BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 22, 2013--
Cabot
Corporation (NYSE: CBT) announces Wendy Pryce Lewis will be honored
by Mass High Tech as one of the 2013 Women to Watch at an awards
ceremony to be held at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston on
May 9.
Mass High Tech’s Women to Watch recognizes “women in tech and
life sciences who are go-getters, hardworking, inspirational and
motivational to their peers. These up-and-comers are continuing to grow
and will shape the future of their industries.” This year’s award will
recognize 20 women from the Boston area who were selected from more than
125 nominations.
Wendy Pryce Lewis is the head of technology development for Cabot
Corporation’s aerogel business and an accomplished innovator. While at
Cabot, Pryce Lewis has been leading the development of advanced
super-insulating silica aerogel coatings and composites to help
facilities reduce energy consumption and emissions.
Pryce Lewis, who received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
from MIT, has been working in the technology industry for nearly 15
years. Her breakthrough innovations in the development of 3D printing
and methods for printing medical implants and pharmaceutical drug dosage
forms have led to multiple patents and commercial products.
Prior to joining Cabot, Pryce Lewis was principal scientist at TransForm
Pharmaceuticals where she led a team of scientists in developing a
paradigm-shifting formulation platform for accelerated evaluation of
transdermal products. Her team’s efforts reduced development time from
six months to six weeks and increased hit rate by 60 percent - bringing
three compounds forward into clinical evaluation. The work and novel
approach attracted Johnson & Johnson who then bought the startup.
“At Cabot, we firmly believe that good science is an essential component
of human progress. Many of the jobs we create depend on solid science,
technology, engineering and math education. Furthermore, we recognize
the important role that women play in inventing, building and innovating
within high technology industries,” said Patrick Prevost, president and
chief executive officer, Cabot Corporation. “As an integral part of our
research and development team, we are proud that Wendy has been
recognized for her contributions and leadership at Cabot and within the
industry.”
Mass High Tech delivers the latest tech business headlines via
TechFlash, the latest life sciences headlines via BioFlash and at masshightech.com.
For more information about Mass High Tech’s 2013 Women to Watch,
please visit http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/event/84191.
ABOUT CABOT CORPORATION
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a
global specialty chemicals and performance materials company,
headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company is a leading
provider of rubber
and specialty
carbons, activated
carbon, inkjet
colorants, cesium
formate drilling fluids, fumed
silica, aerogel,
and elastomer
composites. For more information on Cabot, please visit the
company’s website at: http://www.cabotcorp.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995: Statements in the press release regarding Cabot’s business that
are not historical facts are forward looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those
contained in the forward looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Source: Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation
Vanessa Craigie, 617-342-6015
Corporate
Communications
or
Hilary Banda, 978-670-6113
Marketing
Communications Manager
