Month: October 2015

Entrepreneur Inspired by His Parents’ Battles with Cancer October 23, 2015 Entrepreneur Matthew Kim keeps a photo of his smiling parents on his desk. It’s the only photo his mother likes. The photo was taken in better times for the family. In March, his father, Kyung Sang Kim, died at age 79 after surviving oral

BioFlorida Honors Vigilant Biosciences’ CEO October 14, 2015 BioFlorida has awarded Vigilant Biosciences’ founder and CEO Matthew H.J. Kim the Weaver H. Gaines Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which recognizes an entrepreneur who has made extraordinary contributions to the growth of Florida’s life sciences industry in the leadership of a company or institution. Vigilant Biosciences is a

Biotech Entrepreneurs Win Top Awards at Annual Conference October 14, 2015 Two South Florida biotech entrepreneurs won top awards this week at the annual BioFlorida conference in Orlando. Claudia Zylberberg, founder of Akron Biotech in Boca Raton, won the 2015 David J. Gury Company of the Year. Matthew Kim of Vigilant Biosciences in Fort Lauderdale