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Celebration Overview
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DCAT Honors Kathleen Gianetti with Newly Established Founders Award
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Member Reception & Time Capsule Ceremony
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Record Attendance at the 89th DCAT Annual Dinner
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DCAT Staff
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Celebration Overview
DCAT’s Board of Directors celebrating the 125th Anniversary before the DCAT Annual Dinner in 2015.
The Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association celebrated the 125th Anniversary of its founding during DCAT Week ’15 in New York City, March 16-19, 2015. DCAT members celebrated this milestone throughout the week at special anniversary events including the DCAT Leadership Breakfast, DCAT Member Company Networking Event, and the 89th DCAT Annual Dinner. DCAT would like to thank all the companies who have supported the organization with their membership over the years. From the 50 companies who founded the organization in 1890, to the 405 global companies who support DCAT today in 2015. We’d also like to thank the volunteers from our member companies who have generously shared their time, vision, expertise and passion. Cheers to 125 years and beyond!
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DCAT Honors Kathleen Gianetti with Newly Established Founders Award At the DCAT Leadership Breakfast held on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel during DCAT Week ’15, DCAT presented Kathleen Gianetti (DCAT President 1996-1997) with the newly established Founders Award. This award was created in honor of the organization’s 125th Anniversary, and given to Ms. Gianetti in recognition of her outstanding service and commitment to furthering the ideals of the organization and helping achieve its mission. Ms. Gianetti became an active volunteer with DCAT in 1977, and she quickly earned a position on DCAT’s Membership Committee. Over the years she held various volunteer positions – from regional representative to East Coast vice president, before being elected to go through the officer chair positions, becoming only the second female DCAT president in 1996.
Kathleen Gianetti with DCAT President George Svokos at the DCAT Leadership Breakfast.
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• DCAT also recognized its volunteers for completing terms (ending 10/31/14) on the Board of Directors and Program Management Council, as follows: For service as a member of our board-at-large: Jai Hiremath, Hikal Ltd. Tim McCarthy, DOTTIKON EXCLUSIVE SYNTHESIS AG Jing Wang, Gyma Laboratories of America, Inc. Scott Zook, Neurocrine Biosciences For service as a committee chair/member of our Program Management Council: Joe Sutton, Eli Lilly and Company, Supply Management Committee Chairperson Sean Diver, Lonza, Inc., Technology Committee Chairperson For service on our Board of Directors: Joan Connolly, Stemline Therapeutics, Inc., Past President Bob Kanuga, Merck & Co., Inc., Past President For service as an officer: Milton Boyer, AMRI, Vice President Folker Ruchatz, Boehringer Ingelheim, Finance Officer George Svokos, AMRI, 1st Vice President and 88th Annual Dinner Chairperson Lyra Myers, Roche, President
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Member Reception & Time Capsule Ceremony
Over 500 members attended the DCAT Member Company Networking Reception on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in the Empire Room at the Waldorf Astoria. The event was sponsored by AMRI and Patheon. During the reception, DCAT President George Svokos (AMRI) presented a time capsule which will be opened on the 150th anniversary in 2040. Mr. Svokos shared a few items that will be placed in the time capsule, including the new governance materials, the 125th anniversary commemorative pin, DCAT by the Decades publications, and DCAT Week ’15 photos, brochure and Pocket Guide. A DCAT Member Company Photo Parade was also featured during the event. To see member companies’ photos, click here.
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89th DCAT Annual Dinner Steeped in a rich history and tradition, the DCAT Annual Dinner is the association’s signature black-tie event. This year marked the largest DCAT Annual Dinner on record as over 2,000 industry representatives came together to celebrate another successful DCAT Week and the 125th Anniversary of the organization. The keynote speaker for the evening was Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. DCAT’s 1st Vice President and Annual Dinner Chair Dr. Folker Ruchatz of Boehringer Ingelheim kicked off the evening by reflecting on how the organization began. He shared that, in the summer of 1890, fifty local business leaders in New York City united to form a Drug Trade Section of the New York Board of Trade – which would later become known as DCAT. One of those leaders was George Merck of E. Merck and Company. Dr. Ruchatz then introduced a representative of one of the founding members, Udit Batra, President and CEO of Merck Millipore, to say a few words. After dinner, a special birthday cake was served compliments of Teva API. Then DCAT President George Svokos (AMRI) recognized the current leadership as well as the 20 past presidents in attendance, who are still actively supporting the organization long after their terms ended. Later, everyone journeyed back to the year 1890, with the premiere of the DCAT Anniversary Video – “A Walk Through Our History”, which you can view online here. The video shows 125 years of DCAT history juxtaposed with the history of the pharmachem industry. After Mr. Blair’s keynote address and a great Q&A with Dr. Ruchatz, the evening concluded with a very special anniversary toast. You can view the toast video online here. It was certainly an evening for the DCAT history books. Now, the organization looks forward to celebrating the 90th DCAT Annual Dinner next year!
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DCAT Officers with Annual Dinner Speaker
L to R: Joe Sutton, 3rd Vice President (Eli Lilly and Company); Folker Ruchatz, 1st Vice President & Annual Dinner Chair (Boehringer Ingelheim); Tony Blair, Keynote Speaker; George Svokos, President (AMRI); Milton Boyer, 2nd Vice President (AMRI)
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DCAT Staff
1st Row L to R: Patricia Van Arnum, Editorial Director; Jillian Mongillo, Project & Design Coordinator; Margaret Timony, Executive Director; Lauryn Kuna, Membership Coordinator; Josetty Bouillon, Volunteer; Laura Kuhen, Sponsorship & 125th Anniversary Project Coordinator 2nd Row L to R: Kelley Mishler, Meeting & Event Coordinator; Erin Sanders, Director, Communications & Technology; Emily Halbert, Jr. Graphic Designer; Jeanne Motola, DCAT Week Suite Coordinator; Diane Packard, Project Coordinator The DCAT Staff would like to wish DCAT a very happy anniversary! Over the past year, the DCAT staff and volunteers have enjoyed going through countless boxes of meeting minutes, records, and photos to discover DCAT’s history. It has been a pleasure to be a part of this significant milestone, and we hope that you have enjoyed taking this journey with us through DCAT by the Decades.
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