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December 2004
The honors just
keep coming for
Mercia Tapping
and the company
she founded,
AllergyBuyersClub.com.
In addition to
receiving the
National Stevie
Award for Best
Woman Owned
Entrepreneurial
Business at a
ceremony in New
York City last
month, Mercia
has been named
to: The Hall of
Fame by Women's
Business Boston
newspaper (see
full page story
in Nov issue)
and is in the
Boston Business
Journal's
Largest 100
Women-led
Businesses (Dec
3).
Mercia joined
CEO Roundtable
when she founded
her company in
her home. She
recently made a
third move --
this time to
10,000 square
feet in Waltham.
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to Mercia and
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December 2004
The Boston
Business Journal
(Dec 3. pg 11)
reports that
Sarah Fuller's
company,
Decision
Resources, has
acquired
HealthLeaders,
Inc. in
Nashville, Tenn.
HealthLeaders
provides
research and
analysis of the
managed care
industry.
Decision
Resources is a
global leader in
research,
analysis and
consulting for
the
pharmaceutical
and
biotechnology
industries. The
acquisition of
HealthLeaders is
part of a planed
expansion of
capabilities to
meet a broader
range of the
needs of its
clients for high
quality market
information.
Decision
Resources is
headquartered in
Waltham and has
offices is
London,
Brussels, and
Tokyo. See,
www.dresources.com.
Sarah Fuller is
a Charter Member
of CEO
Roundtable. |
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November 2004
Tim Lawlor,
Founder and CEO
of RetroFit
Technologies,
has been honored
as member of the
"NFTE 50". This
is a group of
entrepreneurs
selected for
helping to teach
youth about
business by the
National
Foundation for
Teaching
Entrepreneurship.
The "Nifty" 50
award winners
were announced
in the Boston
Business Journal
this week.
Giving back to
our communities
is a shared
value in CEO
Roundtable. John
Dacey, a member
of the same
Roundtable as
Tim, has just
assumed the
responsibilities
as President of
Mass Foundation
for the
Humanities (MFH)
and Vinit
Nijhawan,
another member
of the same
Roundtable is
the incoming
President of The
Indus
Entrepreneurs (TiE).
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November 2004
Mass High Tech
(10/25/04) ran a
story on the new
company that
Steve Damalas
has started, New
England Data
Services (NEDS).
The new company
is providing
remote data
backup and other
services for
small and medium
size companies,
taking advantage
of its hill top
location in
Waltham.
Steve is the
President of
Electronic
Fasteners, a
distributor of
fasteners and
other products
to manufacturing
companies. He
invested in a
network
infrastructure
to meet the
needs of his
customers for
logistics
management. He
saw the
opportunity to
leverage this
investment to
provide
outsourced data
storage
services. He saw
the opportunity
to expand these
services and
grow his
customer base.
He hired top
staff and made a
major investment
in additional
infrastructure,
spinning out
NEDS as a new
business housed
within
Electronic
Fasteners'
facilities.
Steve is Charter
Member of CEO
Roundtable
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November 2004
Bob Glorioso's
new company,
LavaPlume
Software, is
receiving good
reviews in the
press, including
the Seattle Sun
Times, for its
"Personal Data
Librarian"
product. This
product has just
been released
from Beta
testing and is
now available
for purchase.
The Personal
Data Librarian
is a very
powerful tool
for indexing and
searching for
files of all
types in your
Windows systems.
Learn more at
www.lavaplume.com.
Bob is member of
the CEO
Roundtable for
high tech
companies. We
have been
present at the
"birthing" of
his latest baby.
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 Boston, MA –
October 25, 2004
–
Allergybuyersclub.com,
founded by
Mercia Tapping,
was named
Best Overall
Company of the
Year in the
non-service
businesses
category
in The 2004
Stevie Awards
for Women
Entrepreneurs.
The
Stevie Awards
for Women
Entrepreneurs,
http://www.stevieawards.com/women/,
is a national
awards
competition
recognizing the
accomplishments
of women small
business owners
in the United
States. The
awards are
produced by the
creators of the
prestigious
American
Business Awards,
hailed as “the
business world’s
own Oscars” by
the New York
Post (September
22, 2002) and
exclusively
sponsored by
Advanta.
AllergyBuyersClub.com
was founded in
1998 by Mercia
Tapping and has
become the
leading
commercial
website for
allergy, asthma,
sinus control
and healthy home
products. “We
have achieved
that status
because of the
integrity with
which we conduct
our business;
the quality of
information we
give to
customers by
phone and when
they visit our
site; and the
honest reviews
we give to all
products,
pointing out
minuses as well
as pluses.” Ms.
Tapping said.
“All this has
garnered
AllergyBuyersClub.com
enormous respect
by consumers,
manufacturers
and the medical
community.”
AllergyBuyersClub.com
is Ms. Tapping’s
brainchild. Her
mission at
AllergyBuyersClub.com
is to create a
portal site for
the allergy,
asthma and sinus
community that
provides
one-stop
information,
community and
e-commerce
solutions.
