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International Prix Galien 2026

October 29

Museum of Natural History 

New York City, USA

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Judging committee

The International Judging Committee is composed of chairs from each of the member nations. The illustrations committee of peers of unparalleled international renown in global health includes members hailing from the spectrum of disciplines, and contributions to the human condition. The committee discerns the Galien Foundation’s supreme accolade - a prize of exceptional notoriety.

PR AWA MARIE COLL SECK
Africa
PR AWA MARIE COLL SECK
Chair of the Galien Africa, Former Senior Minister to the President of the Republic of Senegal, Former Minister of Health
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BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG
PR JAN DE HOON

Professor in Pharmacology / Clinical Pharmacology - UPC KULeuven 

PR ERNESTO L. SCHIFFRIN
CANADA
PR ERNESTO L. SCHIFFRIN

Physician-in-Chief, Dept. of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital; Director, Hypertension and Vascular Research Unit, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research; Dist. James McGill Prof. and Assoc. Chair, Dept. of Medicine, McGill University

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France
DR ANNICK TIBI

Head of Clinical Trials Department, AGEPS, AP-HP - Associate Professor – Head of UP “Pharmaceutical Development and Innovation” - Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Paris

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Germany
PR ERLAND ERDMANN

Professor Emeritus, University of Cologne | UOC - Division of Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Köln

PR GEORGES P. CHROUSOS Image
Greece
PR GEORGES P. CHROUSOS

Professor, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian School of Athens

Ashutosh SHARMA
India
PR ASHUTOSH SHARMA

President, Indian National Science Academy

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Italy
PR PIER LUIGI CANONICO
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology, Università del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro
Takashi Kadowaki-1
JAPAN
PR TAKASHI KADOWAKI

President of the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences

Park Yeong Min
KOREA
PARK YEONG MIN
CEO, Korea Drug Development Fund
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Poland
PR CEZARY SZCZYLIK
Polish Professor of Medical Science Specializing in Oncology, Hematology and Internal Diseases
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Switzerland
PR CHRISTOPH RENNER
Prof. Dr. med. - Hematology - General Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology 
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THE NETHERLANDS
PR DR KOOS BURGGRAAF
CEO, Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR); Professor Translational Drug Research, Leiden
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THE NETHERLANDS
PR DR LISETTE VAN GEMERT-PIJNEN

Full Professor Persuasive Health Technology, University of Twente, and Visiting Professor, University of Waterloo

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UK
PR SIR MUNIR PIRMOHAMED
David Weatherall Chair of Medicine,  University of Liverpool, Liverpool; NHS Chair of Pharmacogenetics 
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USA
PR MICHAEL ROSENBLATT
MD, Former Dean of Tufts University School of Medicine, Former Chief Medical Officer of Merck & Co. inc.
KenFrazier
USA
KENNETH C. FRAZIER
Retired Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co; Chairman, Health Assurance Initiatives, General Catalyst 
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International Prix Galien Charter

  1. The Prix Galien International Awards for Life Science Research is organized every two years.
  2. The Prix Galien International Committee is composed of chairs from the member nations.
  3. Are eligible to compete in the Prix Galien International all products that have been granted a national Prix Galien in 2025 and 2026.
  4. The Prix Galien International Ceremony will take place in a city chosen by the organizing country.
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International Prix Galien and Prix Galien Italia Winners, Rome, 2024

Winners worldwide since 1990
Prize
Winners
ROME, ITALY, 2024
Prize -
ROME, ITALY, 2024
Winners -

Ebvallo - PIERRE FABRE LABORATORIES

Exscientia's end-to-end ai driven precision medicine platform - EXSCIENTIA

Mounjaro - ELI LILLY

Red.dot - BEHOLD.AI

Trikafta - VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS

Ziwig Endotest - ZIWIG

Zolgensma - NOVARTIS

LONDON, UK, 2022
Prize -
LONDON, UK, 2022
Winners -

Comirnaty - BIONTECH - PFIZER

Entresto - NOVARTIS

Huma - HUMA

Luxturna - NOVARTIS

Mitraclip transcatheter mitral valve repair system - ABBOTT

Sistema Minimed 780G - MEDTRONIC

Prize -
2020 - POSTPONED
Winners -
DUE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC
DAKAR, SENEGAL, 2018
Prize -
DAKAR, SENEGAL, 2018
Winners -

Autotest vih - AAZ

Jardiance - BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM

Spinraza - BIOGEN

PARIS, FRANCE, 2016
Prize -
PARIS, FRANCE, 2016
Winners -

Keytruda - MERCK & CIE

Orphacol - CTRS

Sirturo - JOHNSON & JOHNSON

MONTE CARLO, MONACO, 2014
Prize -
MONTE CARLO, MONACO, 2014
Winners -

Incivo - JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Kalydeco - VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS

Victrelis - MERCK & CIE

LYON, FRANCE, 2012
Prize -
LYON, FRANCE, 2012
Winners -
 Stelara - JOHNSON & JOHNSON 
NEW YORK, USA, 2010
Prize -
NEW YORK, USA, 2010
Winners -

Nplate - AMGEN

Xarelto - BAYER

BERLIN, GERMANY, 2008
Prize -
BERLIN, GERMANY, 2008
Winners -

Gardasil - MERCK & CIE, SANOFI

ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, 2006
Prize -
ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND, 2006
Winners -

Velcade - JOHNSON & JOHNSON

LISBON, PORTUGAL, 2004
Prize -
LISBON, PORTUGAL, 2004
Winners -

Fuzon - ROCHE

MADRID, SPAIN, 2002
Prize -
MADRID, SPAIN, 2002
Winners -

Gleevec - NOVARTIS

MONTREAL, CANADA, 2000
Prize -
MONTREAL, CANADA, 2000
Winners -

Remicade - JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MERCK & CIE

PARIS, FRANCE, 1998
Prize -
PARIS, FRANCE, 1998
Winners -

Crixivan - MERCK & CIE

Invirase - ROCHE

Kaletra - ABBOTT

LONDON, UK, 1996
Prize -
LONDON, UK, 1996
Winners -

Risperdal - JOHNSON & JOHNSON

BERLIN, GERMANY, 1994
Prize -
BERLIN, GERMANY, 1994
Winners -
 Havrix - GSK
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 1992
Prize -
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 1992
Winners -
 Neupogenv – AMGEN, ROCHE 
PARIS, FRANCE, 1990
Prize -
PARIS, FRANCE, 1990
Winners -

Zofran - GSK

Zocor - MERCK & CIE