NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Prix Galien USA Committee honored excellence and innovation in life sciences during the Prix Galien USA Forum and 16^th annual Prix Galien Awards Gala last night at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The USA Committee, composed of 10 renowned leaders from the biomedical industry and academia, including two Nobel Laureates, honored winners in the following categories: “Best Biotechnology Product,” “Best Pharmaceutical Agent,” “Best Medical Technology,” “Best Digital Health Solution,” “Incubators, Accelerators and Equity,” and “Prix Galien Startup.”

Winners of the Prix Galien Golden Jubilee were also awarded for “Best Biotechnology Product,” “Best Pharmaceutical Product,” “Best Medical Technology,” “Best Orphan/Rare Disease Product,” and “Best Vaccine.” The Golden Jubilee Awards were presented by Sharon Stone, American actress and spokesperson for the American Foundation for AIDS Research since 1995. Worldwide, the Prix Galien is regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for the life science industry.

The 2022 Prix Galien USA Award Winners

The 2022 Prix Galien Golden Jubilee Award Winners

The Roy Vagelos Pro Bono Humanum Award for Global Health Equity was presented to Stanley T. Crooke, M.D., Ph.D., founder and CEO of the n-Lorem Foundation for his nearly 50 years of dedication to a novel, clinically endorsed concept of using synthetic oligonucleotides to control the expression of genes and proteins that impact disease.

“On behalf of the Prix Galien USA Awards Committee, we thank all nominees and winners for their continued ingenuity and perseverance in the advancement of science, healthcare, and wellness, globally,” said Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Chair of the Prix Galien USA and Prix Galien International Award Committees and former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “The Prix Galien Awards exist to celebrate and recognize the immense efforts and achievements of its participants, which has been truly demonstrated by this year’s distinguished cohort.”

“The nominees and winners of the Prix Galien Awards represent the very best in modern scientific discovery and innovation. Their sterling efforts to ensure future generations benefit from a healthier way of life is highly commended and we thank all innovators for their tireless dedication,” said Bernard Poussot, Director, Roche Holding, Former Chairman and CEO, Wyeth, Prix Galien Startup, Digital Health and Incubators, Accelerators and Equity Committee Chairman.

“The Prix Galien Awards have a long history of recognizing the best products in biopharmaceutical and medical technology, with industry leaders carefully evaluating nominees and selecting the most impactful innovators,” said Bruno Cohen, Chairman of The Galien Foundation. “Members of the Awards Committees, and all members of The Galien Foundation, applaud the unwavering commitment of each winner and award nominee in their quest to provide a healthier future for the next generation.”

Prix Galien Awards Committee 2022

Pharma, BioTech, and MedTech:

Sue DESMOND-HELLMANN, M.D., M.P.H.
Former Chief Executive Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Committee Chair

Richard AXEL, M.D.
Nobel Laureate, Co-director, The Kavli Institute for Brain Science; Professor, Columbia University Medical Center

Linda BUCK, Ph.D.
Nobel Laureate, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center member; Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington

Laurie GLIMCHER, M.D.
President and CEO, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Mary-Claire KING, Ph.D.
American Cancer Society Professor of Genome Sciences and Medical Genetics, University of Washington

Robert S. LANGER, M.D.
David H. Koch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cato T. LAURENCIN, M.D., Ph.D.
University Professor, University of Connecticut

Steven J. LESTER, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Mayo Clinic-ASU MedTech Accelerator

Michael ROSENBLATT, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Flagship Pioneering

Marc TESSIER-LAVIGNE, Ph.D.
President, Stanford University

Elie WIESEL
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Boston University, Honorary Founding President, In Memoriam

Digital Health, Start-up, Incubators, Accelerators and Equity:

Bernard POUSSOT
Director, Roche Holding, Former Chairman & CEO, Wyeth
Committee Chair

Roch DOLIVEUX
Honorary CEO, UCB

Mikael DOLSTEN, M.D., PH.D.
Global R&D President, Pfizer

Jean-Pierre GARNIER
Former CEO, GSK

Alex GORSKY
Executive Chairman, Johnson & Johnson

Penny HEATON, M.D.
CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

François MAISONROUGE
Senior Managing Director, Evercore Partners

Joel S. MARCUS
Executive Chairman & Founder, Alexandria

Sheri MCCOY
Former CEO, Avon Products, Former Vice-Chairman, Johnson & Johnson

Elias ZERHOUNI, M.D.
Former Global Head of R&D, Sanofi

Incubators, Accelerators, and Equity Subcommittee:

Gil BASHE
Managing Partner, Chair Global Health, Finn Partners
Sub-Committee Jury Chair

Ron COHEN, M.D.
Founder, President & CEO, Acordia Therapeutics

Jamey EDWARDS
Former CEO, Emergent Medical Associates

Amir KALALI, M.D.
Chairman & Chief Curator, CNS Summit/Co-Chair, Decentralized Trial Research Alliance

Michelle LONGMIRE, M.D.
Co-Founder & CEO, Medable Inc.

Cheryl PEGUS, M.D.
Executive Vice President of Health & Wellness, Walmart

James PRUTOW, J.D., MBA
Advisory Partner – Life Sciences, Molecular Diagnostics, Global Healthcare, PwC Consulting

The Galien Foundation fosters, recognizes and rewards excellence in scientific innovation to improve the state of human health. Our vision is to be the catalyst for the development of the next generation of innovative treatments and technologies that will impact the state of medical practice and save lives.

The Foundation oversees and directs activities in the US for the Prix Galien, an international awards program dedicated to progress through innovative medicines development, with chapters in 14 countries and Africa. The Prix Galien was created in 1970 by Roland Mehl in honor of Galien, the father of medical science and modern pharmacology. Worldwide, the Prix Galien is regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in biopharmaceutical research.

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