October 4, 2006 Source: :
http://www.media.uottawa.ca/mediaroom/news_details-e.php?nid=985 Ottawa Life Science Innovators
Honoured at OLSC Annual Achievement Awards
Dinner OTTAWA,
October 4, 2006 — The Ottawa Life Sciences Council’s (OLSC) 13th Annual
Achievement Awards Dinner celebrates the outstanding achievements and
innovations of Ottawa-area individuals, teams and companies. The recipients of the 2006 Ottawa Life Sciences Achievement Awards are Health Innovation Award
Dr. Annette O'Connor
Senior Scientist, Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI)
Professor, University of Ottawa Dr. Annette O’Connor of the Ottawa Health Research Institute is awarded the
Health Innovation Award for her internationally recognized work in
developing decision-making tools aimed at improving patients’ participation
in their own health care. Dr. O’Connor holds a Tier One Canada Research
Chair in Health Care Consumer Decision Support and is a professor in the
University of Ottawa’s School of Nursing. Her online and print-based
decision-making tools help patients’ base decisions about their health care
on better knowledge, more realistic expectations of outcomes and clearer
personal values. Company of the Year Award
Liponex Inc.
Dr. Daniel Sparks, Chief Science Officer, Liponex Inc.
Associate Professor, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Bill Dickie, President, CEO, Liponex Inc. Liponex is named company of the year for its rapid success in developing a
unique product designed to treat and prevent heart disease – the number one
killer in the developed world. Liponex’s CRD5 is the only known
developmental drug that increases HDL –good cholesterol- while lowering
triglycerides. Early tests also suggest it can reduce LDL – bad cholesterol.
It’s this combination that has put the spotlight on Liponex. CRD5 is a
dramatic leap forward from Statin drugs, the most common cholesterol
treatment. It was demonstrated to be safe in three completed Phase 1
clinical trials and is now in Phase II clinical trials. Dr. Michael Smith Promising Scientist Award
Dr. Rees Kassen
Assistant Professor, evolutionary ecology and genetics
University of Ottawa Dr. Rees Kassen of the University of Ottawa is honoured for his promising
research in adaptation, ecology and the evolution of diversity. Dr. Kassen
received his PhD in biology from McGill University in 2001. He is now an
assistant professor of evolutionary ecology and genetics at the University
of Ottawa. Dr. Kassen is considered one of the top three young microbial
ecologists in Canada, and one of the brightest stars in experimental
evolution. Career Achievement Award
Dr. W. Bruce Jackson
Director General, University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa Hospital Dr. Jackson is considered Canada’s foremost ophthalmologist and an
international expert in Excimer laser surgery. A former chairman of the
department of ophthalmology at McGill University, Dr. Jackson was recruited
in 1991 to take up the same position at the University of Ottawa. He also
became the director general of the University of Ottawa Eye Institute, one
of the world’s top vision research centres. Thanks to him, some of the
profession’s brightest minds have come to Ottawa to undertake groundbreaking
research. For this, Dr. Jackson is the recipient of this year’s Career
Achievement Award. About the OLSC Achievement Awards
The Ottawa Life Sciences Council Achievement Awards were established to
recognize those individuals who have made significant contributions to
Ottawa's emerging life sciences sector. Since their inception in 1994, 74
outstanding individuals and organizations have been honoured by their peers.
They include the "who's who" of Ottawa's R&D and business community.
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