Winners were
announced on
Friday, October
22 at a gala
ceremony at the
Marriott Marquis
in New York
City’s Times
Square. The
masters of
ceremonies were
Bill Rancic,
winner of the
hit television
show “The
Apprentice” and
spokesperson for
Advanta, the
exclusive
sponsor of the
awards, and
Rhonda Schaffler,
the New York
Stock Exchange
Senior
Correspondent
for CNNfn and
CNN Business
News.
A total of 18
Stevie Awards
were presented
in categories
ranging from
Best
Entrepreneur,
Best Young
Entrepreneur,
Best New Product
and Mentor of
the Year. More
than 600
nominations from
small companies
in virtually
every industry
were submitted
for
consideration.
Advanta Corp.
(NASDAQ: ADVNB;
ADVNA) is the
exclusive
sponsor of The
2004 Stevie
Awards for Women
Entrepreneurs,
and has been
committed to
supporting the
success of women
in business for
over 50 years.
Founded as
Teachers’
Service
Organization,
originally
providing
need-based loans
to teachers –
mostly women –
at a time when
banks often did
not, Advanta is
now one of the
nation’s largest
issuers of
MasterCard
business credit
cards to
America’s small
businesses
through its
subsidiary
Advanta Bank
Corp.
“The winners of
the Stevie
Awards for Women
Entrepreneurs
reflect the
vital and
exciting role
that women small
business owners
play in today’s
economy,” said
Dennis Alter,
Chairman and CEO
of Advanta.
“Helping women
entrepreneurs
build their
business is a
longtime goal of
Advanta’s.
That’s why we’re
extremely proud
to honor these
outstanding
winners.”
The Stevie
Awards for Women
Entrepreneurs
are governed
by a board of
Distinguished
Judges &
Advisors that
features many
leading women
entrepreneurs
and figures in
American
business,
including Carrie
Fitzmaurice,
Publisher for
Entrepreneur
Media Inc.; Dr.
Lisa Krinsky,
Chairman &
President for
SFBC
International;
and Dr. Betty
Spence,
President of The
National
Association for
Female
Executives.
“Women small
business owners
are at the
forefront of
business
innovation, but
they rarely get
the acclaim they
deserve,” said
Michael
Gallagher,
President and
Founder of The
Stevie Awards.
“The Stevie
Awards are an
opportunity to
shine a
spotlight on the
extraordinary
women who are
re-inventing
American
business.”
The elegant
Stevie trophy
was designed by
R. S. Owens, the
same company
that makes the
Oscar and the
Emmy.
Details about
The Stevie
Awards for Women
Entrepreneurs
and the full
list of Winners
are available at
http://www.stevieawards.com/women/
About The
Stevie Awards
Hailed as “the
business world’s
own Oscars” by
the New York
Post (September
22, 2002),
Stevie Awards
are conferred in
three programs:
The American
Business Awards,
The
International
Business Awards,
and The Stevie
Awards for Women
Entrepreneurs.
Honoring
companies of all
types and sizes
and the people
behind them, the
Stevies
recognize
outstanding
performances in
the workplace
worldwide.
Learn more about
The Stevie
Awards at
www.stevieawards.com
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Oct 21, 2004
Today's Boston
Globe has a very
good story about
Mercia Tapping
and her
successful
company,
AllergyBuyersClub.Com.
You can read the
story on line
following this
link
Boston Globe
10/21/04 Woman
Fighting
Allergies Lauded
I was given the
opportunity in
the story to
comment on
Mercia's success
and said that
all the members
of CEO
Roundtable are
very proud of
her success.
Mercia is
traveling to NYC
this weekend to
find out if she
won a national
Stieve Award as
Entrepreneur of
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October 2004
Sarah Fuller,
President,
Decision
Resources, is on
the front page
of the October
issue of Women's
Business Boston.
The story by
reporter Helen
Graves is a very
good
presentation of
Sarah and her
company. Sarah
is the
co-founder of
Decision
Resources.
The company
provides a
variety of 'top
end' market
research
services for the
pharmaceutical
industry around
the globe. All
of the large
pharma companies
are clients.
Sarah recently
recapitalized
the company,
selling a
majority share
for $58 million
in order to grow
to the next
stage. Sarah is
staying on as
President and is
leading the
company into its
next stage with
expanded markets
and services.
In the article
Sarah
acknowledges
this support she
has received
from her peers
at CEO
Roundtable for
the past seven
years.
Congratulations
to Sarah for the
well deserved
recognition. |
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September, 2004
Steve Maliniak, President, Whitaker Company, announced the sale of
his company to ThyssenKrupp of Grandview, MO. Whitaker Company is the largest stair lift and home
elevator company dealer in the US. It has six offices in the Northeast. ThyssenKrupp is a leading
manufacturer of stair lifts and home elevators and it has 11 company owned dealerships and 1000
independent dealers.
Steve is a Charter Member of CEO Roundtable. |
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August, 2004
Mike Dempsey's company, Radianse, was featured in major articles in both
the Boston Globe and the Eagle-Tribune on Sunday, August 15.
The Boston Globe's magazine cover article was on Mass General Hospital's
new "operating room of the future." One of the technologies being used is
RFID from Radianse.
