[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22973]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     KEN TREVETT: CHAMPION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE SOUTH BAY

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                            HON. JANE HARMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Sunday, September 28, 2008

  Ms. HARMAN. Madam Speaker, the 36th District is known for more than 
its pristine beaches and year-round sunshine. We have our fair share of 
beakers and graduated cylinders, too. It is home to groundbreaking 
scientific discoveries, many of which come out of the Los Angeles 
Biomedical Research Institute in Torrance, formerly known as Harbor-
UCLA Research & Education Institute. For the past 55 years, this 
institution has served as the beating heart of the biomedical research 
community--the modern cholesterol test and the paramedic model for 
emergency care are familiar inventions that LA BioMed created.
  So, the news that Ken Trevett is leaving LA BioMed after 7 
distinguished years as its CEO has left all of us with a sense of 
genuine loss.
  LA BioMed owes its standing in the industry in large part to Ken's 
ability to commercialize its medical successes. His keen business sense 
helped efficiently convert new medical discoveries into the 
technologies that have helped thousands of patients. Ken's efforts 
propelled LA BioMed's profile in the industry, attracting the best 
researchers and doctors in the country to its laboratories. And its 
endowment has nearly quadrupled during his tenure.
  Ken's success in science and business is matched by his extraordinary 
community service. He served as a member of the Torrance Area Chamber 
of Commerce, South Bay Economic Development Partnership, and the LA 
Economic Development Corporation, not to mention numerous board 
memberships at organizations like the American Heart Association. And 
Ken has taken time to share his expertise and wisdom in classrooms 
across the South Bay with the next generation of scientists, doctors, 
and businessmen.
  As a member of my ``Medicine Cabinet,'' Ken's voice, though I often 
rib him about his Boston accent, has played a substantial role in 
helping shape my decisions on health care policy. His absence will be 
strongly felt.
  I join those whose lives Ken has touched in wishing him and his 
family continued success at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical 
Research in San Antonio, TX.

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