Kellison Award goes to FDA’s Dr. Alberto Gutierrez

Dr. Alberto Gutierrez is the 2017 recipient of the Kellison Lab Industry Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Guitierrez retired in August after more than 25 years of public service from his post as director of the Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health (OVID) at the U.S. Food and Drug Adminsitration (FDA).

Scott Liff, president and CEO of Kellison & Company, presented the award, which recognizes an individual who over an extended period of time has served the diagnostic laboratory industry in an outstanding way, especially through his or her organizational leadership, effective management and/or valuable non-profit service to the industry.

The presentation was made today in Washington D.C. at Lab Institute, a conference for lab leadership that G2 Intelligence has produced for 35 years.

Pictured left to right are Mark Ziebarth, president and CEO of G2 Intelligence; Dr. Alberto Gutierrez; and Scott Liff.

Dr. Gutierrez joined the FDA in 1992 as a researcher. During his tenure at the FDA, the industry saw breakneck advancements in molecular diagnostics and in response to the growing impact of genetic testing on health care delivery, OIVD also greatly expanded.