[img_assist|nid=6433|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=215]June 2010: Supervisor Mark Lesko (left) presents certificates of excellence to inventors Richard Kew and Jianhua Zhang from Stony Brook University who were among over 100 honorees at the Town’s First Annual Inventor’s Reception on June 23 at Flowerfield in St. James. The gala event which honored local inventors whose groundbreaking scientific research and discoveries earned patents in 2009 was presented by the Town of Brookhaven in partnership with Stony Brook University, Brookhaven National Laboratory and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Supervisor Lesko, who served as the evening’s host, referred to Brookhaven Town as the “cradle of innovation” and urged the inventor’s to “think about becoming entrepreneurial with their inventions, because the future of the cradle of innovation depends on the successful commercialization of these inventions.”
Pictured left to right are Supervisor Lesko, Mr. Kew, Mr. Zhang, Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr., President of Stony Brook University and Dr. Samuel H. Aronson, Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Mr. Kew and Mr. Zhang were honored in recognition of their patent for Antagonist Peptides to the C5A Chemotactic Function of Vitamin D Binding Protein.
Back to News
