse industries and technology sectors, announces the Top Candidates for its $10,000 Innovation Award at LabAutomation2010, Jan. 23-27, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA, USA:
Jason Haaheim, M.S., Skokie, IL, USA, NanoInk - Dip Pen Nanolithography® for Cell-Signaling: Towards Automated Nanolithography
Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., Cambridge, MA, USA, Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Microengineered Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Bioengineering
Abe Lee, Ph.D., Irvine, CA, USA, University of California, Irvine - Microfluidic Acoustically-Activated Air-Liquid Cavities for On-Chip Integration of Sample Preparation and Sample Detection
Darren Link, Ph.D., Lexington, MA, USA, RainDance Technologies - Multiplexing Assays with Droplet Libraries
Richard Mathies, Ph.D., Berkeley, CA, USA, University of California, Berkeley - Integrated Microfluidic Systems for High Performance Biochemical and Genetic Analysis
Zheng Ouyang, Ph.D., West Lafayette, IN, USA, Purdue University - Development of Miniature Mass Spectrometry Analysis Systems
Juan Santiago, Stanford, CA, USA, Stanford University - Rapid Chemical Detection and Identification with a Hand Held Device
Gary Siuzdak, Ph.D., La Jolla, CA, USA, The Scripps Research Institute - Tissue Imaging with Nanostructure Initiator Mass Spectrometry (NIMS)
Robin Smith, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA, ArtusLabs, Inc. - A New Paradigm for Results and Analytics, the Leap from Data Storage to Knowledge
Pak Kin Wong, Ph.D., Tucson, AZ, USA, University of Arizona - A 5-in-1 Bioprocessor for Electrokinetic Sample Preparation and Electrochemical Detection
The ALA Innovation Award recognizes LabAutomation2010 podium presenters who put forth work that demonstrates outstanding innovation and contributes to the exploration of automation technologies in the laboratory. The Innovation Award Panel of Judges selected these ten Top Candidates from the LabAutomation2010 scientific program. The panel of judges will conduct a diligent and thorough evaluation of each Top Candidate's podium presentation at LabAutomation2010 and then select the overall best presentation for the $10,000 ALA Innovation Award.
ALA Innovation Award Panel of Judges Chair Jörg Kutter, Ph.D. said, "The ALA Innovation Award continues to recognize the best and brightest podium presentation at the LabAutomation Conference and Exhibition. The quality of submissions for this year's award signifies that LabAutomation continues to serve as the platform for presenting innovation in research and technologies from across the field of laboratory automation."
The $10,000 ALA Innovation Award winner will be announced Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 12:45 p.m. during the closing plenary session featuring Bruce Sterling - American science fiction novelist and former Twilight Zone writer and actor.
Each of the Top Candidates is invited to present their work once again at ACHEMAsia 2010 in Beijing, China, June 1-5, 2010.
For more information about the ALA Innovation Award, LabAutomation2010 or ALA, visit www.labautomation.org or call 1.888.733.1ALA (1252).
The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) is a worldwide organization representing leaders in all aspects of laboratory automation. ALA seeks to provide a greater understanding of the importance and value of automation strategies and technologies in the laboratory settings, to advance science and promote education related to laboratory automation
LabAutomation2010, Jan. 23-27, Palm Springs Convention Center, CA, USA is a five-day event bringing together laboratory automation scientists, academicians, engineers, business leaders and students from around the globe in conjunction with the world's largest exhibition of laboratory technologies.
