ISI Founder and CEO, a Stevens alumnus, selected as a recipient of the 2008 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Awards

HOBOKEN , N.J. ― ISI, a leading provider of software and services to streamline the drug development and regulatory approval process, today announced that Jinsoo Kim, the company’s founder and CEO, who earned two master’s degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology, will be honored as a recipient of the 2008 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Awards.

Organized by the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC), the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award is the first and largest business award program for the Asian American business community. The award recognizes successful Asian American entrepreneurs with extraordinary accomplishments in the field of business or who have made exemplary contributions to their companies.

“It is a true honor to receive this award,” said Kim. “Not only does the award recognize achievement, it also celebrates the spirit of cultural diversity and excellence in business. I am proud to share this award with the many dedicated and hard-working employees of ISI worldwide.”

Jinsoo Kim’s founding of ISI represents a true American success story. Kim immigrated to the United States and immediately became interested with computer software technology. Within three semesters, he earned a master’s degree in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology, and 14 years later, an Executive Master of Technology Management degree from the same university. He began his career at Laser Recording Systems, where his leadership and vision led the company to develop two breakthrough technologies: an optical New Drug Application, considered the first electronic submission to the FDA using optical disk technology; and DAMOS, the standard application for submission to the European drug agencies.

In the 16 years since founding ISI, Jinsoo has built the company from a one-person business operating out of his New Jersey home into an international technology leader employing more than 400 in the United States , Europe , China , and Korea . Today, ISI is a highly diversified business offering comprehensive, innovative services and products that accelerates regulatory submissions.

 

About AABDC

Established in 1994, the Asian American Business Development Center, Inc. (AABDC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to assist Asian-owned businesses to compete in the mainstream marketplace.

 

About ISI

Founded in 1992, Image Solutions, Inc. (ISI) is a proven market leader in providing submissions solutions, process services and consulting to Life Sciences companies as a way to improve clinical and regulatory processes that bring new medicines to market. ISI was among the first professional services firms to deliver electronic submissions to the industry and since has delivered nearly 1,500 electronic submissions and more than 800 eCTD submissions. ISI serves the top 50 pharmaceutical and biotech organizations as well as the top companies in other regulated industries.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,040 undergraduate and 3,085 graduate students, and a worldwide online enrollment of 2,250, with a full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty of 140 and more than 200 full-time special faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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