On-Q-ity President and CEO Mara G. Aspinall Receives Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology Leadership Award
Waltham, MA - June 10, 2010 --On-Q-ity, a next-generation oncology diagnostics company developing personalized tests to improve cancer therapy effectiveness, today announced that President and CEO Mara G. Aspinall received the 2010 Leadership Award from Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST), a nonprofit organization for women in science and technology who are existing entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and those who want to become innovative leaders and enhance their professional and personal development.
Aspinall was one of four recipients recognized during the third annual awards ceremony, which took place June 9th at the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center in Cambridge. In addition to Aspinall, WEST honored Katrine Bosley, CEO of Avila Therapeutics; Nancy Briefs, president of Elemé Medical Inc.; and Sue Welch, TradeStone Software's founder and CEO, all of whom have either founded their own companies or were the architects in their company's success.
The West Leadership Awards celebrate women who have demonstrated notable entrepreneurial leadership in science and technology. For more information, go to www.westorg.org .
"I am honored to be recognized among such - leaders in the industry and am pleased to see the growing numbers of women at the helm of breakthrough science," commented Aspinall. "I am confident that we will see more young women choose this exciting and impactful career path."
About On-Q-ity
On-Q-ity is a next-generation diagnostics company transforming cancer treatment through non-invasive diagnostic monitoring. The company is developing innovative diagnostics to identify the unique characteristics of an individual's cancer, predicting the response to therapy, and monitoring the efficacy of treatment. The company's circulating tumor cell and biomarker technologies originated from groundbreaking research at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital and MIT. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, On-Q-ity is funded by Atlas Venture, Bessemer Venture Partners, MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures, Northgate Capital and Physic Ventures. For more information: www.On-Q-ity.com.
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SOURCE On-Q-ity Inc.