DeNovX, a Chicago-based life sciences company, won the Best Pitch award at the American Chemical Society’s National Entrepreneur Showcase East on April 9, 2014 in Waltham, MA. Nineteen entrepreneurs from across the US delivered 12 minute pitches on their chemistry-related businesses, and the diverse group included both first-time and serial entrepreneurs.  Business opportunities in the fields of nanotechnology, cleantech, semiconductors, diagnostic tests,

medical devices, scientific instruments, and pharmaceuticals were presented.  The American Chemical Society is the world’s largest scientific organization with 161,000 members and has as one of its missions to cultivate entrepreneurship to facilitate new job creation in the chemical disciplines.  The DeNovX presentation was delivered by Dr. Andrew Bond, who accepted the Best Pitch Award and check for $10,000 from Kenneth Polk, Director of the Entrepreneurship Initiative at the American Chemical Society.