Here are the 27 nominees for the 23rd annual PACT Enterprise Awards

We are only 1o days away from the region’s longest-running awards for technology and healthcare companies, the 23rd annual PACT Enterprise Awards. We hope you and your team will join us Thursday, May 12 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City.
“If you only make it to one of these big business events a year, the Enterprise Awards is definitely the one to attend,” said Bob Moul, CEO of Cloudamize.
This year, over 900 of Greater Philadelphia’s top C-level executives and entrepreneurs will gather to celebrate the region’s success. Hosted by PACT and sponsored by Fairmount Partners in partnership with KPMG, this black-tie gala honors investors, entrepreneurs and companies that are pace-setters in innovation, leadership and advances in technology, healthcare and related fields.
The Enterprise Awards will present the winners of the nine competitive awards, the Digital Innovation Award to CHOP as well as the Legend Award for Lifetime Achievement to John Martinson of Edison Partners.
This year, over 450 applications were received from technology and life science companies competing for one of nine awards.
This year’s finalists are:

Healthcare Innovator

• Accolade
• GSI Health
• HealthRight 

Life Sciences CEO

• Katherine Crothall, Aspire Bariatrics
• Paul Perreault, CSL Behring
• Michael Daley, OrthogenRx 

Life Sciences Emerging

• ACT Oncology
• Egalet
• Intact Vascular

Life Sciences Startup

• Biomeme
• Liquid Biotech
• Zynerba Pharmaceuticals 

Technology Company

• Analytical Graphics
• CRF Health
• Evolve IP

Technology CEO

• Tim Kowalski, Halfpenny Technologies
• Michael Harris, Zonoff
• Calvin Knowlton, Tabula Rasa 

Technology Emerging

• Archer
• LoanLogics
• SkillSurvey 

Technology Startup

• LUXTECH
• Picwell
• Navport

Investment Deal

• Aclaris Therapeutics
• iPipeline
• SevOne

Clearly the Philadelphia region is blossoming with an impressive amount of talent rich in innovation and ambition to succeed. Before you join us on May 12, we invite you to learn about each finalist and why they were selected:

• Technology and Healthcare Award Company Finalists
• Technology CEO Award Finalists
• Healthcare CEO Award Finalists

In addition to the celebration and awards ceremony, there will be plenty of time to network and rub elbows at the grand cocktail reception, dinner and dessert reception.
And so I will leave you with a direct quote from Marc Lederman, a partner at NewSpring Capital. “The Enterprise Awards brings all of the top regional entrepreneurs and leaders together in one venue,” Lederman said. “Anyone you need to meet or connect with in technology or the life sciences will be there.”
Make sure to reserve your table, half table or seat today.
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