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Thierry Chopin receives the 2009
New Brunswick BioSciences Achievement Award

New Brunswick Biosciences Day, organized by BioAtlantech and the Department of Business New Brunswick, was on September 22, 2009, as part of the National Biotechnology Week.

Manav Sawhney, Project Manager, at the booth featuring the University of New Brunswick, Cooke Aquaculture Inc., and the St. Andrews Biological Station of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Manav Sawhney, Project Manager, at the booth featuring the University of New Brunswick, Cooke Aquaculture Inc., and the St. Andrews Biological Station of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

In the morning, the exhibit “Let’s chat about BioSciences” in the lobby of the Centennial building, in Fredericton, provided an opportunity for over a dozen New Brunswick companies and institutions to display their technologies and BioScience projects.

Thierry Chopin and Manav Sawhney managed a booth highlighting the collaboration on the development of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) between the University of New Brunswick, the St. Andrews Biological Station of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Cooke Aquaculture Inc. (and its recently acquired Seafood Trust Eco-Certification), and Acadian Seaplants Limited.

Debbie McKinnon (ACOA) and Thierry Chopin discussing IMTA Debbie McKinnon (ACOA) and Thierry Chopin discussing IMTA.

During lunch at the Crown Plaza Hotel, in Fredericton, Thierry Chopin received the 2009 New Brunswick BioSciences Achievement Award from the Honourable Victor Boudreau, Minister of Business New Brunswick.

The New Brunswick BioSciences Achievement Award celebrates outstanding contributions to the local and/or global scientific community and/or socio-economic improvements through BioScience, by a New Brunswick BioScientist. The evaluation criteria also recognize the candidate's collegiality and leadership skills. For 2009, a panel of six esteemed judges from the New Brunswick’s BioScience community evaluated ten candidates from the areas of bio-medical, marine and environmental sciences.
The Honourable Victor Boudreau, Minister of Business New Brunswick, announcing the 2009 New Brunswick BioSciences Achievement Award. The Honourable Victor Boudreau, Minister of Business New Brunswick, announcing the 2009 New Brunswick BioSciences Achievement Award.
Thierry Chopin receiving the 2009 New Brunswick BioSciences Achievement Award from the Honourable Victor Boudreau, Minister of Business New Brunswick. Thierry Chopin receiving the 2009 New Brunswick BioSciences Achievement Award from the Honourable Victor Boudreau, Minister of Business New Brunswick, while John Argall, Executive Director of BioAtlantech, looks on.
The Honourable Victor Boudreau, Minister of Business New Brunswick, and Thierry Chopin, the recipient of the 2009 New Brunswick BioSciences Achievement Award. The Honourable Victor Boudreau, Minister of Business New Brunswick, and Thierry Chopin, the recipient of the 2009 New Brunswick BioSciences Achievement Award.
Thierry Chopin making his audience laugh after his IMTA dance to the rhythm of the old Village People song YMCA! Thierry Chopin making his audience laugh after his IMTA dance to the rhythm of the "old" Village People song "YMCA"!