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The Council for Entrepreneurial Development Names Constella Group, Inc., as Life Science Services Company of the Year

Constella was honored along with 16 other area entrepreneurs and high-growth companies at the CED's 17th annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Award and Family Fun Festival celebration on Aug. 8 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C.

"This is a prestigious award," said Donald A. Holzworth, CEO of Constella. "I am proud that CED has chosen us against all of the other life sciences companies in North Carolina."

"This year's award winners epitomize the consistent and exceptionally strong contributions entrepreneurs make throughout the community," said Monica Doss, CED's president. "CED's Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards showcase significant achievements from companies and individuals. In addition, the awards highlight role models for other aspiring entrepreneurs."

Other award winners included:

• Entrepreneurial Excellence Award—Josh Chodniewicz, Art.com
• Master Entrepreneur—Dennis Gillings, Quintiles Transnational Corp.
• Outstanding Service to Entrepreneurs—Samuel M. Taylor, NCBIO
• Exit of the Year—Inveresk Research Group, Inc.
• Private Company Deal of the Year—Targacept, Inc.
• Entrepreneurial Inspiration Award—Ping Fu, Raindrop Geomagic, Inc.
• Growth Company of the Year—A4 Health Systems, Inc.
• Product of the Year—Trimeris, Inc.
• Technology of the Year—Ziptronix, Inc.
• Technology Services Company of the Year—Clarkston Consulting
• Community Service Award—Heather Hesketh, hesketh.com/inc.
• Technology Horizons Award—XActional, Inc.
• Spin-Off of the Year—Oriel Therapeutics, Inc.
• Capital Connection Company of the Year—Oriel Therapeutics, Inc.
• Chairman's Service Award—Donovan Moxey, Interactive Multimedia Solutions, Inc.
• Charles Hamner Leadership Award—Fred Hutchison, Hutchison & Mason (previously awarded on May 21, 2003)

Event sponsors include Pepsi, The Business Journal (Raleigh, N.C.), BP Studios and Cassell Design Group, Inc. In addition, Alston & Bird LLP, Capitol Broadcasting Company and Piedmont Printing sponsored the Aug. 8 festival.

Constella is a long-time member of CED, which is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the United States. Holzworth was a guest speaker for the CED's Executive Series event this past Jan., and Constella has participated in several CED fund-raising events, including the Entrepreneurs On-Air Challenge.

About Constella Group, Inc.
Constella Group, Inc., changed its name from Analytical Sciences, Inc. (ASI) on May 1, 2003. The company is a leading provider of professional health services worldwide, now celebrating 20 years of enhancing human health through innovative science, technology and knowledge solutions. Constella's three business units—Health Sciences, Biomedical Informatics and Health Strategies—conduct health research and provide a variety of technical, professional and strategic consulting services to help industry and government clients identify and solve problems affecting human health. With Constella as the parent company, the three business units comprise dynamic points of collaboration that build support, create momentum and add value from idea to impact across the full continuum of human health.

The company's 650 employees serve clients from company headquarters in Durham, N.C., and from offices in Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Morgantown, W.Va.; Bethesda, Frederick and Silver Spring, Md., and in Santa Monica, Calif., Herndon, Va., and Boston.