SEBIO

Aaron Davidson, managing director of venture capital firm HIG Ventures, received the Southeast Leadership Award recently from the Southeast BIO organization at its venture capital conference in Pinehurst, N.C. HIG helped the biotech industry trade group launch its new BIO/Plan business competition. Davidson focuses on life science investments. HIG has offices in Atlanta, Miami, Boston and San Francisco. Triptcor Pharmaceuticals, which is developing technology from Emory University, won the first prize in the competition, which was worth $100,000. Several other companies also received awards at the event. Argolyn Bioscience of Charleston, S.C., was picked for the “deal of the...