BERWYN, PA — Dea Belazi, President and CEO of AscellaHealth, was recently named as a National finalist in the prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 awards by Ernst & Young LLP. This honor places Belazi among the top echelon of entrepreneurs nationwide who are recognized for their vision, innovation, and commitment to excellence.
Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year award is renowned for celebrating audacious entrepreneurs who dare to reimagine possibilities, disrupt markets, and transform lives. Now in its 37th year, the award is acknowledged as one of the most esteemed business recognition programs globally.
Belazi was selected from a pool of 224 regional award winners who represent 197 companies across the United States. His recognition underscores AscellaHealth’s steadfast commitment to improving patient care and enhancing access to specialty drugs and therapies for rare diseases and complex conditions.
AscellaHealth, based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, offers tailor-made solutions to streamline the commercialization of specialty medications, improve the affordability of high-cost therapies, and optimize clinical health outcomes. The firm’s success showcases the effectiveness of its tech-enabled, customized end-to-end solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturers, payers, providers, and patients.
A panel of independent judges, composed of entrepreneurs and prominent business leaders from across the country, evaluated the candidates. The assessment was based on their demonstration of entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth, and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.
Belazi has expressed pride in his team’s achievements, stating, “The AscellaHealth team embodies the true spirit of entrepreneurship, helping to successfully bring innovative therapies for complex, chronic conditions and rare diseases to market. Our top-down commitment to patient care and innovation benefits patients, life sciences manufacturers, payers, and providers, resulting in the optimization of the specialty pharmaceutical and healthcare ecosystem.”
Since its inception in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year has celebrated entrepreneurs whose drive, innovative spirit, and creativity have fueled their companies’ success, revolutionized their industries, and positively impacted their communities. The National finalists and winners were announced during a celebration held at the Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.
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