The Maryland Tech Council (MTC), the largest technology and life
sciences trade association in the state, today announced the
winners of the 2024 ICON Awards. The awards recognize individuals
and companies for their work developing treatments and designing
systems that ultimately touch the lives of millions.
MTC announced the award winners at its 36th annual Industry
Award Celebration, which attracted more than 500 industry
professionals.
“This year’s ICON Award winners and nominees have taken
excellence in their fields to a new level,” said Kelly Schulz,
Chief Executive Officer of MTC. “The world depends on Maryland’s
life sciences and technology community for life-changing therapies
and treatments and technologies that connect and safeguard the
world. This year’s ICON Award winners are testaments to how our
community is truly shaping innovation in the 21st century.”
This year, MTC introduced the Pava LaPere Young Innovator Award,
named in honor of the late founder of EcoMap Technologies. The
award was given to EcoMap Technologies, which embodies Pava’s
legacy and outstanding contributions to innovation and excellence
in Maryland.
2024 ICON Award Winners
Chief Executive Officer of the Year - Government
Contracting Delali Dzirasa, Fearless
Chief Executive Officer of the Year - Life Sciences
Benjamin Holmes, Nanochon
Chief Executive Officer of the Year - Technology Andrew
Coy, Digital Harbor Foundation
Emerging Life Sciences Company of the Year RoosterBio
Emerging Technology Company of the Year NanoBIOFAB
Government Contracting Company of the Year N4 Solutions,
LLC
Life Science Company of the Year AstraZeneca
Technology Company of the Year IonQ
Deal of the Year RealmOne
C-Suite Jesse Damsker, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer,
ReveraGen BioPharma
Pava LaPere Young Innovator Award EcoMap Technologies
CEO Icon Award Quantum Loophole
Venture Mentoring Services Mentor of the Year Doug
Holly
Venture Mentoring Services Venture of the Year Solaxa
STEM Educators of the Year Award Anthony J. Calise,
Owings Mills High School (Baltimore County) Liliia Khmarskaia,
James M. Bennett High School (Wicomico County)
Alexandria Real Estate STEM Scholarship Winners Andy
Ying, Biomedical Engineering, TBD Anne Victoria Sefen, Bio
Engineering, TBD Jehan Idassi, Neuroscience On The Pre-Medicine
Track, Johns Hopkins University Joey Piper Mullenax, Health
Sciences, Frostburg State University Nicholas Angel, Biomedical
Engineering, Stevenson University Nicholas Dang Hoang Tran,
Computer Engineering, TBD Oluwatoyin Blessing Olaniyi, Computer
Sciences, TBD Samragyee Dhakal, Computer Engineering, University Of
Maryland, College Park
Award Sponsors Alexandria Real Estate Equities,
AstraZeneca, Avantor, Baird, BDO, Iron Bow Technologies, JLL, JP
Morgan Wealth Management, Pillsbury, Saggar & Rosenberg, PC
Gold Sponsors Adventist Health Care, Anne Arundel
Workforce Development Corporation, Aprio, BIO, Comcast, Global
Alliant, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures, Maryland Department of
Commerce, Marsh McLennan, Montgomery College, MindGrub,
REGENXBIO
Silver Sponsors BTS, Forvis, Tower Federal Credit
Union
About the Maryland Tech Council
The Maryland Tech Council (MTC) is a collaborative community
that is actively engaged in building strong technology and life
science industries by supporting the efforts of our individual
members. We are the largest technology and life sciences trade
association in the state of Maryland, and we provide value by
giving members a forum to learn, share, and connect. MTC brings the
region’s community together into a single, united organization that
empowers our members to achieve their business goals through
advocacy, networkin,g and education. The vision for the Maryland
Tech Council is to propel Maryland to become the number one
innovation economy for life sciences and technology in the country.
Follow us at mdtechcouncil.com, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and
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