Apple among finalists for science award
updated 10:45 am EST, Wed March 8, 2006
Apple vs. Dell vs. HP
Apple, Dell, and HP are among the finalists for the 2006 Life Science Industry Awards. The Life Science Executive Exchange, an online community of senior executives--together with The Scientist and The Science Advisory Board have announced the finalists and said that the winners will be announced at a cocktail reception on April 3 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. Apple was named a finalist in the "Computer Hardware" category along with rivals Dell and HP/Compaq. More than 2,400 scientists from around the world were independently surveyed by market research firm BioInformatics for the companies that have "made the greatest contributions to life science technology in the past year." The awards recognize those life science suppliers voted 'best-in-class' in each of the 18 categories. Overall, Apple is one of 23 finalists selected from the pool of 'hundreds' of nominations.
