2026 Genome British Columbia Award for Scientific Excellence
GENOME BRITISH COLUMBIA AWARD FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE
This award honours an individual located in BC who has received significant national or international recognition in the field of genomics/omics including bioinformatics and systems biology.
Award Criteria
- Scientific contribution to advancing the relevant fields of genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, or systems biology, including both the scientific task and how that task contributed to the resolution of the issue
- Multiple successful and key efforts utilizing original techniques or research methods in the relevant fields
- Monumental work or ground-breaking discovery or innovation
- Commitment to collaborative and interdisciplinary research
- Technical and/or non-technical scientific achievement and/or challenge
- New successfully executed research of national and/or international importance
- Proven outcomes, benefits and/or extraordinary results and/or basis of implemented of commercialized innovative solution
Nominate a deserving individual or organization by May 8, 2026
- Company of the Year
- Emerging Company of the Year – biotech
- Emerging Company of the Year – Medtech or Health Tech
- Strategic Partner of the Year
- Deal of the Year
- Dr. Don Rix Lifetime Achievement Award
- Milton Wong Community Leadership Award
- Scientific Entrepreneurship Award
- Genome British Columbia Award for Scientific Excellence
- Companies to Watch – Recognition Honour Roll
Congratulations to Last Year’s Winner Dr. Fiona Brinkman!