Todd Sherer, PhD, Associate Vice President & Executive Director of the Emory University Office of Technology Transfer, and Daniel White, President and CEO of Clearside Biomedical Inc. are the recipients of the 2016 Georgia Bio Industry Growth Awards.

The Industry Growth Awards are the highest honors bestowed each year by Georgia Bio. They recognize individuals in the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to the growth of Georgia’s life sciences industry.

Todd Sherer is being honored for his transformational contribution to technology transfer by finding new ways to create value in university technology. Dr. Sherer has led Emory University’s Office of Technology Transfer for more than 10 years, expanding it into a leading a program with national prominence. His leadership resulted in multiple record-setting years in licensing revenues, licensing agreements and start-ups. Dr. Sherer’s efforts have not only benefited Emory University, but also the broader Atlanta and Georgia bioscience communities.

Daniel White is being honored as the leader of Clearside Biomedical, Inc., an innovative ophthalmology pharmaceutical company. Within 4 years the company has raised over 50 million and entered phase 3 pivotal testing on their lead program. With some of the foundation intellectual property discovered at Emory and Georgia Tech, Clearside’s SCS™ microinjection system is being applied to a number of innovative first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye. Under his leadership Clearside Biomedical has developed an innovative and diverse culture, grown rapidly by attracting top talent, raised significant funding from top tier investors, and created strategic partnerships all with the end goal of developing a technology that provides a ground breaking impact on saving vision and preserving quality of life for patients.

Mr. Sherer and Mr. White will be honored at the Georgia Bio Annual Awards Dinner, January 28, 2016 6 pm to 9 pm, at the Atlanta Fox Theater. Other leading companies, executives, researchers and dedicated individuals will receive Georgia Bio Awards. Learn more and register at www.gabio.org/awards.