The San Diego Business Journal announced today that Assay Depot CEO, Kevin Lustig, was awarded the Most Admired CEO for a small privately held company. Now in its seventh year, the award recognizes CEOs who excel in guiding their organizations to success while creating vibrant, productive environments for their staffs. Winners were honored at the annual event in December at Paradise Point Resort & Spa and were featured in a special edition of the publication.

"The Most Admired CEO award recognizes San Diego leaders whose contributions to their company and community have led to innovative solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing a range of industries," said Amon Mills, president and publisher, San Diego Business Journal. "Kevin's vision of transforming scientific research by improving access to research tools and experts has eliminated many of the barriers to scientific innovation. In addition, his commitment to fostering the next generation of scientists in our community is a demonstration of not only his leadership, but his passion for science."

Assay Depot, the pharmaceutical industry's leading marketplace for scientific services, was founded by Lustig in 2007. Often referred to as the "Amazon.com for scientists," Assay Depot has developed the first and only cloud-based drug research platform that allows researchers to locate research services from qualified vendors quickly, efficiently and at no cost.

About the SDBJ

The 7th annual San Diego Business Journal Most Admired CEO awards recognize industry leaders who excel in guiding their organizations to great success. Winners are selected in the categories of public company, privately held company, nonprofit organization (e.g. 501(c) 3), business nonprofit (e.g. credit union), government agency, family-owned business and education.

About Assay Depot

Assay Depot is the world's largest marketplace for scientific services. The company operates a network of online Research Exchanges that dramatically streamline purchases between scientists and more than 8,000 global research vendors. Assay Depot is changing the way life science research is done. To learn more about Assay Depot's enterprise software, visit http://enterprise.assaydepot.com. To use Assay Depot's free public marketplace, visit http://www.assaydepot.com.

For Assay Depot
Leslie Bryant, 562-505-9290
leslie@lab-con.us