Celebrating Innovation: Public Voting Now Open for California Life Sciences’ 21st Annual Pantheon Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct 1, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif, — California Life Sciences (CLS), the state’s leading life sciences membership organization, announced today the finalists for the 2024 Pantheon Awards. The winners will be selected through a public voting campaign, which opens today.

Now in its 21st year, the Pantheon Awards is the premier life sciences awards celebration in California, recognizing scientific innovators dedicated to solving health problems and improving global well-being.

Winners will be announced live on stage at the November 7 event at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, which will host 500 executives from the life sciences sector.

2024 Pantheon Finalists – Cast your vote here by 5pm PT on October 15:

• Academia, Non-Profit, and Research
  • Bakar Labs, UC Berkeley
  • HomeLab, UC San Diego
  • Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
• Biopharma
  • Day One Biopharmaceuticals
  • Geron Corporation
  • Glaukos Corporation
  • Iovance Biotherapeutics
• Elizabeth Schar Inspiring Future Leaders
  • Erik Harris, Ultragenyx
  • Morgan Stanton, PhD, Opal Therapeutics
  • PJ Utz, MD, Stanford
• Emerging Innovation
  • AltruBio
  • Cellares
  • Mammoth Biosciences
• Leadership
  • Bobak Azamian, MD PhD, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
  • David Persing, MD PhD, Cepheid
  • Matthew Rabinowitz, PhD, Natera
• Medtech, Digital, and Diagnostic
  • Cooler Heads Care
  • Moon Surgical
  • Osso VR

Additionally, we are proud to announce these 2024 Pantheon winners:

• Champion of Health Equity
  • Curebound
• Impact Award
  • Life Science Cares

We invite you to join us at Pantheon this year! Purchase tickets here or contact [email protected] for sponsorship information. Members of the press can attend at no cost by RSVPing to [email protected].

About the Pantheon Awards: For over two decades, California Life Sciences (CLS) has recognized the state’s leaders from across the pharmaceutical, biotech and other allied industries to pay tribute to those making exceptional contributions to the life sciences industry. The Pantheon awards recognize excellence and celebrate the contributions and achievements of leading life sciences innovators representing therapeutic, diagnostic, medical device, and industrial biotechnology companies.

About California Life Sciences (CLS): California Life Sciences is the state’s most impactful life sciences membership organization, advocating for the sector and its diverse innovation pipeline. For more than 30 years, CLS has served the community by supporting companies of all sizes, from early-stage innovators and startups to established industry leaders in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical technology. CLS also works closely with universities, academic and research institutions, the investment community, and other critical partners that promote this vibrant sector. With offices in South San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Washington DC, CLS works to shape public policy, improve access to breakthrough technologies, educate lawmakers, and advance equity within our ecosystem by championing innovative solutions for some of the most pressing challenges of our times. In doing so, CLS fulfills its mission to protect and nurture California’s life sciences industry, empowering discoveries that lead to healthier lives around the world.