2024 Life Sciences Ontario Awards Presentation

About the LSO Awards Presentation

The LSO Awards are an important part of the organization’s goal to advocate for Ontario’s life sciences sector, by celebrating the individuals and companies behind its success. As our largest single fundraising vehicle, it has helped support our advocacy, educational, and networking events. The event has also served an important charitable function: proceeds from this year's event’s silent auction supported the Sanofi Biogenius Challenge.

The 2024 awardees:

* Lifetime Achievement Award – William (Bill) Mantel, Retired Assistant Deputy Minister, Research, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship; Director of Strategic Projects, Centre for the Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM)

* Volunteer Award – Dr. Benjamin Rovinski, Managing Director, Lumira Ventures

* Community Service Award – Dr. Christine Allen, Professor at Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Cross-Appointment in Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto

* Leadership Award – Dr. Durhane Wong-Rieger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD)

* Life Science Company of the Year Award – Satellos Bioscience

This year’s event is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors: Presenting Sponsors – AstraZeneca and Sanofi; Premier Sponsors – Novo Nordisk, Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies in Canada, and Stem Cell Network; Event Sponsor – BeiGene (Canada) ULC, Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL), Delphic Research, and Santis Health; and Student Table Sponsor – Moderna.

Sponsorship Opportunity

If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s LSO Awards Presentation, please contact Andy Donovan at andy@lifesciencesontario.ca.