David Pyott & Scott Morrison to be Named Recipients of Life Sciences Leadership Award at CLSA’s 2016 Pantheon DiNA Awards C...
October 20 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Esteemed Life Sciences Leaders Honored for
Contributions to California’s Life Sciences Community
California Life Sciences Association (CLSA), the state’s largest
and most influential life sciences advocacy and business leadership
organization representing California’s leading life sciences
innovators, has announced the winners of its 2016 Life Sciences
Leadership Award. Part of CLSA’s Pantheon DiNA Awards program, the
Life Sciences Leadership Award honors California’s most innovative
and dedicated life sciences leaders for their ongoing commitments
and contributions to California’s life sciences communities.
The 2016 Life Sciences Leadership Award will be awarded to David
E.I. Pyott, CBE, MD (Hon.), former chairman of the board and CEO at
Allergan, and Scott Morrison, former U.S. Life Sciences Leader,
Ernst & Young. Both honorees will be acknowledged at the 2016
Pantheon Awards ceremony on Dec. 2 at the Westin St. Francis in San
Francisco.
David Pyott, Former Chairman of the Board and CEO at
Allergan
Pyott played an instrumental role in transforming Allergan Inc.,
a once small eye care business, into a global specialty
pharmaceutical and medical device company, growing the company’s
sales from $1 billion to $7 billion during his 17-year tenure.
Pyott was recognized by Harvard Business Review as one of “The 100
Best Performing CEOs in the World,” and in 2006 was bestowed with
the honor of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British
Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. He actively holds a number of
positions, including lead director and member of the board of
directors of Avery Dennison Corporation, member of the board of
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a
member of the supervisory board of Royal Philips in the
Netherlands, and chairman of privately held Bioniz Therapeutics and
member of the Board of Rani Therapeutics. Pyott was Chairman of
CLSA’s legacy organization, California Healthcare Institute (CHI)
in 2003 and again in July 2012. View full biography.
Scott Morrison, Former U.S. Life Sciences Leader at Ernst
& Young
Morrison served as Ernst & Young’s U.S. life sciences leader
from 2002 until his retirement in Dec. 2015, and has dedicated his
36-year career to helping life sciences companies excel from
start-ups to global leaders. During his extensive career, Morrison
has worked on hundreds of public and private financings, including
more than 50 IPOs and 150 follow-on offerings, and has served
clients such as Abgenix, Bio-Rad, Genomic Health, InterMune, Jazz
Pharmaceuticals and Onyx. Morrison is a former chairman and
treasurer of CLSA’s legacy organization, the Bay Area Bioscience
Association (BayBio), is a founding board member of the
Biotechnology Institute, and member of the board of the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society of America, Silicon Valley Chapter. View full
biography.
“The Life Sciences Leadership Award recognizes the individuals
who work relentlessly to drive innovation and collaboration within
California’s life sciences sector. It’s thanks to individuals such
as David Pyott and Scott Morrison that California’s life sciences
industry continues to blossom and evolve, and we’re pleased to
honor both for their enormous contributions to our growing life
sciences community,” said Sara Radcliffe, President and CEO of
California Life Sciences Association (CLSA). “We welcome all to
join us at CLSA’s 2016 Pantheon DiNA Awards ceremony on Dec. 2,
where we will pay tribute to our 2016 Life Sciences Leadership
Award recipients, and all our Pantheon Award winners.”
To attend the 2016 Pantheon Awards, registration and ticket
purchase information is available at www.clsapantheon.org.
To learn more about CLSA and its offerings, please visit:
www.califesciences.org.
About California Life Sciences Association (CLSA)
California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) is
the state’s largest and most influential life sciences advocacy and
business leadership organization. With offices in Sacramento, San
Diego, South San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington DC, CLSA
works closely with industry, government, academia and others to
shape public policy, improve access to innovative technologies and
grow California’s life sciences economy. CLSA serves biotechnology,
pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics companies, research
universities and institutes, investors and service providers
throughout the Golden State. CLSA was founded in 2015 when the Bay
Area Bioscience Association (BayBio) and the California Healthcare
Institute (CHI) merged. Visit CLSA at www.califesciences.org, and
follow us on Twitter @CALifeSciences, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
and YouTube.
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California Life Sciences AssociationWill ZasadnyAssociate
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