The First Annual Symposium on Biopharmaceuticals May 19, 2002 Marriott Del Mar, San Diego

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SDCA Achievement Award Xumu Zhang, Ph.D. Founder and CTO, Chiral Quest Associate Professor of Pennsylvania State University http://research.chem.psu.edu/xzgroup/ http://www.chiralquest.com/	SDCA Entrepreneur Award Naishu Wang, M.D., Ph.D. President, Alfa Scientific Designs Inc. (Alfa) http://www.alfascientific.com/
Winner of the 2002 American Chemical Society Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. His development of efficient catalysts for asymmetric synthesis of biologically active compounds has been described as having "a similar impact to the research conducted" by 2001 chemistry Nobel Prize winner Ryoji Noyori "in asymmetric hydrogenation of simple ketones"- Chemical & Engineering News	Named "The 2002 SBA San Diego District Minority Small Businessperson of the Year". Under her entrepreneurial leadership, Alfa has 38 IVD products approved by FDA with 510K clearances for sales in US domestic market and International markets. Alfa has also had 36 IVD products CE mark approved for sales in the 15 member states of Western European Union.