WINNER: Applied Biological Materials is a unique wholesale supplier of premium quality genetic and cellular materials for life science research and the biotechnology industry.
In contrast to its competitors, they stand in a distinct position to provide a “one-stop” solution for any genetic and cellular engineering research.
Biotechnology is a field constantly filled with novel discoveries, but ABM takes pride in continually designing new products and services that are fundamental to research projects.
This drive has resulted in a growing worldwide customer base. ABM is now in its 11th year, with more than 50 employees at its Richmond headquarters, with an additional 50 employees in its China office.
As one of the top-10 biotech companies in B.C., ABM has achieved more than 40 per cent revenue growth every year since 2006 and is currently ranked the 25th fastest-growing company by Business in Vancouver.
“I am very honoured to be here tonight and humbled to accept this award,” said Heidi Chu with ABM. “Winning this award is a tremendous achievement and I wanted to take this time to recognize our employees.”
FINALIST: “You have created a solution for which there is no problem.” This was a response Steven Burton, CEO of Burton Software, received from an angel investor after a pitch he delivered on ICICLE, a tech solution for food safety and quality assurance management. In a world of rising food recalls and foodborne illness, this was a flawed observation.
Designed in 2009, ICICLE is the future of food safety; a cloud-based tech solution that does for food safety professionals what Quick Books did for accountants. ICICLE is a product that vastly improves upon the current communication and information systems in an industry whose work spans the entire food supply chain.
Today ICICLE is implemented in 650 facilities in over 11 countries. As the most user-friendly software on the market, ICICLE will continue to expand as an international leader in food safety.
FINALIST: At Hypersecu Information Systems, the goal is to create a secured information technology environment where everyone is free to do their work, schooling, and have fun, without the constant threat of intruder attacks.
They believe this can be accomplished by educating people about IT security risks, sharing knowledge on how best to avoid attacks by utilizing proven strategies, and providing access to strong authentication products.
In addition to their off-the-shelf products, Hypersecu also focuses on customized solutions to ensure their client’s particular information security challenges are met.
Hypersecu’s goal of becoming a leading company in IT security authentication solutions has fueled the company to grow.