The Eagle-Tribune published two stories in the business section by Andy
Murray on RFID. and the way RFID is being utilized in a range of
industries. The stories focused on Radianse and MGH. Radianse is
headquartered in Lawrence.
Mike recently closed on a $9m round of funding which will be used to sell
and deploy Radianse technology in the health care industry.
Mike Dempsey is a member of CEO Roundtable. |
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August, 2004
Peter Steiger,
CEO of Synarc
Inc in Maynard,
recently
announced the
acquisition of
IoDP, a medical
imaging company
headquartered in
Paris. Synarc is
a global leader
in using medical
imaging and
molecular marker
techniques to
demonstrate the
efficacy of new
cardiovascular
and
neurovascular
therapies in
clinical trials.
The acquisition
will expand
Synarc's market
in the
pharmaceutical
and biotech
clinical trial
industry.
Peter is a member
of CEO
Roundtable. |
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August, 2004 --
FierceBiotech
Synta
Pharmaceuticals and Therion Biologics have been named to "The Fierce 15,” a list of the best
emerging biotech companies, by FierceBiotech, a daily publication serving the industry.
John Carrol,
editor, said, "The Fierce 15 list represents the best companies in biotechnology research and
development. Their outstanding management and research teams are shepherding some of the most
promising new treatments and technologies toward the promised land of FDA approval."
Mark
Leuchtenberger is the CEO of Therion Biologics. The company was selected because it moved
quickly through a Phase III trial and received FDA approval for its "Panvac" vaccine and is on a
fast path to market approval for this treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Safi Bahcal is the
CEO of Synta Pharmaceuticals. The company was selected because in only two years it has gone
from a subsidiary of a Japanese firm to an aggressive, independent up-and-comer with promising
drugs in clinical trials and a growing list of top executives. It has two cancer drugs in
multiple Phase II trials and several candidates for immune disorders.
Both Mark and Safi
are members of CEO Roundtable. |
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August, 2004 --
Contract Pharma
Parrish Galliher's
company, Xcellerex, was recently selected by Contract Pharma, a leading trade publication, as one
of the "10 Top Biopharma Companies to Watch". (July/August 2004 issue)
Xcellerex was
selected because it has so quickly established itself as a leading contract manufacturer of
biologics. It has introduced a new manufacturing process paradigm that greatly improves time
to clinical trials, time to market and increases manufacturing line flexibility. It does the
job cheaper, faster, better.
Parrish Galliher
is a member of CEO Roundtable. |
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July, 2004 -- The Telegraph in Nashua, New Hampshire:
New Hampshire’s Governor Craig Benson visited CEO
Roundtable member Kedar Gupta’s company, GT Equipment Technologies, in Merrimack, NH.
The Governor congratulated Mr. Gupta on receiving a contract from the U.S. Department of
Energy to develop a process to lower the cost of solar energy. GT Equipment develops
and manufactures machines to make solar energy cells and silicon wafers.
Mr. Gupta is a charter member of the CEO Roundtable in New
Hampshire. |
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July 23, 2004 -- Boston Business Journal
Vinit Nijhawan, CEO of Taral Networks, announced that his
company has acquired Schlumberger Messaging Solutions in the United Kingdom. The name
for the combined companies is Airwide Solutions Inc. The companies both sell messaging
technology to wireless carriers around the globe. Taral’s focus is media messaging and
Schlumberger’s focus is text messaging.
Mr. Nijhawan is a charter member of the CEO Roundtable for
high tech companies. |
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July, 2004 -- Mass High Tech
Richard Faubert, CEO of AmberWave Systems in Salem, NH,
announced an additional $21m in venture funding. AmberWave Systems has developed
advanced technology for the manufacturing of semiconductors using “strained silicon.”
It is licensing this technology to semiconductor wafer and chip manufacturers.
Mr. Flaubert is a member of the CEO Roundtable in New
Hampshire. |
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July, 2004 -- News Release
Charles Sherwood, CEO, Anika Therapeutics, announced an
exclusive worldwide agreement with Ortho Neutrogena for the development and commercialization of
Anika’s cosmetic tissue augmentation therapy. This new therapy is now in Phase III trials.
Mr. Sherwood is a member of the CEO Roundtable for biotech
companies. |
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July, 2004 -- Boston Globe and Mass High Tech
Brian McKernan’s company, Agencourt Bioscience, and Broad
Institute have published the full sequence of a dog genome containing 2.5 billion DNA base pairs.
The results are now available to researchers in a public database. The work will help with
research on human health by providing markers for different diseases like cancer, heart disease,
and autoimmune disorders. The dog genome is approximately the same size as the human genome.
The study was funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute. Agencourt is the only
commercial company to receive funding from the Institute. It contributed its work at cost the
project. The Broad Institute is a nonprofit collaboration of Harvard and MIT.
Mr. McKernon is a member of the CEO Roundtable for biotech
companies. |
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May, 2004
Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Inc.
Cubist cited as "one of the few biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms trying to discover new
antibiotics."
An excerpt from The Boston
Globe, Monday, May 31, 2004, Page D5 |
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