BioTek Instruments was an inaugural
inductee in the newly established Deane C. Davis Vermont Business Hall of Fame.
The ceremony, held on May 24, 2011 in the University of Vermont's Kalkin Hall,
included past winners of the Deane C. Davis Outstanding Vermont Business of the
Year Award, which is presented jointly by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and
Vermont Business Magazine.
BioTek President/CEO Briar Alpert and Vice
President Adam Alpert jointly accepted the award on behalf of BioTek. During
his acceptance speech, Mr. Briar Alpert stressed BioTek's commitment to hiring,
training and retaining Vermonters, and to bringing national and international
revenue into the state.
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin attended the
ceremony, and noted, "Companies like BioTek are vital players in not only
Vermont's economy, but Vermont's sense of community. This induction into the
prestigious Deane C. Davis Vermont Business Hall of Fame is a well-earned
recognition of the importance of BioTek, and I was pleased to be part of the
ceremony marking that honor."
BioTek Instruments, Inc., headquartered in
Winooski, VT, USA, is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale
of microplate instrumentation and software. BioTek instrumentation is used to
aid in the advancement of life science research, facilitate the drug discovery
process and to enable cost-effective quantification of disease relevant
molecules in the clinic.
For more information visit
www.biotek.com
