{"id":23187,"date":"2026-06-18T19:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=f39d7458375fd41c56a7fdaf012d03eb"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:37:00","slug":"celebrating-excellence-life-sciences-bc-announces-2026-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=23187","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Excellence: Life Sciences BC Announces 2026 Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life Sciences BC (LSBC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 28th Annual Life Sciences BC Awards, recognizing outstanding individuals and organizations advancing health innovation across British Columbia. These awards celebrate leadership, innovation and business success, scientific excellence, and the contributions shaping the province\u2019s dynamic life sciences ecosystem.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260618121570\/en\/1887197\/5\/LifeSciencesBC_ID_F.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260618121570\/en\/1887197\/22\/LifeSciencesBC_ID_F.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260618121570\/en\/1887197\/5\/LifeSciencesBC_ID_F.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260618121570\/en\/1887197\/21\/LifeSciencesBC_ID_F.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nAward winners will be honoured at the Life Sciences BC Awards Gala on September 9, 2026, at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. The annual event brings together leaders from across the sector for an evening of recognition and connection. Early bird pricing is available until July 31, 2026. Secure your ticket(s) or reserve a table <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Flifesciencesbc.ca%2Fevent%2F28th-annual-life-sciences-bc-awards-2%2F&amp;esheet=54556612&amp;newsitemid=20260618121570&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=here.&amp;index=1&amp;md5=d01bf234a1c66dfb71789eea265b5e03\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">here.<\/a><\/p><p>\n<b>The 2026 Life Sciences BC Award winners are:<\/b><\/p><p>\n<b>Company &amp; Organizational Awards<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nCompany of the Year: Kardium<\/li>\n<li>\nEmerging Company of the Year - Biotech:<b> <\/b>NervGen<\/li>\n<li>\nEmerging Company of the Year - MedTech:<b> <\/b>Sonic Incytes<\/li>\n<li>\nStrategic Partner of the Year:<b> <\/b>Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL)<\/li>\n<li>\nDeal \/ Financing of the Year: Xenon<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n<b>Individual Awards<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nDr. Don Rix Lifetime Achievement Award:<b> <\/b>Dr. Ali Tehrani<\/li>\n<li>\nMilton Wong Community Leadership Award:<b> <\/b>Brenda Irwin<\/li>\n<li>\nScientific Entrepreneurship Award:<b> <\/b>Dr. David Huntsman<\/li>\n<li>\nGenome British Columbia Award for Scientific Excellence: Dr. Joerg Bohlmann<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n<b>Companies to Watch \u2013 Recognition Honour Roll*:<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nEvolved Therapeutics<\/li>\n<li>\nIncisive Genetics<\/li>\n<li>\nIntegrated Nanotherapeutics<\/li>\n<li>\nSustained Therapeutics<\/li>\n<li>\nViewsML<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n<i>* Note: This is not a competitive award category but a recognition of emerging companies demonstrating significant potential within the BC life sciences ecosystem.<\/i><\/p><p>\n\u201c<!-- no quote -->We are honored to be recognized by Life Sciences BC as Company of the Year. This has been an exceptional year for Kardium, marked by FDA approval and the commercial launch of our Globe System, as well as a highly successful financing round that positions us for continued momentum,\u201d said Kevin Chaplin, CEO, Kardium. \u201c<!-- no quote -->As we look ahead, we are excited to build on this progress\u2014expanding our manufacturing capabilities and growing our talented team of over 700 employees right here in British Columbia.\u201d<\/p><p>\nLife Sciences BC acknowledges the generous support of the 28th Annual Life Sciences BC Awards sponsors:\n<br\/>AbCellera\n<br\/>Acuitas Therapeutics\n<br\/>Aspect Biosystems\n<br\/>Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL)\n<br\/>Evonik Canada\n<br\/>Genome British Columbia\n<br\/>Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovative Medicine\n<br\/>St. Paul\u2019s Foundation of Vancouver\n<br\/>STEMCELL Technologies\n<br\/>VGH &amp; UBC Hospital Foundation<\/p><p>\nSponsorship opportunities for the 2026 LSBC Awards Gala are available, please contact Sarah Richards, Manager, Sponsorships &amp; Memberships, at <a  href=\"mailto:srichards@lifesciencesbc.ca\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">srichards@lifesciencesbc.ca<\/a>.<\/p><p>\n<b>About Life Sciences BC<\/b><\/p><p>\nLife Sciences BC (LSBC) is a not-for-profit sector association dedicated to advancing British Columbia\u2019s life sciences ecosystem through strategic initiatives at the local, national, and international levels. We drive economic growth in the province by providing leadership, fostering investment and partnerships, collaborating with government, and promoting BC\u2019s world-class life sciences sector.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nRosabel Bong\n<br\/>Marketing &amp; Communications Manager\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:rbong@lifesciencesbc.ca\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">rbong@lifesciencesbc.ca<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VANCOUVER, British Columbia&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Life Sciences BC (LSBC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 28th Annual Life Sciences BC Awards, recognizing outstanding individuals and organizations advancing health innovation across British Col&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23188,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23187\/revisions\/23188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}