Gold Leaf Awards

Gold Leaf Awards

As a celebration of Canadian innovation, BIOTECanada's Gold Leaf Awards program is your opportunity to recognize both companies and individuals who have made significant achievements to our industry. Launched in 2001, these prestigious awards are given annually by Canada’s national biotechnology industry association.

Nominations will be accepted from December 1st to February 24, 2010.

All nominations must be submitted online.  Click here.

Categories & Criteria

Biotech Company of the Year

This award recognizes a Canadian biotech company that has distinguished itself from its peers with strong overall performance as a company, demonstrated leadership and shown significant achievement. It will have reached milestones in terms of financing, product introduction, and / or partnerships during the year that has allowed the company to be recognized as a leader. The company will have established a solid foundation for a strong and diverse pipeline, and impressive potential for sales and earnings. This award is based on performance in the previous calendar year (2009).

Industry Leadership Award

This award is given to the individual who demonstrates exemplary vision and leadership in Canadian biotechnology in a global context, in terms of  of industry development and/or commercial success. The recipient is recognized for their commitment to promoting and supporting the growth of the biotech industry in Canada.

Early Stage Company of the Year

The recipients of this award are pre-commercialization companies and are recognized for their potential. They will have distinguished themselves from their peers with demonstrated technology innovation and achieved milestones. One company from the health sector and one company from the industrial and agriculture sector will be recognized.

Contribution to the Association

This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated initiative, commitment and support for the industry through the national biotechnology association in such areas as committee work, championing the association to stakeholders, or facilitating the efforts of association staff. The individual’s contributions, creativity, leadership, personal drive to excel, persistence and the ability to inspire others have been demonstrated throughout the year.