June 10, 2011, WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments was an inaugural inductee in the newly established Deane C. Davis Vermont Business Hall of Fame. The ceremony, held on May 24, 2011 in the University of Vermont's Kalkin Hall, included past winners of the Deane C. Davis Outstanding Vermont Business of the Year Award, which is presented jointly by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and Vermont Business Magazine.
(l-r) John Boutin, Publisher of Vermont Business Magazine; Adam Alpert, Vice President of BioTek Instruments; Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin; Briar Alpert, President of BioTek Instruments; Larry Shirland, Interim Dean, School of Business Administration, University of Vermont; Betsy Bishop, President of Vermont Chamber of Commerce
BioTek President/CEO Briar Alpert and Vice President Adam Alpert jointly accepted the award on behalf of BioTek. During his acceptance speech, Mr. Briar Alpert stressed BioTek's commitment to hiring, training and retaining Vermonters, and to bringing national and international revenue into the state.
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin attended the ceremony, and noted, "Companies like BioTek are vital players in not only Vermont's economy, but Vermont's sense of community. This induction into the prestigious Deane C. Davis Vermont Business Hall of Fame is a well-earned recognition of the importance of BioTek, and I was pleased to be part of the ceremony marking that honor."
BioTek Instruments, Inc., headquartered in Winooski, VT, USA, is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of microplate instrumentation and software. BioTek instrumentation is used to aid in the advancement of life science research, facilitate the drug discovery process and to enable cost-effective quantification of disease relevant molecules in the clinic.
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